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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, what should an owner NOT assume about petting her or his dog?
2. What is the #2 preference prospective owners base their decision to adopt or buy a dog?
3. Why will a submissive dog urinate before a more dominant dog?
4. Who are the betas in a social hierarchy?
5. What is the ideal way of correcting bad behavior, according to McConnell?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is a working breed ill-suited to live in an apartment in a city, according to McConnell?
2. What are puppy mills?
3. How can a person gauge a puppy's personality before she or he adopts or buys one?
4. In what circumstances is a dog wrong for a home and what are the consequences?
5. How does McConnell's views on social hierarchy differ from other scientists, and how is it important?
6. How do juvenile wolves differ from adults in terms of social hierarchies and how does it pertain to dogs?
7. Why does McConnell state that prospective owners should not be impressed by show dog-type breeds?
8. Why do behavior problems arise when dogs are always given what they want?
9. What is rehoming and why is it sometimes necessary?
10. What is the theory of benevolent leadership?
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 social hierarchy in dogs. Define and discuss the roles of alpha, omega, and beta dogs in packs. How fluid are packs in terms of social hierarchy?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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