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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 three things should an owner do to prevent a dog from leaping onto her or his lap?

2. Why is the phenomenon McConnell discusses regarding death so poorly understood?

3. What does "ventral-ventral contact" mean?

4. According to McConnell, how are dogs like children when it comes to getting what they want?

5. Who are the omegas in a social hierarchy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How can a person gauge a puppy's personality before she or he adopts or buys one?

2. How do juvenile wolves differ from adults in terms of social hierarchies and how does it pertain to dogs?

3. What are the types of individuals in social hierarchies, and which type has the most aggression?

4. What is the theory of benevolent leadership?

5. In what circumstances is a dog wrong for a home and what are the consequences?

6. Why is a working breed ill-suited to live in an apartment in a city, according to McConnell?

7. In what ways are dogs' personalities similar to humans, and why is it significant?

8. What are puppy mills?

9. What steps should an owner take to curb unwanted behavior?

10. What have studies found about an owner grieving over a pet, and why is it significant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the similarities and differences between primates and humans in terms of evolutionary behavior and social interaction.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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