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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What should an owner do who wants to avoid a dog from crawling into her or his lap?
(a) Do a torso body block and turn your head away purposefully.
(b) Move to the side and turn toward the dog purposefully.
(c) Get up from the seat and walk away purposefully.
(d) Do a doogie play bow and look at the dog purposefully.

2. Why should a person "release the pressure" after she or he has initiated a block?
(a) Because dogs cannot behave if a human is too close.
(b) Because dogs become threatened if a human is too close.
(c) Because dogs should be rewarded after a negative behavior has stopped.
(d) Because dogs cannot see from a close distance.

3. What is the first step a person should do in order to ingratiate her or himself with a dog?
(a) Approach the dog.
(b) Throw treats from ten feet away.
(c) Give treats from your hand.
(d) Talk to the dog from ten feet away.

4. When do humans that dogs are accustomed to become strangers?
(a) When the feel of their skin changes.
(b) When the shape of their body changes.
(c) When the color of their clothing changes.
(d) When the sound of their voice changes.

5. What will primates do with the objects around them?
(a) Manipulate them to get food.
(b) Ignore them.
(c) Barter them for comfort.
(d) Use them as weapons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why would an owner use "pup pup pup"?

2. According to McConnell, which breed is considered to be one of the greatest sniffers?

3. According to McConnell, how can an owner effectively housebreak a dog?

4. What three behaviors do dogs consider highly rude?

5. How can an owner make themselves the object of a chase?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does McConnell relate about a dog's memory for smell, and why is it significant?

2. What do the steps in teaching a dog how to come illustrate about training dogs?

3. According to McConnell, what physical behaviors do dogs not appreciate that humans do and why?

4. What point does McConnell make in relating her experience with the aggressive mastiff?

5. Why does McConnell advise against taking a ball from a dog's mouth, and why is it important?

6. Why is it important to properly teach a dog to play fetch?

7. What is the command McConnell teaches that mimics pack behavior, and how is it executed?

8. How does an owner temper a body block and why is it important?

9. Why does McConnell recommend that a dog owner wear a hat around the house, and what is her larger point?

10. What is habituation and why does it present a challenge for trainers?

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