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May mixed breed dogs be shown in 4-H?
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Yes
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Name the 4-H colors
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Green and white
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Name the 4-H's
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Head, Heart, Hands, Health
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What do you pledge your hands to?
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Larger service
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What do you pledge your head to?
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Clearer thinking
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What do you pledge your health to?
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Better living
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What do you pledge your heart to?
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Greater loyalty
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What is the 4-H motto?
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To Make the Best Better.
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Who do you pledge your head, heart, hands, and health for?
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Your club, your community, your country, and your world.
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Could your dog be registered with the name Ronald Reagan?
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Yes
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Field trials are held for some dogs in which two groups?
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Sporting and Hounds.
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How long can a dog's registered name be?
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Up to twenty five letters
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Can a dog have allergies?
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Yes
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Can puppies get acne?
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Yes (called Puppy Dermatitis)
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This worm is commonly found in puppies. Puppies can get them from their mothers. They are small, white, and hairline in shape. They suck blood from the intestinal wall and may cause the dog to be anemic. Name the worm.
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Hookworm
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What internal parasite infests the bloodstream of the dog?
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Heartworms.
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A male dog used for breeding purposes is called a ______ dog?
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Stud
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Define: biddable
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Easily trained or controlled
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Define: bronzing
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Tan coloration intermingled with black hairs
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Define: Bullbaiting
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An ancient sport in which the dog tormented or baited the bull
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True or False: A bay is a prolonged bark or voice of the hunting hound.
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True
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What is the best place to buy a purebred puppies.
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From a breeder.
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What type of hounds were pictures found of on the Egyptian tombs?
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sight hounds
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According to the AKC Complete Dog Book what are the 5 basic commands of Obedience training?
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Heel, Sit, Stay, Down, Come
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Can a handler be penalized for using too large or small or a collar on the dog?
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Yes
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Can a judge give a substantial deduction in obedience if the handler's commands are excessively loud?
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Yes
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Can a spayed or neutered dog be shown at an AKC obedience trial?
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Yes.
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Do you have to have a qualifying score to receive a ribbon in a non-regular obedience class?
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No
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How does a dog earn an obedience degree?
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Receive three qualifying scores at three different AKC shows in that class under three different judges.
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How does a handler know what exercises he must do in versatility obedience?
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He draws an envelope with exercises in it
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How long should an obedience training leash be?
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Six feet.
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How many points must a dog receive in an obedience trial to qualify for a leg towards its obedience title?
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A minimum of 170 points.
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In 4-H Graduate Novice, which exercise comes first: recall over high jump or broad jump?
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Broad Jump
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In obedience what is meant by the term lagging?
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The dog is behind the handler.
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In obedience, confiirmation, and 4-H classes, on which arm do you wear your armband identification?
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Left arm
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In obedience, what is meant by crowding?
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The dog is too close to the handler.,
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In the Novice class, what are the only three commands that can be given with both a voice command and a hand signal?
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The stand command, the stay command and the down command
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In the Utility scent discrimination exercise, who decides which type of article the dog will retrieve first?
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The handler.
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In what obedience exercise may the handler use both arms as a signal?
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None
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Name the three types of obdience stewards.
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Gate steward, ring steward, table steward.
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The initials T.D. indicate what title in obedience?
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Tracking Dog
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To receive an obedience title, a dog must earn how many legs?
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Three
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Two dogs or the same kind working together in obedience is called a ______?
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Brace
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What AKC title is given for completing Novice obedience?
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Companion Dog (CD)
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What is the second exercise in the Novice Obedience class?
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Stand for examination
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What is the surgical operation on a bitch to prevent conception called.
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Spay or Spaying
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When heeling your dog, which foot should you step off on?
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Your left foot.
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Define: corns
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Hard, horny and callous material that forms on the soles of the feet
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Define: Creaseless
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Absence of wrinkles and skin folds about the head
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Give another name for the coccygial vertebrae.
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The tail
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Have many cervical vertebrae does a dog have?
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Seven
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How many canine teeth does a dog have?
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Four
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How many digits does a dog have on one foot?
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Four
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How many lumbar vertebrae does a dog have?
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Seven
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How many teeth does a dog have on the top and how many on the bottom?
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20 on top, 22 on bottom.
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How many teeth does a dog have?
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42
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How many thoracic vertebrae does a dog have?
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Thirteen
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Name the bone joint at the hock.
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The tarsus.
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Name the bone that makes up a dog's point of rump.
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Ischium
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Name the three types of vertebrae (not including the tail)
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Cervical, thoracic, lumbar.
