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  2. Dog breeding - Wikipedia

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    Dog breeding is the practice of mating selected dogs with the intention of maintaining or producing specific qualities and characteristics. When dogs reproduce without such human intervention, their offspring's characteristics are determined by natural selection , while "dog breeding" refers specifically to the artificial selection of dogs, in ...

  3. Canine reproduction - Wikipedia

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    Virgin dogs can become quite distressed at finding themselves unable to separate during their first copulation, and may try to pull away or run. Dog breeders often suggest it is appropriate for handlers to attempt to calm the mating dogs if they show anxiety once this stage is reached. After mating, the male usually licks his penis and prepuce ...

  4. Pedigree Dogs Exposed - Wikipedia

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    The programme analyses that dogs were initially bred for practical functions such as hunting and guarding, but in the middle of the 19th century, breed standards began to shift, as dogs became a status symbol and dog breeding became a sport, and the function of a dog became a secondary consideration after appearance.

  5. Pedigree Dogs Exposed: Three Years On - Wikipedia

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    The dog, Cissy, likes to keep her head up when she lies down, even when sleeping. Numerous videos on YouTube shows Pugs falling asleep sitting or standing up. One clip from YouTube [2] [full citation needed] which was presented as a funny video, was shown in the programme. Some Pugs behave in this way because their airways close when they drop ...

  6. Category:Dog breeding - Wikipedia

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    This category collects information about how dogs breed and how and why people breed dogs. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Canidae reproduction . The main article for this category is Dog breeding .

  7. Jackal–dog hybrid - Wikipedia

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    The result was an easily trainable dog with a superior sense of smell, called "Sulimov dogs" after their breeder. [citation needed] As described by Sulimov: My dogs combine the qualities of Arctic reindeer herding dogs, which can work in temperatures as low as −70°C, and jackals which enjoy the heat up to +40°C. They're perfect for our ...

  8. Dingo–dog hybrid - Wikipedia

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    A Dingo-dog hybrid is a cross between a dingo and a domestic dog.The current population of free ranging domestic dogs in Australia is probably higher than in the past. However, the proportion of the so-called "pure" [1] dingoes (dogs with exclusively dingo-ancestry) has been on the decrease over the last few decades due to hybridisation and is regarded as further decre

  9. Animal sexual behaviour - Wikipedia

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    Many animal species have specific mating (or breeding) periods e.g. (seasonal breeding) so that offspring are born or hatch at an optimal time. In marine species with limited mobility and external fertilisation like corals , sea urchins and clams , the timing of the common spawning is the only externally visible form of sexual behaviour.