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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do dogs equate loudness to?

2. When a person cocks his or her head, what does it tell the dog?

3. McConnell concluded that animal handlers use slow, continuous notes for what purpose?

4. What ingrained behavior is considered affectionate for humans but rude for dogs and should be avoided?

5. What kind of dog lunges at McConnell in front of an audience in the opening chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is paedomorphism, and why is it significant?

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

3. How should an owner house train her or his dog?

4. What is the "guy-with-the-gold-chain" hypothesis and what does it signify?

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

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

7. What is Motherese and why is it significant?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss dog training in the book by choosing five commands and illustrating step-by-step how to dog to learn them. Then, discuss the overall approach from a critical standpoint. What does dog training reveal about the way humans learn? Are they comparable?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how a prospective owner should choose a dog.

1) Where should prospective owners look?

2) What qualities should a prospective owner look for in a dog?

3) What considerations should a prospective owner make before adopting or buying a dog?

Essay Topic 3

According to McConnell, rehoming is sometimes necessary. Provide two examples of rehoming from the book. Do you agree or disagree with McConnell's point of view?

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