Sentences with phrase «than a dog owner»

Cat lovers are smarter than dog owners, study claims.

A study by Carroll University, Wisconsin, found that cat owners scored more highly on an intelligence test and were more emotionally sensitive than dog owners.

But, «what was rewarding was that there was actually a slightly better response from cat owners than dog owners,» said Dr. David Granstrom, Co-Chair of PHP and Assistant Executive Vice President of AVMA.

Did you know cat owners will spend more money in fewer visits than dog owners?

My results showed that people who owned only cats seemed to be somewhat different than dog owners or people who owned both dogs and cats in terms of their personalities.

I tend to see it the other way around: most horse owners go to much greater lengths than dog owners to make sure their horses are fulfilled as HORSES before asking them to behave as we want them to.

Good News and Bad Kate Stenske, DVM, Ph.D., found that owners who bond in such ways with their dogs are no more likely to share the same strains of E. coli bacteria with their pets than dog owners who are more reserved in their interactions.

Not exact matches

With more than 1,000 reviews on Amazon, the Petmate Clean Response Waste Management System is a very popular choice for dog owners.

Hope this doesn't put off new Tesla owners who see this charging at the superchargers, the guy must have more money than sense to spend that kind of cash on one car just so that he can say he has an electric estate car for his dog, nice gimmick but he is not going to be offsetting the cost of fuel anytime soon.

Dog owners find it more effective than other topical flea treatments, and they say side effects are rare.

I suppose that doesn't include Palestinian lives, what with the way the Jews pushed their way into what was once the «Palestinian Mandate» under England, forcing legitimate home and land owners from properties that had been in their families for generations, shoving them into refugee camps that exist to this day, and treating them like nothing more than dogs in the ensuing years.

It's a Dog's Life Schottzie (02), the pampered pet of Cincinnati owner Marge Schott, set a less - than - dignified tone for Red home games by cavorting on the field before game time, sometimes, in her excitement, leaving behind little «surprises» for the grounds crew and once almost tripping up pitcher Tim Belcher as he jogged before a start.

The new owners are furious as hell but their beloved dog just stays home calmly and refuses to be anything other than a pet.

The bill targeted specific breeds of dog, running against much of the advice about dog behaviour, which found it was the actions of the owner, rather than the type of dog, which best predicts potential attacks.

Rather than penalising certain breed types, which compromises the welfare of the animal, Dogs Trust wants to see a clear legislative focus on «deed not breed» and a new dialogue on the social problem of «dangerous owners»..

Dogs Trust believes that compulsory microchipping is the best way of permanently identifying a dog and is a more cost efficient and effective system than dog licensing, which the charity regards as a tax on dog owners.

Their online questionnaire of 758 students, 563 of whom owned dogs, revealed owners of vicious dogs were significantly more likely to admit crimes such as vandalism, illegal drug use and fighting than other dog owners and those without dogs (Journal of Forensic Sciences, DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01001.x).

A new study suggests that the owners of so - called «vicious» dogs commit more crimes than those who do not own such a dog.

As many dog and cat owners can attest, neutered male animals often live longer than their intact counterparts.

There was a common tendency for victims to blame themselves for the attack, rather than the animal, or in cases where the dog was not known to them, they blamed the dog owner.

In any case, Sheldrake says, he has produced more than 200 similar tapes and found three dogs that anticipate their owners» return 80 percent of the time.

Thirteen were fully qualified and working with guide dog owners, and this resulted in a financial cost of more than # 600,000 to the charity.

The authors say that the overall costs of veterinary treatment and replacement dogs are «estimated to be more than # 650,000, but the impacts of the attacks on the guide dog owner are more important.»

More than 17,000 dog owners from downtown Durham to Finland have signed up through Dognition and are sharing their data with the researchers.

(ISNS)-- Most large dog owners know they are setting themselves up for heartache because their beloved pets will die much sooner than smaller breeds.

In general, the dogs missing the DNA were heavier than those with it, and were more motivated by food according to owner surveys — they paid attention to food more intently, and begged for food and scavenged for scraps more often.

