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Animal Training Quiz: Canines
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Training & Therapy. This section is dedicated to pets, companion
animals, and topics related to their care and training. Most people have inaccurate information about animals
and their behavior & training. Take this quiz and find out how much
you know. You can even print it out and test your friends and family!
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Canine Training Quiz
Test your knowledge...click on the light brown T or F or on the quiz answer link at the bottom of the quiz to check your answers against the correct responses.
- 1. Tail wagging dog means it is friendly towards you. T or F
- 2. You control a dog with a leash. T or F
- 3. Dog training cannot begin until a dog is over 6 months old. T or F
- 4. You can't train an old dog new tricks. T or F
- 5. Young dogs normally have housesoiling, chewing, & other problems & will grow out of it. T or F
- 6. Choose all the
most common owner training errors.
- __a. Talking excessively & ineffectively to the animal
- __b. Bending over or moving in front of the pet to get their attention.
- __c. Putting tension on a cat/dog leash
- __d. Repeating the pet's name or command.
- __e. Not reprimanding properly.
- __f. Not following through.
- __g. Following the animal.
- __h. Waiting for the animal to acknowledge them before commanding.
- __i. Not keeping a low center of gravity.
- __j. Forgetting to use leverage.
- __k. Incorrect posture or positioning.
- __l. Not giving the animal enough time to respond.
- __m. Not praising an animal for stopping an undesired behavior.
- __n. Touching an animal absent mindedly.
- __o. All of the above.
We hope you did well! If not, don't be discouraged since about 95-98% of the people we work with did not know the answers either. Click on the letters or numbers to see a short explanation of each answer.
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About the columnist: Since 1978 Diana L. Guerrero has worked professionally with both wild and domestic animals. Guerrero has been affiliated with, and certified by, a variety of animal programs in the USA and Europe. Based in California, she writes, consults, and speaks. Information on her animal career programs, training courses, and her books {What Animals Can Teach Us about Spirituality (SkyLight Paths, 2003), Blessing of the Animals (Sterling, 2007), Help! My Pet is Driving Me Crazy (Guerrero Ink, 2007), Animal Disaster Preparedness for Pet Owners & Pet Professionals (Guerrero Ink, 2007)} can be found in this web site and in the shop. Questions for Guerrero should be submitted via the blog comments or membership forum.