Sentences with phrase «work than a puppy»

You might discover that one of our older dogs will be a better fit for your lifestyle since they are usually much less work than a puppy.

Not exact matches

What used to be simple routine — heading to the gym every day — got sideswiped by a demanding puppy, a terrible cough that kept me up at night for weeks (and with a voice that sounded like a tortured James Earl Jones), and travel to my slushy hometown for work, which made me rely more on Ricola than I would care to admit.

He said he planned to get a puppy for his wife because «she'll find it easier to say O.K.» on the occasions when he stayed in a hotel after work, rather than returning home.

That means I often find myself «on» during all hours of the day / weeks, but I also have the incredible flexibility to work from home, take care of our new puppy, get errands done, manage our home to - dos, cook, etc. in a different way than a traditional 9 - 5.

If you live in an apartment, activity level is more important than size when judging whether apartment living will work for a new puppy.

If you work or will be away more than six hours, plan how you will allow the puppy (or adult dog) to empty bowel and bladder.

HSI Canada has worked in partnership with SPA's, SPCA's and humane societies in Quebec and Ontario, in addition to more than 30 rescue groups from across Canada and the United States, to find loving homes for all of the rescued dogs and puppies in time for the holidays.

Prior to her current role, Kim served as an HSUS State Director, working with local law enforcement agencies to shut down more than 20 puppy mills in North Carolina, resulting in the rescue of nearly 1,800 dogs and puppies.

If you are gone 8 hours to work, a puppy this young should have more than one potty break.

Dogs and puppies are not natural freeloaders - they would rather work for their food than lie around all day doing nothing.

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.

We had been working towards this goal for several years, and even when we started, more than half our owners were freely choosing to keep their puppies» tails natural as they were meant to be.

However, when a puppy is more than 3 weeks old, it is time to start working on inhibiting the bite to prevent it from becoming accustomed to this possibly dangerous habit, which in the long run can become a problem.

Training and helping puppies and kittens grow into happy, healthy, well - behaved adolescents often takes more work and supervision than new pet owners may realize.

ValuePetSupplies now occupies 105,000 square feet of warehouse space in Livingston, TN with more than 40 employees working hard to deliver our signature bully sticks, puppy pads, and other supplies seven days a week.

For example, age is a factor — if you're working with a puppy, you'll need to give him more time than when dealing with an adult dog.

Remi came from an abusive background and working with him was starkly different than any puppy or dog she has worked with before.

Meyers, founder and President of The Puppy Mill Project (TPMP), a grassroots nonprofit in Chicago that works to educate the public about puppy mill cruelty, realized that this national issue was much larger in scope than TPMP alone could resPuppy Mill Project (TPMP), a grassroots nonprofit in Chicago that works to educate the public about puppy mill cruelty, realized that this national issue was much larger in scope than TPMP alone could respuppy mill cruelty, realized that this national issue was much larger in scope than TPMP alone could resolve.

Puppy mills: Best Friends is working hard to combat puppy mills, one of the major contributors to animal homelessness, through public awareness campaigns, legislative work, and encouragement of adopting rather than purchasing Puppy mills: Best Friends is working hard to combat puppy mills, one of the major contributors to animal homelessness, through public awareness campaigns, legislative work, and encouragement of adopting rather than purchasing puppy mills, one of the major contributors to animal homelessness, through public awareness campaigns, legislative work, and encouragement of adopting rather than purchasing pets.

More than daycare, our Puppy Dayschool program is socialization and training together, all done while you work.

Senior dogs may begin to lose the ability to «hold it» for extended periods of time, but adult dogs can hold it longer than puppies meaning that you only need to come home from work once during the day to let your dog out.

When you are working on housebreaking your new puppy, remember that puppies are more susceptible to cold than are adult dogs.

Their backs are a little straighter than the typical German Shepherds (the genes at work again), but it's not uncommon amongst puppies in a litter.

In November, we worked with our rescue partners from all over the country to rescue 700 dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens from overcrowded municipal shelters, an inhumane commercial breeding facility in the Midwest, and other less - than - ideal conditions.

A regular baby nipple sometimes works better than a puppy nipple.

Puppies require far more work than adults do.

A youthful working breed dog will have dramatically different needs than an elderly dog or a nine week old puppy.

