Since it's so easy for this dog to gain weight, it's not uncommon for either gender to weigh a few pounds
more than this breed standard.
Meeting the nutritional needs of a companion bird may take a bit of research since factors
other than breed can come into play.
Long - haired cats need more grooming
than breeds with short or medium length hair.
People who run puppy mills often use dogs larger
than the breed standard, which produce more puppies and have an easier time giving birth.
If the result is lower
than breed average, they are less related than most dogs in the breed, if it is higher they are not.
Keeping in mind that I am not a doctor nor even someone with any formal medical training, sometimes what's more
important than the breed of the pet is the management of allergies.
The aim is to breed only from dogs which have a score
lower than the breed mean score, thus gradually reducing the severity of hip dysplasia in the breed.
There are so many wonderful dogs out there and with over 300 breeds recognised internationally the decision comes down to temperament more
than breed in many cases.
After all, she's so much
smaller than those breeds that it only makes sense that her nutritional needs would differ from theirs.
However, I do believe that their tolerance for rude handling, compulsive training, and rude interactions with other dogs, is significantly
less than breeds bred to be more tolerant.
Due to the soft diet they are fed during their racing careers, they are more prone to dental
issues than some breeds, so regular dental care is a must.
These giant labs do not come under scrutiny, even though they can be up to 70 %
larger than the breed standard's highest allowable weight.
The humane society hopes the change will encourage people to judge a dog by its behavior rather
than its breed label.
Also, a dog who has a natural talent for agility isn't necessarily
smarter than another breed of dog who can scent - track or hunt.
Whether or not a dog can thrive in an apartment has much more to do with his personal
traits than his breed.
Being such a popular breed, there are breeders who are more interested in making
money than breeding well - tempered, healthy dogs.
The sheep that are raised for meat and milk have shorter
wool than breeds that are prized for producing yarn.
Other than breed, how well a dog responds to obedience training will also depend on the level of commitment of the owner.
Therefore, they require less exercise than many breeds, and much less
than breeds such as the Dalmatian or the Labrador Retriever.
A study out of Arizona State University found that people consider dogs labeled as Pit Bulls to be more aggressive, less approachable, less friendly, less trainable, less intelligent, and less adoptable
than breeds like Labrador Retrievers or Border Collies.
Staffies are sometimes referred to as pit bulls, although the latter is more of a
type than a breed.
If your pet is going to be a companion animal rather
than a breeding animal, then there are no benefits to allowing her to have a litter or to go through a heat period.
Many animal welfare advocates encourage would - be adopters to focus on characteristics that are far more important
than breed when it...
She was viewed as nothing more
than breeding stock to the Amish miller and her puppies were the cash crop.
Labs also have personality and physical traits that may make them more prone to certain conditions — a Labrador Retriever who loves to swim may develop an ear infection more
often than a breed with a pricked ear.
It was historically thought that queens return to their pre-breeding weight at weaning (Loveridge & Rivers, 1989), however, a recent study found that most queens were
heavier than their breeding weight two weeks following weaning (Wichert et al., 2009).
These are just some examples which show how targeting owners» and their behavior can have a bigger effect on reduction of the number of dog - bite - related cases
than breed bans and BSL.