Sentences with phrase «than the family dog»

Although the police and rescue dogs were expected to and did indeed retrieve the objects faster than the family dogs in the first round, within four rounds the two groups retrieved the toys equally quickly.

I was a first - time dog owner (other than a family dog when I was young), living in sin with my boyfriend in an apartment that we both vacated during the day to go to work.

They believe also that shelter dogs needing more time to assess humans was most likely because their everyday contact interactions with people were probably fewer than the family dogs, and they had fewer opportunities than family dogs to associate people with treats or rewards than a family dog did.

Plastic bags represent a greater risk of death than the family dog.

Not exact matches

To many Americans, dogs are far more than pets; they're part of the family.

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.

Other than that, it's whoever comes around - friends, neighbours, family, my dog They all work well as taste - testers and they're free!

All I can say is lets respect his fake decision and lies to leave than rambling up on a deadwood who seem not listen to his family and dog.

More than three - quarters of the dogs doing the biting belong to the victim's family, or to a friend.

And while more than 300 families are registered dog - park users, other large groups also use the village's limited green space, Park District Board Chairman Paul Aeschleman said.

Those of us older than 30 grew up with an idea of how family eating was supposed to be with lots of fried chicken, pie, cookies and milk after school, hot dogs, a never - ending smorgasbord of tasty treats all made with love by stay - at - home moms dedicate to putting smiles on the faces of their kids.

And I can't see that using «the new progressive politics of the family» to «take on the right's agenda» amounts to very much more than stealing «education, education, education» from Romano Prodi in 1997 or Obama's dog whistle use of «change» in 2009.

They joked in the exchanges about whether Michael Venditto — a Nassau County legislator and then a state senator — was now more important than the Venditto family dog.

When he isn't trying to hoist heavy weight overhead, he loves to be with his family (wife and 2 dogs), nerd out about movies and comic book - related material (he will defend that Batman is better than Superman to anyone!)

Love being outdoors love my family love my kids and my dog more than likely won't get on this much so feel free to look up my Facebook Courtney Moore I check that way more since my family is on that

I love my dog and family more than anything in this world.

i am somewhat shy at first but with an outgoing person i can more than hold my own i enjoy flea markets art museums and evenings at home with family friends and my cute little white dog lilly

Families with canines are better off staying home and having an old - fashioned backyard frolic than trotting out to see Show Dogs, a panting, poorly trained entry in the live - action / talking animal genre that for once makes viewers long for the candy - colored, half - witted professionalism of third - tier Pixar - knockoff animation.

Throughout the course of the film, we see Bailey face all aspects of life from marriage, family life, domestic violence, animal abuse, crime... perhaps A Dog's Purpose has more in common with Jonathan Glazer's Under the Skin than anything else.

The one thing I can say in its favor is that Amanda Peet (Syriana, A Lot Like Love) is quite good in it, and Dermot Mulroney (The Wedding Date, Must Love Dogs) is more than adequate in his role (that's two films in a row for Mulroney featuring people dying of cancer before they can see their next Christmas — The Family Stone is his other), but even then, they aren't quite enough to elevate the terrible script into something remotely approaching believable or plausible.

With the removable third row, the hatchback area has more than enough room for my family (two adults and two children) to pack out for a road trip and still have enough room for our 160 - pound dog.

Yes, the third - row seats are a squeeze for hefty adults, but it's these seats that put the Durango on the map for families with more than 2.4 children and half a dog.

Eventually I realized my book was not so much a «dog book» as the story of a family in the making and the bigger - than - life animal that helped shape it.

Inspirational rather than preachy or sentimental, the book wields the emotional power to be expected from a story of family, dogs, justice and self - reliance.»

The city's population represents a relatively even mix of young families, professionals and seniors, and there are more than 100 restaurants to choose from, including local favorite Abe's Hot Dogs.

Armstrong had done everything right — she painted the house inside and out, staged the basement so that it became more of a family room than a toy - littered play room for her six - year - old twins, and even moved the kids and her three dogs out of the house for almost a month so that the home retained its showplace feel.

