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Details of structures vary tremendously from breed to breed, more than in any other animal species, wild or domesticated, [1] as dogs are highly variable in height and weight. The smallest known adult dog was a Yorkshire Terrier that stood only 6.3 cm (2.5 in) at the shoulder, 9.5 cm (3.7 in) in length along the head and body, and weighed only ...
The Japanese Akitas, as per the breed standards, are restricted to red, fawn, sesame, brindle, and pure white, all with urajiro markings - whitish coat on the sides of the muzzle, on the cheeks, on the underside of jaw, neck, chest, body, and tail, and on the inside of the legs. [8]
Craniomandibular osteopathy, also known as lion's jaw, is a developmental disease in dogs causing extensive bony changes in the mandible and skull. In this disease, a cyclical resorption of normal bone and replacement by immature bone occurs along the inner and outer surfaces of the affected bones. [ 1 ]
They developed and are used primarily for firmly holding food in order to tear it apart, and occasionally as weapons. They are often the largest teeth in a mammal's mouth. Individuals of most species that develop them normally have four, two in the upper jaw and two in the lower, separated within each jaw by incisors; humans and dogs are examples.
A breed that embodies speed, agility, and an unmatched cold nose, the treeing Walker coonhound has one of the strongest and best senses of smell around. These remarkable dogs are “cold nose ...
The Dog of Leonberg: The History of a Dog Breed Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine. Multilingual (English, German, French, Dutch) trilogy on the history of the Leonberger dog (1846–1948) (Independent Leo Gazette) ISBN 978-90-813426-1-2. White, Angela (12 Feb 1998). The Leonberger: The World of Dogs ((Hardcover). Kingdom Books, Havant ...
Some dogs still eat, but others eat very little or stop because of the pain. Acanthomatous ameloblastoma: This is usually just an oral tumor in dogs, but it can cause swelling of the jaw. It will ...
A painting of about 1650 by Abraham Hondius of a bear-baiting with dogs, including at least one apparent Mastiff A picture of 1804 by Philip Reinagle, engraved by John Scott, showing a Mastiff of the Bandog type Alpine Mastiff (1805), contributor to the modern Mastiff along with his contemporaries of English stock Marquis of Hertford's crop-eared black Mastiff Pluto (1830) Lukey's Governor ...