WEEK 12: Companions & Pets

Question 1

Dog Species Name

Answer 1

Canis lupus familiaris

Question 2

Canis Genus Terminology

Answer 2

Dog, bitch, whelping, puppy dog, puppy bitch

Castrated male - castrate

Question 3

Cat Species name

Answer 3

Felis silvestris catus

Question 4

Felis Genus Terminology

Answer 4

Tom, queen, queening, kitten

Castrated male - gib

Question 5

Pet Prevalence in the USA

Answer 5

15% of households have at least 1 cat and 1 dog

56% of US households have at least 1 pet

(37% have a dog, 30% have at least one cat)

Question 6

What percent of US households have at least 1 cat and 1 dog?

Answer 6

15%

Question 7

What percent of US households have at least 1 pet?

Answer 7

56%

Question 8

What demographic is most likely to have a pet?

Answer 8

Families with children

Question 9

Which demographic is least likely to have a pet?

Answer 9

People 65 or older living alone

Question 10

Is the pet industry growing in size or decreasing?

Answer 10

Growing - growth rate is ab 5% annually

Question 11

What’s the difference between pets and companion animals?

Answer 11

Owners specifically have intense emotional ties to companion animals.

Question 12

What are the 6 categories of pets?

Answer 12

• Ornamental pets
• Status symbols
• Playthings
• Hobby animals
• Working animals
• Companions

Question 13

Ornamental Pets

Answer 13

• Decorate and enhance the atmosphere
• Usually brightly colored birds or fish
• Rarely handled, named, or treated in any special way
• Not considered companion animals

Question 14

Status Symbols

Answer 14

• Purebred animals
• Unusual, rare, or expensive animals
• “Mascots”

Question 15

Playthings

Answer 15

• Living toys given to children
• Animals used in sports such as hunting or riding

Question 16

Hobby Animals

Answer 16

• Breeding
• Shows or exhibits
• Competitions

Question 17

Working Animals

Answer 17

• Herding, pulling sleds and carts, pest control
• Modern working dogs:
  >Police, rescue, scent detection
• Service dogs
• Emotional support animals

Question 18

T/F Therapy animals, service/assistance animals, and emotional support animals all have special rights of access to public areas such as stores and airplanes

Answer 18

FALSE.

Only Service/Assistance animals have special rights of access to certain areas.

Look over the chart in the slides.

Question 19

Companion Animals

Answer 19

• Relationship itself is important to the owner
• Many playthings, status symbols, working and hobby animals are
  simultaneously companion animals
• Usually dogs, cats, small mammals, and birds

Question 20

What’s the most common purpose of pet ownership?

Answer 20

Companionship

Question 21

T/F All pet species are domesticated

Answer 21

False. Some species such as parrots and reptiles are not domesticated, only tamed.

Question 22

What’s the most popular pet in terms of rate of ownership?

Answer 22

Dogs

Question 23

T/F Many smaller species, such as rats, were originally domesticated to be lab subjects

Answer 23

True

Question 24

Are dogs polyestrous or monoestrous?

Answer 24

Monoestrous. Puberty begins at 6-9 months of age.

Question 25

How is the Luteinizing Hormone different between cats and dogs?

Answer 25

In dogs, LH spikes right before ovulation.

In cats, copulation induces the LH spike and thus ovulation.

Question 26

Are cats polyestrous or monoestrous?

Answer 26

Seasonally polyestrous, puberty begins around 10 months.