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Name the two bones of the forearm.
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The radius and the ulna.
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The highest part of the shoulders immediately behind the neck is called the _________
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Withers
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The horny cover of the paw cushion is called a dog's _________________
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Pad
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The indentation between the eyes where the nasal bone and skull meet is called the _______________
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Stop
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The joint of the hind leg between the thigh and the second thigh is called the knee or _______________
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Stifle
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To shorten or removed a dog's tail is called?
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Dock
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True or False: The flews are part of the dogs ears.
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False: Flews are the upper lips, pendulous, particularly at their inner corners.
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True or False: A beard is a thick, long hair growth on the underjaw.
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True
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True or False: the femur is the thigh bone.
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True
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Upper canine teeth are sometimes called_________________________
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Eye teeth
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What are the canine teeth?
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Two upper and two lower sharp pointed teeth between the incisors and premolars, also known as tusks, fangs, or eyeteeth.
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What are the four sharp-pointed cutting teeth called?
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Canine teeth
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What are the neck vertebrae called?
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Cervical
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What are the vertebrae of the tail called?
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Coccygeal.
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What are the withers?
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The highest point of the shoulders, immediately behind the neck.
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What color is a china eye?
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Clear blue
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What does the term elbows out mean?
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The elbows turn out from the body.
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What group of vertebrae are closest to the dog's croup?
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Lumbar
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What is a fiddle front?
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The forelegs turn out at the elbows, the pasterns close in and the feet turn out, creating a bowed appearance.
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What is another name for the breastbone?
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Sternum
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What is dewlap?
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Loose fold of skin under the chin of some dogs.
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What is layback?
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The angle of the shoulder blades as compared with a vertical axis (front angulation)
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What is the bone of the upper arm called?
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The humerus
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What is the dewclaw?
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An extra claw on the inside of the leg.
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What is the name of the joint between the second thigh and the metatarsus?
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The hock or tarsus.
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What is the pastern?
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The part of the leg between the carpus (wrist) and the pad.
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What joints make up a dog's rear angulation?
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The stifle and hock joint.
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What one major vertebrae allows a dog to turn its head?
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Axis
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When you are leaving your dog on a stay, which foot should you step off on?
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Your right foot.
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What is the 4-H emblem?
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A green four leaf clover with a white H on each leaf.,
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In Fitting and Showing, what is meant by a free stack.
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The dog is allowed to stand naturally, but with good expression. Usually done after gaiting in a pattern.
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Name the 4-H Fitting and Showing classes.
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Junior, Intermediate, Senior. (Specials classes in all
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True or False: A spayed or neutered dog may not compete at State 4-H fair.
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False.
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True or False: The rules of showing dogs in 4-H are different than those in AKC
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True
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True or False: 4-H is only in the United States
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False
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What are the age divisions in 4-H called?
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Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Senior
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What do Orville Redenbacher, Reggie White, Dan Reeves, Johnny Carson, Reba McIntire have in common?
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They were all involved in 4-H and are now alumni of 4-H.
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What does IFYE stand for?
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The International Four-H Youth Exchange
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What is a perfect score in Fitting and Showing?
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100 points.
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When gaiting a dog in fitting and showing, in which hand do you hold the lead?
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The hand closest to the dog.
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Where does IFYE serve?
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United States, Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the South Pacific
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Who can join 4-H?
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Four-H is open to youth regardless of race, religion, color, gender, national origin, handicap or place of residence. Most states have programs for youth who are 5 to 19 years old.
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According to the AKC Junior Showmanship regulations, who is not an amateur and may not compete?
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An individual listed as an agent is not eligible to compete in Juniors, nor any person who distributes rate cards or otherwise advertises themselves as handling dogs for pay in the show ring, or accepts payment for handling dogs.
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According to the AKC, what is an American-bred dog?
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An American-bred dog is a dog whelped in the United States of America by reason of a mating which took place in the United States of America.
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According to the AKC, who is the breeder of a dog?
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The breeder of a dog is the person who owned the dam of that dog when the dam was bred; except that if the dam was leased at the time of mating, the breeder is the lessee.
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After a dog is registered with the AKC, may an owner change the registered name of that dog?
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No change in the name of a dog registered with The American Kennel Club will be allowed to be made.
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Are bitches in season allowed to compete at an AKC agility trial?
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No
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Are dogs required to wear a collar when running a course at an AKC agility trial?
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No. At the handler's option, dogs may run a course with or without a collar.
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Are spayed bitches or neutered dogs allowed to compete at an AKC agility trial?
