Sentences with phrase «than a puppy so»

Even if this isn't the case, adult dogs are much more set in their personalities than puppies so you may not be able to mold a shelter dog to fit your family or lifestyle as much as you could if you were to raise him from a puppy.

Not exact matches

Still, this was better than the last ten minutes of the film, which I spent cursing the filmmakers for shoving a stupid cotton candy, puppy dogs and Christmas happy ending down my throat which was so unconvincing that it was almost offensive.

It's worth the wait: These delightfully damp puppies are even sweeter than those that came before, not least because most of the pups are so very tiny (or: automatically cute).

Breeding females can pass the infection to their puppies and show very high incidences of stillbirth, so may prompt vaccination in more situations than males.

It's so different than the puppies we've had as I've had to gain Polly's trust and love.

Again, as with some other Acana adult foods, the calcium to phosphorus ratio is a little higher than recommended for large breed puppies so I would not recommend feeding this food to puppies, especially large breed puppies, despite the «all life stages» statement.

So many clients love to learn how to handle and train their puppy or adult dogs at a much higher level than a group class setting.

These features may not be so obvious in tiny puppies, so you will need to look at the parents rather than at the puppy itself.

With the costs of registration being so low, there really is no reason for a registered puppy to cost more than an unregistered one.

hi Pippa I purchased a puppy from what I think may have been a puppy farm breeder I paid less than you normally would for a vizsla puppy would not let me see the parents was told they were at his parents farm as it was from a private house he looked mal nourished and his ears were all ripped as if other puppies had been ripping at his ears I felt so sorry for the puppy as was told it was the last one I could not leave him so let my heart rule my brain.

Far more so than with a puppy, an adult dog is a «what you see is what you get» proposition.

While they aren't the most attractive options, and can be noisier than other types of crates, wire crates are also easy to clean, and offer removable panels so your puppy can grow into the space.

I don't know if your puppy has separation anxiety, but in general I do believe that there is a temperament component to it, so I think the best thing to do is to focus on his confidence rather than «obedience» per se.

Many veterinarians recommend that puppies be fed adult maintenance dog foods with less than 25 percent protein and be kept slightly hungry so their bones are not pushed into rapid growth that may be detrimental to good hip formation.

Other than coat, there is no other distinction and, even so, brindle puppies are not among the rarest of colors.

My Westie is a little more than 9 months old so I am still feeding her «puppy food».

You can't place puppies earlier than 7.5 weeks or so (no matter how much you may want to).

My research and choice paid off cause my puppies had a much softer and silkier coat than my grandmas and their poop always looked perfect (well as perfect as poop can lol) and well her litter not so much.

According to the American Veterinary Medical Association «parvo can survive in the environment for long periods of time, greater than or equal to 1 year in soil,» therefore, 2 years should be OK, BUT, parvo can be caught in so many other ways, think fomites like tires, shoes etc. that there is never a guarantee a puppy will not get it.

Rather larger than I would want in my little house but the puppies look so sweet.

Again, rules become extremely important, and you have to resist the urge to treat the puppy differently than your other dog so that you do not create unwanted tension.

I quickly realized that fostering was so much more than puppy kisses.

But even if they are willing to do so, most than likely you have already bonded with your new puppy and wouldn't want to return her for anything in the world, and the pet stores know that, too.

There are far more healthy puppies in the world than there are good homes for them, so you'll be doing any puppy a favor by adopting him.

Depending on their body mass, puppies need more calories and essential nutrients than adult dogs, so three or four meals a day is typical when pups are less than six months old.

Like everything else, there is some individual variation — so your particular puppy might grow out of this phase a bit earlier, or a bit later, than average.

Dogs are like toddlers, they will put just about anything into their mouths, so puppy proofing your house or setting your dog up in a playpen when you can't supervise is more appropriate than expecting him to know the difference between your leather boots and his chew toys.

The Kibble Nibble and Tug - a-Jug are two ways of feeding an entire meal out of a puzzle toy — they're designed to put your puppy's breakfast or dinner inside, so that she has to spend some time and brain power working to get each piece of kibble out, rather than just inhaling everything from a bowl in 30 seconds flat.

Puppies have weaker immune systems than adult canines, so the protection a pet insurance policy offers may come into play sooner rather than later.

In a puppy, however, his muscles, ligaments and tendons are stronger than his growth plates, so instead of a simple sprain, his growth plate is liable to be injured - the puppy's own soft tissue can pull apart his growth plate.

Still, with careful study of pedigrees it is better odds than breeding dogs with unknown faults and temperaments or breeding dogs known to have produced puppies with health or temperament issues or whose siblings or other closely related dogs have done so.

It is lower in protein and fat than many puppy foods so it helps keep large breed puppies from growing too fast.

But a puppy exercise pen still helps your pup's developing muscles and joints become stronger — much more so than lying around in a crate all day!

However, puppies imprint early experiences very strongly, so your dog may be uncomfortable going on anything other than newspaper in the future.

Every time the bitch is mated an egg or eggs may be furtilized and so you do not want any matings more than five days apart because this will result in a puppy or few puppies born too soon; when the puppy or puppies from the first mating are ready to come out, all the puppies in there come out.

A dog's nutritional needs change over his lifetime — a puppy needs a different balance of nutrients than an adult or elderly dog — so talk to your veterinarian, breeder, or shelter for recommendations of the right food for your dog or puppy.

I was so surprised to see more natural ingredients in the chicken soup for puppies / adult dogs than in the higher - priced brands you chose to do a comparison on.

In fact, at least one study showed that the bones of puppies who were neutered at a young age continued to grow for a slightly longer period of time than those who were not, so that they actually grew a little bigger.

The Humane Society of the United States says the general rule is to assume your puppy can hold it for about one hour for every month of age — so if your puppy is four months old, he shouldn't be left alone for more than four hours.

A pregnant dog needs a balanced diet more than ever, so that the puppies turn out healthy, and to prevent any pregnancy complications that are linked to vitamin deficiency.

In young puppies, those pons are not fully developed so they twitch and move a lot more than older dogs.

Keep in mind, though, that treats really shouldn't make up more than 5 percent of your pup's diet, so that his puppy food makes up the majority of his nutrition, recommends the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

The Shar - Poo is a Designer Dog so likely dates back to the 1980s or 1990s when breeders first began mixing 2 different pure - bred dogs to produce puppies with the ideal traits of the parent breeds such as smaller, hypo - allergenic, gentler and often healthier than the parent breeds.

It's the story of Lil Olive, a puppy mill survivor, and how, after more than 12 years as a breeding momma in most horrible of conditions, she changed the lives of so many.

Meat protein has a higher biological value than vegetable protein, so you want the first ingredient in your puppy food to be meat.

If your puppy / dog has diareah for longer than 24 hours and you have not changed their food then I recommend either taking your dog to the vet so your vet can retrieve a stool sample or you can use a zip - lock bag... turn the bag inside out and use it like a glove to pick up a sample then carefully turn the bag the correct way and zip it shut.

Senior dogs have reached their maturity levels and have less energy to burn than puppies, so they won't be running around the house as much.

Double merle puppies and dogs have large white patches along their bodies and heads more so than merle dogs.

So, if your dog is a senior pet, a puppy, dealing with a certain health condition, obviously diet is going to play a very important role in different life stages more than others, and with different health conditions more than others.

Puppy training is nothing more than positive praise when he does a good job and prevention so he doesn't make any mistakes.