View all 221 animals that start with W Share on: What's the right dog for you? Dogs are our best friends but which breed is your perfect match? Get Started About the Author Kayeleen Parsons Kayeleen Parsons is a writer at A-Z Animals that thoroughly enjoys writing about animals of...
Afghan tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat native to the Near East Afghan Hound Aggravate make worse "This drug aggravates the pain" Alaskan Malamute Amaze be a mystery or bewildering to "This beats me!" "Got me--I don''t know the answer!" "a vexing problem" "This...
Good to know:Doing a genetic test is especially important if your dog is not a pure breed and it ensures that the offspring won’t have diseases or genetic problems. This will make sure that there wasn’t any inbreeding in your dog’s ancestry. Getting this information will help in matchi...
Look for a breed that has a strong work ethic and a desire to please for service dogs. Their support is vital and they should thrive off of doing work for their owners. Dogs with the will to work will make excellent service dogs for their handler. You will often see these dogs not on...
“Berners” are considered excellent dogs for anyone who’s looking for a big and energetic breed that can learn a lot of commands. It’s also known for being quite gentle with children and is ideal for a family with little kids. It might even let them ride on it like a horse! One ...
The Welsh corgi is a healthy breed of dog with generally low rates of bleeding problems, degenerative issues, and hip or elbow dysplasia (which is a limping or gait problem that results from a developmental abnormality in the joints). However, the breed does suffer from modest rates of canc...
If you have breed-specific experience, it’s best to consider offering your skills to a breed-specific rescue group. In more general terms, most previous dog owners will have experience with adult dogs; puppies are typically fostered only by those with puppy experience (and the availability to...
Here’s a recent email exchange with my client, Elizabeth, who has a 4-5 month old large mix breed dog, Big Mac. BETH’S EMAIL: Well, I taught him….Inside voice….and he acts like he is going to bark but doesn’t make a sound……Now he just sits and looks at me and gives...
Each dog breed possesses unique nutritional requirements, necessitating tailored diets. These dietary variances encompass the appropriate ratios of fat, protein, and quantity. Ensuring that your dog receives a well-balanced and nutritious diet directly impacts their overall health and well-being. ...
so the latest scientific research on dog learning and cognition is not always taken into account. The present work aims to evaluate the impact that the main theories on the evolution of the dog have had both in promoting different training methods and in the relevance of behavior in the evolut...