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- 2. Many conflicts between household pets can be due to incompatible personalities and ______.
- 3. When a puppy is chewing on something they should not be you should calmly interrupt and ______ it with an appropriate, puppy-safe item.
- 4. One of the most important behaviours you can teach your dog is ______.
- 5. To avoid conflict between household dogs, you should not allow the dogs to ______ at one another, rather, calmly interrupt.
- 6. When we want to redirect our dog's attention from the food or item on the counter, we can use an attention noise. What should you not use to get their attention?
- 9. By using words such as “no” and “leave it” your dog may learn that items on counters or tables are only off-limits when you are ______.
- 11. Domestic dogs will often ______ during play sequences, especially if play includes fighting behaviours that could trigger aggression from the playmate.
- 12. One or two days before parturition, the female dog may become restless, seek seclusion, and participate in destructive behaviours in an attempt to build a ______.
- 15. Three reasons why a dog may bark include fear, alarm barking and ______.
- 17. Typically, aggression occurs when a dog is exposed to a ______.
- 19. To address unwanted barking, we first need to understand the ______.
- 21. Dogs that are ______ may overreact to certain stimuli and appear aggressive to observers.
- 22. What is the most common olfactory cue that conveys information about status, territories and home ranges.
- 24. When trying to correct resource guarding behaviours we can use high ______ food drops to teach the dog that our presence indicates good things.
- 26. Some believe that coprophagy (ingestion of feces) is a result of ______ conditioning towards the gained attention from the owner.
- 28. Many people believe male dogs use marking to mark their territory. What is another possible reason for this behaviour?
- 31. If destructive behaviour is focused on points of entry, it is likely due to ______.
- 32. Inappropriate ______ between owner and pet dog, coupled with lack of obedience training, can lead to the development of psychological problems which manifest themselves through the animals’ behaviour i.e., aggression.
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- 1. Housetraining may be more difficult if the dog has a ______ and has become accustomed to eliminating on a particular surface (eg. Grass, carpet, newspaper).
- 7. Problems like aggression or separation anxiety can be rectified through behavioural ______.
- 8. Aggressive dominant dogs may bare their teeth and raise their hackles also known as ______.
- 10. ______ is a change in behaviour in the presence of something the dog considers valuable.
- 13. The tendency to bark was found to be inherited through two genes, with dominant alleles for a low stimulus ______.
- 14. Canids hoard surplus food in caches. Domestic dogs can often be witnessed ______ when there is excess food or other resources like toys.
- 16. Rather than yelling at the dog the best thing you can do when a dog jumps up at you is ______ them.
- 18. The best solution for deterring digging is to provide the dog with mental and environmental ______ if they are going to be left outside.
- 20. Nipping is a ______ behaviour for puppies.
- 23. Digging can sometimes be managed by using a dig pit, which provides a controlled location for the dog to participate in “______” digging.
- 25. It is important puppies remain with their litter and mother until 8 weeks of age so that they may learn bite ______ and the consequences related to nipping.
- 27. We can offer an ______ behaviour to be performed to stop a dog from jumping up.
- 29. When training a dog not to bark the most important step is to prevent ______ as this strengthens the neural pathways and increases the likelihood of reoccurrence.
- 30. One reason destructive behaviour may occur is a lack of physical and/or mental ______.