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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. According to McConnell, how can an owner effectively housebreak a dog?
2. When first training a dog to play fetch, what should an owner do?
3. What kind of animal behaviorist is Patricia McConnell?
4. How many scent receptors do dogs have?
5. Can dogs sniff out land mines and cancer?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are commissures, and why are they important?
2. What two mistakes did McConnell make with an aggressive mastiff, and why was it dangerous?
3. What is paedomorphism, and why is it significant?
4. Why is it important to properly teach a dog to play fetch?
5. According to McConnell, what sense perception do humans believe dogs respond to that is incorrect and why is it significant?
6. What myth do humans perpetuate about how dogs respond to them, and what does it signify?
7. Why does McConnell advise against play fighting or wrestling with a dog?
8. What point does McConnell make in relating her experience with the aggressive mastiff?
9. What story does McConnell relate about a dog's memory for smell, and why is it significant?
10. What is the difference between how we use our sense of smell versus how dogs use their sense of smell?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss how humans and dogs cope with death.
1) What are the similarities and difference between how humans and dogs grieve?
2) What resources are available for owners who have lost a pet or pets who have lost a companion?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Puppy Mills. What are they and why should prospective owners avoid them? What role should the government have in regulating them?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the relationship between physical space and the body in the book. How important are physical movements in terms of training? How do dogs perceive physical space?
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