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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.

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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.