A puppy who needs less sleep than his littermates, is always exploring and getting into things, may be extremely intelligent and need a busy, working life (e.g., daily running, flyball, serious obedience, herding, etc.).

This works even for puppies and young dogs that are still growing because you're checking the proportions of the dog's body rather than the actual number of pounds.

* has spent a number of years studying and learning about their breed * is active in one or more breed clubs or similar groups and thus is in regular contact with other people in the breed * knows their breeding stock inside and out for several generations back * has an «eye for a dog» and has developed a detailed picture of the type of dog they're breeding toward * almost always compete in some in some sort of activity with their dogs (conformation, working activities, obedience etc.) so as to have a realistic idea of how their dogs compare to others of the same the breed * is knowledgable about the hereditary problems that occur in their breed and has the appropriate tests done prior to breeding in order to decrease the likelihood of their occurance in their pups * considers temperament important * is knowledgable about the mating and whelping of dogs in general, so as to minimize the chances of injury or death to the breeding dogs * is extremely concerned with the quality of the homes that their puppies are destinied for, to the point of not performing a breeding if they don't feel good homes will be available for the pups * never has more dogs of their own than they are properly able to care for * is willing and able to educate and build a relationship with their puppy buyers * is honest * uses spay / neuter contracts and / or limited registration to prevent the casual breeding of their puppies * is ALWAYS willing to take back a dog of their breeding if a puppy buyer can not keep it for any reason.

Puppies are a lot of work, much more than you often think about prior to bringing one home.

These pads are made up of durable fabric that keeps these puppy heating pads working for longer than ever.

So no matter what, after the stress of your puppy or pussy needing medical attention than you have all the extra work of having the vet fill in a special form and than you fill out more info and than all the running about with the cheque.

«The compassion we extend to these abandoned animals is no less important than our work ending puppy mills, animal fighting, and other large scale cases of animal neglect and cruelty».

The national advocacy... no one works harder than Best Friends on the issues of Puppy Mills, Pit Bulls, and Community Cats.

Potty Pads may work better than newspapers as they are scented with a chemical that attracts the puppy to use them.

For more than 30 years, Best Friends has been working to end the killing by running innovative grassroots programs, supporting spay / neuter and trap - neuter - return (TNR) programs, promoting shelter adoptions, fighting puppy mills and breed - discriminatory laws, educating the public about animal issues, holding major adoption events, and conducting both large - and small - scale animal rescues.

Consider adopting an adult or senior animal Puppies and kittens are pretty irresistible, but they are generally much more work than an adult dog or cat that has already gone through its baby phase.

Rene, it is a little harder since the puppy has a «puppy mill» type upbringing and urinated and defecated in the cage, but at least he is still young so this method should work fine for you, but it will probably take a little longer than a week.

Other than extreme behavior issues, many veterinarians like to have a few different trainers they can send general puppy or dog training clients to knowing that some trainers have long wait lists or prefer to work with some behaviors over others.

Remember that puppies can't hold it for more than a few hours, so work up gradually.

Crate training an older dog usually goes much easier and quicker than when you are working with a puppy.

Although months have passed and the Houston area continues to work to rebuild, the overwhelming amount of wreckage left in the storm's wake, coupled by less stringent Texas spay & neuter ordinances, have made the homeless - southern - puppy situation, more desperate than ever.

Raising a puppy is a huge undertaking that generally involves far more time, work and patience than the average family expects.

All in all, a puppy is a tremendous amount of work — much more than many unsuspecting adopters realize.

Most of the more than 200 Central Florida pets left homeless by February's deadly tornadoes have been reunited with their owners or taken in by new families.For shelter operators who worked around the clock for days to tend to stranded and injured pets, the task now is to place the 17 dogs and cats remaining from Orange, Osceola and Seminole, the hardest - hit counties.In the days after the storms, dogs with puppies, cats with litters on the way, even parakeets and guinea pigs were rescued by strangers or turned in by owners who didn't have a place for themselves, let alone their pets.

My situation is a little different than most, as both my husband and I work from home so we have been with our puppy 24/7 since the day we got her.

What if the person who gets a puppy from you finds out after the dog is about 18 months old that the dog is more work than they anticipated, and they don't want it any more?

We work with a wide range of rescues and shelters, and certain animals need more care than others before they can be adopted, such as puppies.

A rescued animal will cost you less than buying a puppy from a breeder, is less work and you will be saving a life!