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No
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Can a bitch in season be shown in conformation at an AKC show.
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Yes
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Describe the collars that are acceptable in the obedience ring.
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Well fitting plain buckle or slip collars. Of appropriate length of leather, fabric, or chain. Slip collars must have two rings, one on each end. Nothing hanging from collar.
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Describe the material that an Open Tunnel is made of at an AKC agility trial.
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A flexible tube of durable material that is capable of being formed into curved shapes.
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Describe the Tire Jump at an AKC agility trial.
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A tire (or a circular object that resembles a tire) suspended from a rectangular frame. The inner diameter of the tire is 24" plus or minus 1", and the wall is 3" to 8" thick.
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Describe the Weave Poles at an AKC agility trial.
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The Weave Poles consist of 6 to 12 poles that are either stuck in the ground or mounted in a base. The poles are 1" to 1-1/4" in diameter and at least 36" high, and they are uniformly spaced at intervals of 20" to 24"
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Generally describe the Closed Tunnel (or chute) at an AKC agility trial.
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The Closed Tunnel consists of a rigid entrance section to which a chute is attached.
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How are Juniors judged in the AKC Junior Showmanship classes.
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They are judged on their ability to present and handle their dogs within the same formats and guidelines as those who compete in the breed ring.
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How is the Standard Course Time calculated for the Novice Jumpers With Weaves class at an AKC agility trial?
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8" and 12" Divisions: 2.5 yds per second, 16" Division: 2.75 yds per second, 20" and 24" Divisions: 3 yds per second
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How is the Standard Course Time calculated for the Novice Standard Classes at an AKC agility trial?
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2 yards per second, plus 5 seconds for the Pause Table.
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How is the Standard Course Time calculated for the Open Jumpers With Weaves class at an AKC agility trial?
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8" and 12" Divisions: 3 yds per second, 16" Division: 3.25 yds per second, 20" and 24" Divisions: 3.5 yds per second
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How large, and what shapes are the openings of an Open Tunnel at an AKC agility trial?
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The 2 openings are either round or rectangular, with a height and width of 24" plus or minus 2".
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How many first place wins must a dog have to become an AKC obedience Trial Champion?
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Three, one in Open B, one in Utility, and one other win.
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How many groups are recongized by AKC and name them
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7 - terrier, hound, non-sporting, herding, toys, working, sporting
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How many points must a dog have to become an AKC Champion?
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Fifteen points
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How old must a dog be to compete at an AKC show?
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Six months
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How old must a dog be to compete in an AKC Herding trial or test?
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Nine months
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How old must you be to enter AKC junior showmanship?
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Ten years old
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How should a competitor dress in the AKC Junior Showmanship competition?
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Juniors should be clean, neat, and well-groomed. They should wear clothing that is comfortable to handle in and appropriate for dog shows. Clothing should not distract, limit or hinder the judge's view of the dog.
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How should a dog be groomed for competition in the AKC Junior Showmanship ring?
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Dogs should be groomed and trimmed as they would be for the breed ring. Judges will not evaluate the quality of the grooming and trimming. Unnecessary grooming of the dog in the ring to gain attention is not proper conduct.
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If a Junior has a conflict with their dog in another class, can they still be judged in Junior Showmanship?
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The judge may allow a Junior to enter the ring up until the time they have examined and gaited every dog in the class. Should a Junior request to be excused to go show in another ring, they are permanently excused and may not return.
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If your dog's coat has been dyed or powdered to change or enhance its color, can it be shown in an AKC show?
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No
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In AKC Junior Showmanship, is dog control considered?
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Yes. Any Junior who cannot control his or her dog will be excused by the judge.
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In AKC Junior Showmanship, what will an exhibitor be asked to demonstrate?
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Moving the dog with the rest of the class, presenting the dog in the standing position proper to its breed (including the use of an examining table for those breeds normally judged on a table), moving the dog individually in a regular pattern.
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May a bitch in season be used in an AKC Junior Showmanship class?
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No
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May a club hold a tracking test and an obedience trial the same day?
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A club may not hold a tracking test on the same day as its show or obedience trial.
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May a dog eligible to enter the Miscellaneous Class at AKC dog shows enter an AKC agility trial?
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Yes. Dogs eligible for entry in the Miscellaneous Class at dog shows are eligible to participate provided their AKC identification number appears on the entry form.
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May a dog gain points towards a championship while being shown in the AKC Miscellaneous Class?
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No
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May a handler walk an agility course with their dog prior to class start?
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No. Handlers are permitted to walk the course, without a dog, prior to the start of the class to plan their strategy.
