Sentences with phrase «spent years of breeding»

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It flies between 25,000 and 30,000 miles a year (the equivalent of circling the globe), breeding north of the Arctic Circle yet spends the northern winter in the Antarctic.

Trust is the bedrock of a successful marriage, and now, as we spend physically less time together, it can breed mistrust over the years.

The toads spend most of the year in forests, but in February and March they head to streams to breed.

Each year, millions of birds migrate thousands of miles between the locations where they breed and raise young, and the areas where they spend the winter.

Instead of needing to spend years developing cultured cells, the foundation to this work is breeding birds in captivity — something already up and running for many of the world's rarest birds (e.g. Kakapo, Attwater's Prairie Chicken, various Hawaiian honeycreepers).

YEMASSEE, S.C. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Primate Breeding and Research Organization Alpha Genesis, Inc. (AGI) plans to spend $ 2 million to expand facilities at its Yemassee, South Carolina headquarters and will add up to 30 new jobs by the end of next year, Company officials said today.

In fact, he has netted the same Golden - winged three years in a row in a band of forest in Costa Rica, where some birds of the Great Lakes breeding population spend the winter.

Italian Spice — Gavin Farmer tries out a 1959 Lancia Appia Zagato that spent nearly 40 years in America before being rebuilt in Australia / Ground Breaker — Douglas Blain slips into the cockpit of a priceless Type S Grand Prix Delage / Stoop's Sebring — Michael Bowler looks back at 10 years» ownership of one of the three historic Frazer Nash Sebrings / Ripple Over the Water — Malcolm Tucker tells the story of a Rolls - Royce that might have been / Atlanta's Golden Apples — Further reminiscences of Richard Gaylard Shattock about his Atlanta racing days as told by Anthony Pritchard / The Grimsby Giant — Michael Worthington - Williams tells the tall tale of the Lloyd made in Grimsby / Ballot Breeding — After the Great War Ernest Ballot embarked on a racing programme to promote his proprietary engines.

Good breeders have spent a lot of years, money and effort to establish and support their breeding programs.

We all want to think our dogs are perfect; we don't want to be criticized by our peers; and admitting there is epilepsy in your bloodlines could mean losing years of your life spent in dogs if you have to stop breeding your current dogs.

Jessie Smith claims the mother dogs will only be on the painful wire, locked away inside, for one week prior to giving birth and for the time it takes to wean their puppies — since the dogs in these facilities are there for the sole purpose of breeding, the mother dogs could spend half of the year facing conditions we all thought we abolished by pushing through the new dog laws.

Altho we do not recommended the Chihuahua breed for children under 10 years of age, if you start with a young puppy and spent time socializing and obedience training they do well with small children that have been trained how to care for a small pet's needs.

Prior to that day, Lily had spent the first seven years of her life as a commercial breeding dog, a puppy mill mom.

One of those dogs was Lily, a fragile Italian Greyhound who spent the first seven years of her life in an old barn which doubled as a commercial breeding facility.

I have spent hours and years studying the genetics and backgrounds of this breed to insure that the breeding are a super match.

Kitty's become a bit of an icon for breeding dogs as the picture plainly shows what damage was done to her body by years spent breeding.

While browsing our website, Congresswoman Rice said she came across two of Animal League America's very special shelter pets; G.I. Joey, a young Chihuahua / Dachshund mix born without front paws, and Darby, a 5 - year - old Pekingese, who spent most of her life existing only to breed inside the walls of a Puppy Mill.

As the founder of one of the country's largest service dog organizations, Jennifer Arnold has spent the last 20 years breeding, training and matching service dogs for people with disabilities or special needs.

During her years as a breeding dog, Lily (as Theresa named her) had spent all of her days confined to a small, cold wire cage in a dark, foul - smelling barn.

We pride ourselves on having spent the last 60 years cultivating a reputation of excellence for exceptional dog training services, conventional boarding, and a responsible German Shepherd breeding program.

She also spent nine years as a handler and supervisor at Citizen Canine, the East Bay's premier doggie daycare and boarding facility where she gained experience with dogs of all different shapes, sizes and breeds.

* has spent a number of years studying and learning about their breed * is active in one or more breed clubs or similar groups and thus is in regular contact with other people in the breed * knows their breeding stock inside and out for several generations back * has an «eye for a dog» and has developed a detailed picture of the type of dog they're breeding toward * almost always compete in some in some sort of activity with their dogs (conformation, working activities, obedience etc.) so as to have a realistic idea of how their dogs compare to others of the same the breed * is knowledgable about the hereditary problems that occur in their breed and has the appropriate tests done prior to breeding in order to decrease the likelihood of their occurance in their pups * considers temperament important * is knowledgable about the mating and whelping of dogs in general, so as to minimize the chances of injury or death to the breeding dogs * is extremely concerned with the quality of the homes that their puppies are destinied for, to the point of not performing a breeding if they don't feel good homes will be available for the pups * never has more dogs of their own than they are properly able to care for * is willing and able to educate and build a relationship with their puppy buyers * is honest * uses spay / neuter contracts and / or limited registration to prevent the casual breeding of their puppies * is ALWAYS willing to take back a dog of their breeding if a puppy buyer can not keep it for any reason.

Most are killed by electrocution or hanging at one year old, and breeding dogs spend their entire lives in barren metal cages producing endless litters of puppies.

Speck struggled over a year with cancer, but spent almost 15 years proving that pitbulls are no different than any other breed of dog.

If you want to spend the maximum number of years possible with your new friend, choosing a puppy from some of the medium to small breeds, is the way to go.

She is author of «Saving Susie - Belle», a personal account of the life she shares with her adopted dog, Susie - Belle, a survivor of years spent in the worst end of the commercial breeding industry.

During her years as a breeding dog, Lily spent all of her days confined to a small, cold wire cage in a dark, foul - smelling barn.

The breed's survival is mostly credited to the efforts of Joy Freer, who spent 60 years breeding and perfecting her lines.

While the study doesn't dive into the origin of these negative breed stereotypes, one would presume that media influence would be a pretty major driver — especially in the UK where the media has spent a solid 25 years stigmitizing certain types of dogs.

Dr. Randall spent 15 years caring for many animals of all breeds and sizes, including but not limited to dogs, cats and horses.

Ezmond could have spent many more months or even years in a shelter, based on breed restrictions and the difficulty owners can face for owning one of «those» breeds — you know, german shepherd, rottweiler, pitbull, and other breeds that get a bad rap.

The seals spend most of their lives in the ocean but come here for three important events each year: breeding, birthing, and molting.

It spends eight to ten months a year in the open ocean, diving 1000 to 5000 feet deep for periods of fifteen minutes to two hours, and migrating thousands of miles, twice a year, to its land based rookery for birthing, breeding, molting and rest.

Mr. Sobel, who has spent the past six years studying the hidden trove — 825 paintings and 1,575 works on paper — is convinced that Still is not only a giant of Abstract Expressionism, but also the first of the breed.