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Canine Midterm Flashcards

1
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Defensive muzzle

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All teeth showing

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Aggressive muzzle

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only front teeth showing

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3
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ears during bite

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always retracted

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hackles

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piloerection

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5
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weight distributions

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relaxed: even

play: front legs lowered in a bow

anxious: head turned away, c curved spine

submissive: body lowered, tail low OR lying with belly exposed

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6
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stress ladder

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  1. yawn, lick muzzle
  2. turn head away
  3. turn body away, sitting, pawing
  4. walk away
  5. creeping, ears back
  6. standing crouched, tail tuckes
  7. lying down, paw picked up
  8. stiffening up, staring.
  9. teeth exposed
  10. growling
  11. snapping
  12. bite
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7
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most common biter?

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fearful

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8
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3 ways to help with anxious dog in clinic?

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  • change location of exam
  • reschedule with sedation
  • wear muzzle
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9
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neonatal

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birth - 2 weeks

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10
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transitional

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2-3 weeks

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socialization

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3-12 weeks

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12
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adolescence

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3 mo - 6/9 mo

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5 stages of development

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  1. neonatal (0-2 weeks)
  2. transitional (2-3 weeks).
  3. socialization (3-12 weeks)
  4. adolescence (3mo-6/9 mo)
  5. adult
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14
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awareness period (socialization)

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3 weeks

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15
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initially dogs period (socialization)

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up to 7 weeks

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weaning (socialization)

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4-8 weeks

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17
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human socialization (socialization)

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7-12 weeks

*greatest impact on future behaviour, puppy classes!

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18
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when to take puppy to a new home?

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around 2 months, never before 6 weeks, or after 14 weeks

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19
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age of potty training

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8-9 weeks

*take puppy outside ever 20 minutes, immediately after meals

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20
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fear imprint period (adolesence)

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2-3 mo

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21
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social dominance period (adolescence)

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3-4 mo

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22
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flight instinct period (adolescence)

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4-8 mo

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23
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second fear period

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6-14 mo

24
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first heat

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6-12 mo

25
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sexual maturity

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~1 year

26
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3 reasons for putting dog in shelter

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  • lifestyle change
  • dog is more work than they thought
  • behaviour problems
27
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border collie

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herding

28
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labs

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retrieving

29
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german shepherds

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protection

30
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westie

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ratting (digging)

31
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chow chow

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hunting/pulling

32
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cesar milan method

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be a leader
control his mind
channel his energy

33
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cesar milan definition of well behaved dog

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  • reliably trained
  • quiet on command
  • pays attention to owner
  • plays independently
34
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clicker training

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CLASSICAL CONDITIONING
- click -> offer treat
- once link established, increase time between food

OPERANT CONDITIONING
- desired behaviour -> immediate click -> food
- once behaviour established, intermittent food reward

35
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sit-stay

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teaches dog to focus on you

  • reward attention: ask to sit, give treat, repeat varying time between reward from 1-10 seconds
  • reward relaxed attention: ignore barking
  • add distance and distraction
36
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helpful games

A

tricks
hide and seek
true fetch

37
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bad games

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chase
tug of war
‘throw the ball’ fetch
wrestling

38
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submissive urination

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treatment: be boring
- ignore dog to reduce excitement when arriving
- teach dog to sit when greeted (distraction)
- greet only when calm

  • increase confidence (obedience trained dogs more confident)
39
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fearful behaviour

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treatment: ignore fear, reward confident behaviour

desensitive:
- sit-stay
- gradually expose to stimulus, reward calm behaviour
- do not pet/talk to dog when it is fearful

  • do not extend hand to pet a fearful dog
40
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separation anxiety

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nothing to do with obedience training, an emotional response

treatment:
- sit-stay, teach dog not to follow you, increase distance until you are out of room
- grab keys, put coat on, step out for minute, return
- ignore the dog when you step back in
- increase length of departures

  • crate train dog while you are out of house
41
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only discipline a dog if…

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you catch him in the act

42
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raising singleton puppies

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  • interrupt them when they are nursing
  • have puppy spend time with similar aged puppies
  • join another litter if possible
  • work on bite inhibition
  • lots of handling
43
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mounting

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  • can begin at 5 weeks
44
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urine marking

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  • 3 months on, more common when sexual maturity reached
  • male dogs: lift leg, rotate body, spray small amount horizontally
  • female dogs: as heat is approaching
45
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courtship

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male dog smells urine of female dog in estrus
- pees in same spot
- follows the trail

  • investigates head and body of female
  • concentrates on vulva
  • female elevates rump, tail to side
  • dog mounts from rear, grips with forelegs
46
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estrus cycles

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  • begin at 6-9mo
  • 2 a year
47
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false heat

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precedes normal estrus by 2-3 mo

48
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proestrus

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  • discharge
  • more playful
  • not ready to mate yet, resists advances
49
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estrus

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  • interest in males
  • mating often towards end of estrus
  • stands quietly, tail to side
50
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copulation

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penis (swells) in vagina (constricts) -> ‘the tie’

stay locked for 10-30 min, ejcaulation -> tie deflates

  • bring bitch to dog
51
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pre-maternal behaviour

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  • licking nipples and genitals as parturition approaches
  • lactation: 1-7 days prepartum
  • appetite decreased 1-2 days before birth
  • body temp below 39 1 day before whelping
52
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parturition (whelping)

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stage 1: labour, dilated cervix, 12-24hrs
- restless, nesting

stage 2: visible contractions
- normal delivery: puppies born 5-60 min apart
- dystocia: more than 2 hour

after each puppy: licks, chews umbilical cord, eats placenta

53
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pup after birth

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lies quietly until licking stimulates it
- vocalizes once breathing and fluid expelled from respiratory tract

  • mom regurgitates food 4 weeks after whelping (helps wean them, get them used to food)
54
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begin training

A

5 weeks

55
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when to take to a dog park

A

after 5 months
- avoid fear imprint period of 2-3mo

56
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the golden period

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72 hrs after birth
- watch for puppy being ignored, cold, mouth breathing

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