A study using Swedish national registries of more than 3.4 million Swedes aged 40 to 80 shows that dog owners had a lower risk of death due to cardiovascular disease or to other causes.

Of the 424 subjects, predictors of survival included social support and pet ownership and specifically, dog owners were less likely within one year than non-dog owners to have died.

Case in point: dog owners walk more than those without a pooch, averaging four walks a week for 160 minutes of physical activity, according to a study published in the Journal of Physical Activity & Health.

Responsible owners pick up after their dog, but in doing so, put waste that is 100 % biodegradable into plastic bags that can take more than 100 years to decompose.

More than 30 percent of Americans live with at least one cat, and they re probably getting the same stress relief and happy - hormone release from their pet of choice that dog - owners get; there are simply fewer studies to prove it, says judge Alan Beck, ScD, director of the Center for Human - Animal Bond at the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine.

Dogs can reduce levels of the stress hormone cortisol, and dog owners are 69 percent more likely than non-dog owners to participate in any kind of leisure physical activity.

If you've been a pampering dog owner, your dog is likely eating better, and feeling better, than you do — but you knew that.

Some owners had to fork out more than # 500 after being DOG owners are being warned to be on their guard after a dog took ill after licking what was believed to be palm oil on Walney shoDOG owners are being warned to be on their guard after a dog took ill after licking what was believed to be palm oil on Walney shodog took ill after licking what was believed to be palm oil on Walney shore.

And Cookie's mating habits are infamous among her fellow dog owners; one of the running jokes is Gerry's perplexed look as one man after another seems to know his wife far better than he should.

Michael Bunce, vice president of product planning for Nissan North America, said, «More than 75 percent of dog owners in the survey said that having optional features specifically designed for their dog's safety and comfort would impact their decision on which vehicle to purchase.

I'm not a dog owner, but my guess is that anybody who does own dogs would rather have the Element's plastic rear cargo area than the nicely carpeted area in the CR - V.

Cats cost slightly less but also live longer than dogs, so they set owners back around the same amount.

When you're a dog owner, you're more likely to walk longer, farther, and faster than those who do not have a pet.

More than 80 per cent of female and male dog or cat owners admit to «cherishing pets», with more than 50 per cent considering themselves a mum or dad to their pets.

An aggressive dog is more likely the result of a bad environment or a bad owner than genetics.

Though the developers have been thoughtful enough to keep the pets lift away from the general public, so as not to cause concern to other shoppers, we found that the waiting bay at the lift was too small and narrow to contain more than five dogs with their owners.

As the owners of dogs, cats, fish and a horse, the Sheehans craved a better shopping experience than what was available from the specialty pet stores and big - box outlets in their area, so they decided to take matters into their own hands.

P.S. To pet - loving restaurant owners: We know there are more of you out there than we were able to round up, so please let us know if you are dog - friendly and we'll get with you to be included on the list of places for Rover to sit on the patio.

For slower and beginner dogs, owners can simply adjust the machine speed so it is just slightly faster than their pooches.

Most often, though, the dog simply sheds more than the owner would like, and the owner wants to know how to get rid of the knots or the shed hair throughout the home.

Let's not forget that on top of food costs, cat owners also have the added burden of buying cat litter, and with natural cat food being 55 percent more expensive per pound than natural dog SKUs ($ 3.45 overall for cats, versus $ 2.30 for dogs), it may simply be harder for cat owners to commit to natural cat foods.

Researchers found that people who said they had a pet in both 1996 and 2001 had the fewest doctor visits, followed by people who had acquired a pet by 2001; the group of people who did not have a pet at either time had the highest number of doctor visits.11 Similarly, a study of women in China found that those who were dog owners had fewer doctor visits, took fewer days off sick from work, and exercised more often than non-dog owners.12

That energy can be contagious: research from Michigan State University found that canine owners were 34 % more likely to get the recommended 150 minutes of exercise a week than folks who didn't have a dog.

A 2015 Human Animal Bond Research Initiative Foundation study by George Mason University found that pet owners saved the U.S. healthcare system more than $ 11 billion by going to the doctor less and, for those who walk their dog at least five times per week, fewer incidences of obesity.