Sentences with phrase «than larger breeds»

Indoor cats and smaller breed dogs tend to live longer than larger breed dogs.

Small dog breeds live longer than large breed dogs.

In general, the giant breed dogs age much faster than the large breed dogs, which age much faster than the small breed dogs.

Small breeds of dogs often require more food per pound than large breeds because of the higher energy output.

Traditional puppy foods often provide much higher calorie content than large breed puppies require, causing them to gain too much weight too quickly.

Generally, smaller breeds can grow a lot sooner than larger breeds.

Consequently, they need to consume more calories per pound of body weight than large breed pups.

Small breed dogs tend to have dental problems more often than large breed dogs.

As a result, they must be fed more frequently than larger breeds.

This is true for all breeds, though small - breed dogs typically begin going into heat earlier than large breed dogs.

Smaller dogs hit sexual maturity much more quickly than larger breeds do.

There tends to be a general trend that smaller breed dogs have more anal gland related problems than larger breed dogs and this can be related to their anatomy.

Naturally, small breeds sleep much less than larger breeds.

The first heat is earlier for small breeds than large breeds.

Because of her smaller size and higher metabolism, your small breed puppy needs to eat more often and consume food higher in fat and calories than a larger breed puppy.

This being the case, he may need more calories per pound of bodyweight than larger breeds — somewhere between 30 and 40 calories per pound.

If you have toddlers, or any young children, they will grow at a substantially slower rate than a large breed dog.

Puppies require different food then their senior counterparts, small dogs have different needs than larger breeds and some dogs prefer wet food over dry food.

As a result, smaller breeds can reduce the frequency of meals at a younger age than larger breeds.

Because a small dog is so much shorter than a large breed, humans appear more intimidating to small dogs.

Small breeds of dogs tend to be more sensitive to vaccines than larger breeds of dogs, but it can happen in any dog breed as well as cats.

Smaller breeds and puppies are at more risk than larger breeds and adult dogs, because it takes less of a toxin to cause problems for them.

Small breeds are more sensitive to bumps and collisions than larger breeds, and they can easily get hurt.

Notice, according to this chart, smaller breeds tend to mature faster in early years than larger breeds.

Small breeds are usually more stubborn, defiant and harder to train than large breeds, especially if they have been spoiled.

Small dogs have less muscle strength than larger breeds.

There are a few things to consider while selecting a brand suited for your large breed puppy, other than large breed puppy food reviews.

Small - breed dogs and puppies generally tend to be more nervous than larger breed dogs.

Additionally, adverse reactions of small breeds are 10 times higher than large breeds, suggesting standard vaccine doses are too high for smaller animals.

Small and medium - sized dogs are less prone to bone tumors than larger breed dogs, so behavioral considerations rise to the top of the list.

We know small breed dogs are less likely to have hip dysplasia than large breed dogs, but some small breed dogs still suffer from this disease.

Many medium sized dogs have longer life spans than the larger breeds and of course, they take up less space in car and home.

Conservative management is an option though smaller breed dogs have a better chance of success than larger breeds.

Small dogs require more calories per pound than their large breed counterparts, but why?

Smaller pets face much greater risk of chocolate toxicity than large breed dogs because it only takes a small amount of chocolate to negatively affect them.

In general, small breeds tend to begin losing teeth later than large breeds.

Because smaller dogs have more energy than larger breeds, they need extra calories to meet those needs.

This may be due to the fact that little dogs have smaller litters than larger breeds.

There is also the argument that smaller breed puppies require a different diet than large breed puppies.

Small breed dogs typically live longer than large breed dogs.

Perhaps because of their vulnerability, small breed puppies also mature emotionally and sexually sooner than the larger breeds.

While they may need few calories in a day compared to large dog breeds, toy dog breeds need more calories per pound of body weight than larger breeds.

Remember that they need to consume more calories per pound than larger breeds.

Smaller breeds of dogs tend to have fewer problems than the large breeds.

Because small dogs have higher metabolic rates than larger breeds.

Smaller breeds achieve their full size at a younger age than larger breeds.