West Highland White Terriers, commonly referred to as westies, are best known and bred for their signature white coat. With its short legs, stout posture and agility, this Scottish breed of terrier, was bred ideally to hunt game and other small creatures like foxes and rabbits. The average lifespan of a westie is 12 to 17 years. Physical Traits Westies commonly have dark, deep-set eyes, a large black nose, deep chests, short jaw with scissor bite, strong bone structure, strong hindquarters and muscular legs. A male westie typically stands at 11 inches at the withers and weighs between 15 to 20 pounds. A female stands around 10 inches at the withers and weighs between 13 to 16 pounds. Their white coats easily distinguish westies from other …show more content…
If you want your dog to sleep in a crate, potty in a crate or just be comfortable while traveling, crate training is the first step. If you are training your dog to potty in the crates, there are special wire crates made with a pan that will sit beneath the floor of the crate for paper. Place the paper in the pan, spray with the potty training spray aid you use to potty train the dog, and slide the pan back underneath the floor of the crate. If your dog is already paper trained, he or she will start to look for the paper. Make sure you place the crate near the same spot you have been putting paper down, or your training will not work. Slowly, start moving the paper he or she uses towards the crate day by day, so that the dog understands that the paper will be in the crate. The last day of training, do not place paper outside of the crate, but only in the crate. Once the dog enters the crate, allow him or her to eliminate, and then remove the paper from the pan and replace with a new paper. If you have not noticed in the past, many dogs will not go to eliminate in areas where there is already waste materials. So, if you leave dirty paper in the crate, they may not go into the crate to potty. Every time the dog goes into the crate to eliminate, give him or her a treat so they understand this was a good behavior. Tell the dog they …show more content…
Lenny has a condition know as dry eye. This means that his eyes don't "make tears". So the vet showed me how to put natural tear eye drops, the same as people use, into the dog's eyes. (Oops that should be eye. Lenny had to have one eye removed two days before he came to live with me. The reason for this is very simple- abuse.) Now it's 9:00p.m., time for me to put drops in his eye for the first time. I held the little dog tightly against my chest and carefully poised the bottle above his eye and squeezed a single drop carefully into the fur on his ear! After several attempts some of the drops made it into his eye. The next morning was just as bad. Eventually I had an idea. When I put drops in my own eyes I put them in the corner. I don't hold the bottle directly over my eye. Lenny was squirming and unhappy because twice a day a stranger tried to poke him in the eye with a drippy foreign object. That's enough to scare anyone! Now I had a plan. At 9:00p.m. I did not clamp the little dog against me and stick a bottle over his eye. Instead I gently laid him on the floor. While I petted and talked to him, I held the bottle at the corner of his eye. Two drops later most of the liquid was in Lenny's eye. I was thrilled. Lenny still didn't want the drops, but after only two or three times of this new procedure he no longer resisted, as much. As time went by liquid drops alone were not enough. Now
One day I was walking through the meadow, feeling very sad and lonely. I wanted a friend to spend time with. My mother sent me out to play, but I couldn't find anyone to play with. I looked everywhere until I came to a house made out of straw. I knocked on the straw door, and a little pig answered and told me to go away! I thought that was very rude of him. I told the little pig that I wanted to come inside and play. The little pig said, "Not by the hairs of my chinny chin chin!" I was so sad. Just as I was about to walk away my dumb allergies started acting up. I sneezed so hard that I blew the house down. The little pig ran away and I ran after him, trying to tell him I was sorry.
The Australian Shepherd started out as a working dog. Today for the most part it still is, but they have entered a different type of work besides herding. The versatility of the Aussie is remarkable. Today's Aussie is an active and intelligent companion who requires stimulation and activity. There are very few breeds of dogs capable of performing as many different jobs as the Australian Shepherd. The breed's easy trainability, intelligence, common sense and problem solving abilities, combined with a medium sized build, easy to care for coat, strong will to work and incredible loyalty make for a great working and playing companion.
Every human being must have a set of moral codes. These morals are usually set out by the people and environments that one finds themselves surrounded by. Easy Rawlins, the main protagonist in The Little Yellow Dog by Walter Mosely, is exposed to crime at an early age, and is surrounded by it for most of his life. On the other hand, Philip Marlowe, the main protagonist in The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler, grows up in a peaceful and pleasant environment. His first experiences with crime occur when he becomes a private investigator. As adults, both of these men find themselves involved in criminal activity. In their attempts to seek the true justice that they deserve, they are forced to defy the law. In doing so, they experience many physical challenges, including gang beatings and police intimidation. They also experience numerous mental challenges, including lying to the police, deceiving their own families, and the ability to cope with all the chaos that is surrounding them. In addition to being challenged physically and mentally, they are also socially challenged: Marlowe and Rawlins both feel that they are looked down upon due to their occupations. By the end of their journeys, both characters feel that defying the law can be the only way of achieving true justice.
