The danger had been abstract until we saw this bodily proof of existence, and my husband and I led the children home, singing a round, all four of us holding hands, and we let the dog off the leash to circle us joyously, because, as small as she was, it was bred in her bones that in the face of peril she would sacrifice herself first.
If he bears the manner of a teacher, it is because he was bred to it.
She never barked, because she couldn't, she had been bred not to bark, but barks lived inside her, I read them in her face, in the way she opened her mouth and pulsed her vocal cords.
Mrs. Nelson had been told her dog was not a problem by her realtor, because she was a mixed breed.
"They can stay out all year long because they were bred for the Welsh hills.
He thought about dogs — ones with short hair and stand-uppy ears, and others that snorted and had terrible gas because they were bred that way.
I used to scorn peony tulips, with their heavy heads so full of petals, simply because they are bred to look like peonies.
The reason other greenhouse tomatoes in the supermarkets in the wintertime are not as good is because they are bred to have thicker walls and less gel so they can be shipped long distances.
Mr. Palmer says the out-of-state corn at this time of year isn't bad because it's bred to be shipped, "but you can still tell the difference".
The danger of Clever Hans effects may be particularly acute with border collies because they are bred for the ability to pay close attention to the shepherd.