GfK's profiles of key pet shopping groups show that «Privileged Pet» families — those most likely to spend freely on their four - legged family members — are 10 percent more likely to have a dog than a cat, while deal - loving «Bargain Buddies» are 10 percent more likely to have a cat.

We'll be holding Hope for Hounds, a dog adoption drive where more than 10 dogs (from Causes for Animals, Purely Adoptions, SPCA, and Voices for Animals) will be looking for their fur - ever families!

The idea for Dogs on Deployment (DoD) was born, and since June 2011, the Santee, Calif. - based nonprofit organization has helped «deploy» more than 600 animals — from dogs and cats to guinea pigs and chickens — with foster families while their beloved owners fulfilled orders of their Dogs on Deployment (DoD) was born, and since June 2011, the Santee, Calif. - based nonprofit organization has helped «deploy» more than 600 animals — from dogs and cats to guinea pigs and chickens — with foster families while their beloved owners fulfilled orders of their dogs and cats to guinea pigs and chickens — with foster families while their beloved owners fulfilled orders of their own.

«As pet owners today are treating their pets like family members, they are also genuinely more interested than ever in the quality and integrity behind the products they are giving,» says Colleen McCracken, CEO of Portland, Maine - based Planet Dog.

In 2017, Purina provided more than 395,000 pounds of Purina Pro Plan dog and cat food and Tidy Cats cat litter to SDHS, giving the shelter one less (big) thing to worry about and allowing them to focus more resources on helping the pets in their care find forever families.

When you choose a dog, you are choosing more than a pet, you are choosing a family member for life.

Males have a significantly higher incidence than females, suggesting a sex link predisposition and it seems to follow family lines with DCM diagnosed in closely related dogs in every generation.

There was a time when the majority of dogs lived at least partly outdoors rather than inside the house like members of the family.

He's around 55 - 60 pounds and so perfect for the families who prefer their dogs smaller than a full sized shepherd.

As long as the dog is socialized well from an early age, it will get along with both dogs and people other than its family.

If you have more than one dog, landscaping also should take into account what Kiesling calls «the configuration of the dog members of the family — how many there are, what kind of play group they form.»

I'm stunned that someone would abandon a pregnant mama dog in the heat of summer rather than take responsibility for the dog they should have spayed in the first place — that a family pet could be abandoned with such callous disregard, like litter tossed out on a road.

The character of the Berger Blanc Suisse is gentler and mellower than that of the German Shepherd Dog, but when it comes down to it he is capable of and will protect his family.

These days more dogs live indoors with their families than ever before.

The American Water Spaniel takes a while to warm up to new people and strange dogs, and is more of a one - family dog who would rather wait and see than rush in to make friends.

These behaviors require work from both our trainer and your family, but we assure you that your dog will learn to make better decisions more quickly and happily than with any other training method.

In fact, more owners would recommend Trifexis to a family member or friend than any other brand.2 While your friends and family members may not know the science behind Trifexis, they know that it works, and that knowledge should give you peace of mind when it comes to protecting your dog.

Dozens of darling and dashing Little New Yorkers, including cats, dogs and, yes, even rabbits from more than 15 area animal shelters and rescue groups, will be wiggling and wagging their way into the hearts of New Yorkers who are looking to add a family member or two this spring.

Find the perfect dog for your family by choosing one that matches the energy level in your house — nothing that needs more exercise than you have time to give, or it will end up back in the shelter.

If you are looking to be a single dog family, look no farther than classic Miss Jetta.

Coco needs nothing more than a forever family to show her that she is a member of the family and will be treated like the deserving dog she is.

A dog that is well mannered because it is easy to handle and comfortable in the car, in the house, crate, at family outings, during playdates, and traveling with owner makes for an easier life than a dog that is not adaptable!

Rate of growth also seems to be largely genetic, with some families of dogs growing much more slowly than others.

As such, most family dogs are more approachable now than they have been in decades past when they may have been less comfortable with unknown people and were more encouraged to actively guard houses and property.