Armando Christian Perez, otherwise known as Pitbull, was born in Miami, Florida on January 14, 1981. At a young age his parents divorced and he was raised by his mother until she found out about his drug dealing business. Once his secret was revealed his mother placed him in the foster system and he then grew up with a family in Roswell, Georgia. He went to school at Coral Park High School, where he graduated and made the tough decision to not continue on to college. Pitbull persued his rapping dreams until he was noticed by a famous rapper and from there his career really began. Pitbull is most prominent for his rapping, but he has also played parts in many movies and has developed his own school.
A Chihuahua’s small size can also be seen as an advantageous feature. The Chihuahua can easily maneuver through small places to hide or escape from larger predators. The Techichi was larger and mute; this may have contributed to their extinction. Chihuahuas are the world’s smallest dog breed. They also tend to live longer because of this. Chihuahuas can live up to seventeen years old. Large dog breeds age faster than smaller breeds and with the Chihuahua being the smallest dog breed they tend to live longer than most other breeds especially the significantly larger ones such as the Great Dane. The amount of body mass can affect a dog’s life dramatically. For every 4.4 pounds of body mass a dog gains, it loses one month of life expectancy. A Great Dane’s or St. Bernard’s life expectancy is less than ten years. This is a significant difference between the life expectancy of larger breeds and the Chihuahua. The chihuahua’s small size is a big plus for the breed, giving them an average life span of eight years more than larger breeds. The Chihuahua breed is like no
Take a moment and picture a dog in your head. What do you see? You may see many different things depending on your own personal encounters with the species. There are many types of dogs out there. Some small, some large, long-haired or short-haired. There are many variances in what a dog can look like. One thing that does not change, or should not change, is the importance for every dog in this world to be given love and affection, no matter its characteristics. This is what leads me to believe that the obsession with producing and owning purebreds needs to come to a halt. Continuing to create these so-called “best dogs” is dangerous to not only the purebred’s health, but also devalues mixed breeds and can cost them their lives in animal shelters where they may never escape. My interest in this topic caused me to look into seeing what other people felt about it.
common features in sled dogs are the longer, dense, water repellent double coat, the also have bigger feet than normal breeds they are hard and durable, the legs with the body have really strong bones that spread the weight evenly throughout the body.--
Word count includes Annotated Bibliography. Throughout the world, there are many different countries that contain diverse cultures, religions, and lifestyles. There are however certain aspects within these countries and cultures that act as a common ground between one another. One dominant aspect is the existence of dogs within these cultures.
There once was a girl who lived with her parents in a nice little town. Her parents went out for the night, leaving the girl home alone. She did have her dog with her though, which was a big dog that made her feel safe. She was fairly young, around 13 years old, so her parents told her to make sure all the doors and windows were locked so no one could get in. She did as she was told, but for some reason a window in the basement was stuck, and she could not close it. Because of this the girl simply decided to do the next best thing and locked the basement door so in case someone got in, they could not get to her. After a few hours the girl went to bed, sleeping with the dog next to her bed to make her feel comfortable.
Animals become dangerous because they were maltreated by their owners and when the media has exaggerated the danger of its breed to the public. A very good example of lies in society is the concept of the people on the breed of Pit bull Terriers.
As the owner of three unique pups, I know that dogs’ variances are numerous. Any one who owns a dog knows that it has a mind of its own, and therefore a unique personality. Having had many dogs throughout my life, I have found that dogs fit into three classifications.
The Miniature Schnauzer is a breed of small dog of the Schnauzer type that originated in Germany in the mid-to-late 19th century. Miniature Schnauzers developed from crosses between the Standard Schnauzer and one or more smaller breeds such as the Poodle and Affenpinscher, as farmers bred a small dog that was an efficient ratting dog. They are described as "spunky" The first recorded Miniature Schnauzer appeared in 1888, and the first exhibition was held in 1899.
No dog is the same in the way that each breed has a different personality, color, shape, and size. When looking at these qualities and trying to determine the greatest dog breed of all time, being well rounded in each of the listed criteria should be a top priority. With this in mind, there is one breed that stands out among all the others with its strength in each category. There is no surprise that the Labrador Retriever would be at the top of the list being that they are the most popular family pet in the USA, UK, and many other parts of the world. It should also be pointed out that they wouldn’t be the most popular dog breed without valid reasons behind it. This versatile dog, with it’s many desirable traits has made them a perfect fit into the various roles of society.
After approximately thirty minutes, which felt like forever the vet came out of the door holding Puddles. His head was wrapped in a cloth, but he was feeling much better as his long and sticky tongue jumped out of his mouth. I ran up to him and took him from the vet and cuddled him with joy. He licked my face with his gooey and smelly breath, but I did not mind Puddles was happy and so was I.
Both pets have to defecate throughout the day; like both pets, in order to maintain a healthy pet you must keep their bathroom area kept clean. Dogs need to be let outside several times throughout the day to use the bathroom. The owner will need to go outside rain or shine and clean up after the dog has defecate about three times a week. Cats defecate themselves in a litter box in doors. Do to the fact that the letter box is indoors one might want to clean this daily so the order doesn’t get bad throughout the entire home.