Sentences with phrase «while certain breeds of dog»

This type of reporting is biased because while certain breeds of dog may be more prone to causing large amounts of damage or death with a single biting incidence, other breeds of dog can be more susceptible to non-fatal biting.

Not exact matches

Mealey, a veterinarian and pharmacologist at WSU's College of Veterinary Medicine, will receive a 2013 Women to Watch in Life Science Award for identifying why certain dog breeds suffer deadly drug reactions while others do just fine — and then doing something about it.

Yet while an association may exist between certain types of dogs and aggression towards people, the reliability of breed characterizations in positively identifying dogs involved in these types of incidents is hotly debated [8, 19].

While it is indisputable that certain breeds of dogs do bite more than others it's also hard to argue with thousands of year's worth of domestication.

While most urban pet parents are responsible and do clean up after their pups, there are always a few bad seeds in the Big Apple — and there are certain blocks, usually on less densely populated streets, which seem to attract this breed of dog owner.

While the flat face and short snout of brachycephalic dog breeds, such as the bulldog, pug, shih tzu and chow chow, lend those dogs a certain quirky charm, that aesthetic peculiarity comes at a price.

While certain generalizations can be made about different breeds of dog, they are, in the end, individuals.

Certain breeds of working dog like the German Shorthaired Pointer have long been subjected to tail docking because a long tail posed a potential hazard — the dog could be seized by the tail in a fight or the tail could be injured while the dog chases its quarry through the underbrush.

Purebred dogs not only cost more money up front, but they are usually the dogs that have genetic predispositions to certain types of health problems, while mixed breeds are not as susceptible.

While some breeds are routinely subjected to ear - cropping in the United States, this is almost entirely a cosmetic (and in the opinion of most, cruel) surgical mutilation with its roots in the ancestral jobs of certain working breeds, but which has no relevance in the life of a modern dog — and only very mildly helps to combat ear problems, if at all.

While the American Kennel Club has classifications for certain breeds of dog that determine them as working dogs the fact is that a dog does not have to feature in one of these classified breeds to act as a working dog.

While a company itself may not discriminate against breeds like State Farm does not, there will be agents out there who have their own personal feelings / biases and may choose to not insure certain breeds of dogs.

Some dogs are wary of water, while others (particularly of certain breeds) are drawn to the water.

While canine diabetes is believed to develop later in a dog's life, usually around 6 to 9 years of canine age, certain breeds are simply more prone to the development of diabetes.

While a renewed conversation about the best age to spay or neuter certain large - breed dogs is emerging, current evidence does not support an increased risk for cats of complications or long - term adverse health effects with pediatric (6 - 14 weeks) or juvenile (> 16 weeks) sterilization.

«Demonizing certain breeds only furthers their appeal to the most extremely abusive of owners while feeding into a public hysteria and frightening off any potential suitable owners for this breed of dog....

While some dogs are fed and cared for by communities and certain kind individuals, others are left to fend for themselves and breed freely, which adds to the wide pool of strays roaming the streets.

While there is no guarantee a certain type of dog will get along well with children, there is a wide range of dog breeds (many more than mentioned here) that are known for being excellent family dogs.

While most people would claim they love their dogs, the fact exists that there are still many people who are willing to prohibit the adoption of certain breeds, or even euthanize dogs of certain breeds simply because they see them as a stereotype, not an individual.

While every dog is shaped differently, you can probably infer which kinds of dogs fit best in certain clothing items, especially if you have the measurements and are familiar with many breeds.

While breed type can be a predictor of certain tendencies (ball drive, prey drive, pack drive), it won't guarantee you a balanced dog.

While there is some evidence that intact, large and giant breed dogs may be less prone to a certain few health problems, the general lack of personal responsibility evinced by most humans in this culture make spaying and neutering absolutely necessary for pet population control.

While the study doesn't dive into the origin of these negative breed stereotypes, one would presume that media influence would be a pretty major driver — especially in the UK where the media has spent a solid 25 years stigmitizing certain types of dogs.

The present study illustrated that certain subpopulations of the purebred dog population were more likely to display certain conditions while other subpopulations were not statistically different than mixed - breed dogs in terms of disease prevalence.

This study suggests that subpopulations of the purebred dog population are more likely to exhibit certain inherited conditions while other subpopulations do not differ statistically from mixed - breed dogs in terms of how common these diseases are.

While there are certain breeds of dogs that are more prone to attacking, any breed is capable.