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May an AKC agility trial be run on a concrete surface?
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Yes. If a course is run on concrete, the area must be fully matted or padded.
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May an AKC Junior Showmanship competitor substitute another dog for the one they had entered in a show?
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Yes. Juniors are limited to the substitution of one dog per show. The junior must have the AKC number of the substitute dog.
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May dog compete if it is taped or bandaged or in any way has anything attached to it for medical purposes?
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No
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Must a dog be AKC-registerable to compete in Canine Good Citizen tests?
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No. Canine Good Citizen tests are non-competitive events open to all pure and mixed breed dogs.
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Name the seven breed groups recognized by the AKC
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Sporting, Hound, Working, Terrier, Toy, Non-sporting, Herding
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Name the three awards a judge will give out in the best of breed competition.
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Best of Winners, Best of Breed, Best of Opposite Sex (to the Best of Breed)
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On what is a Junior Showmanship participant judged?
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Junior Showmanship shall be judged solely on the ability and skill of the Juniors in handling their dogs as in the breed ring. The show qualities of the dogs shall not be considered.
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Some breed classes are sub-divided by varieties. Name the varieties?
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Color, Height, Weight, Coat Type
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The Belgian Tervuren was originally registered as what name?
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Belgian Sheepdog.
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The Brittany was original registered under what name?
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Brittany Spaniel
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The Cooperative Extension is part of which US government department?
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The Department of Agriculture.
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The Japanese Spaniel was recognized by the AKC in 1888. It is now known by another name. What is that name?
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Japanese Chin
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These breeds were developed for serving man by drawing sleds and carts, protecting property, serving as police dogs, and helping in war time. Giant breeds, sled breeds, and guard breeds are found in this group. Name the group.
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Working
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This breed was originally registered by the AKC as the Russian Setter. What is it now called?
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The Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
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True or False: Breed competition is the only place where conformation points can be earned.
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False.
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True or False: Field trials are held only for Sporting breeds.
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False
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True or False: only a champion of record can win in Best of Breed?
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False
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True or False: The AKC is the only U.S. Organization that registers dogs.
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False
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True or False: The odd dog remaining after dogs entered in a field trial has been paired is called a BYE.
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True
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Under AKC rules, what does excused mean?
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The dog may not finish competing in that class at that show.
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What are four techniques for supplementary feeding of newborn puppies?
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Dropper, baby bottle, spoon, or tube feeding
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What are the four types of sporting dogs?
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Pointers, Retrievers, Setters and Spaniels.
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What are the recommended minimum distances between obstacles at an AKC agility trial?
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It is recommended that there be a minimum of 15 feet to 18 feet between obstacles with a minimum of 18 feet between jumps, 21 feet to spreads, and a maximum of 25' between any two obstacles.
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What are the Regular Titling Classes at an AKC agility trial?
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Novice Agility, Novice Jumpers W/Weaves, Open Agility, Open Jumpers W/Weaves, Agility Excellent "A", Excellent Jumpers W/Weaves "A", Master Agility Excellent "B", Master Excellent Jumpers W/Weaves "B"
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What are the three phases of the great sport of dogs?
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Conformation, Obedience, Field Trials
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What are the time limits to register an individual dog with the AKC?
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12 months from time of application without penalty, 24 months with penalty. More than 24 months, extraordinary circumstance only.
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What are the two types of conformation dog shows?
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Specialty and all-breed.
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What breeds of dogs may enter an AKC agility trial?
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Agility trials are open to all registrable breeds except that a specialty club may opt to hold an agility trial for its breed only.
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What collars are permitted to be worn when running a course at an AKC agility trial?
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The only collars allowed when running a course are flat buckle or rolled leather collars, but there shall be no attachments hanging or otherwise allowed on the collar.
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What dogs come back into the ring to compete for Best in Show?
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The Seven group winners
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What general category of projects is the dog project included in?
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Animal Sciences
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What is a typical crew required to put on an AKC agility trial?
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The host club must provide a minimum of two scorekeepers, two or more ring stewards, a scribe, a gate steward, and a timer per ring. An additional 4-6 stewards should be scheduled per ring to help in various other tasks necessary to expedite the trial.
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What is a wicket?
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A device used to measure a dog's height.
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What is the course time deduction in the Novice classes at an AKC agility trial?
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1-point deduction for every second over course time rounding down to whole numbers.
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What is the course time deduction in the Open classes at an AKC agility trial?
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2-point deduction for every second over course time rounding down to whole numbers.
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What is the difference between Novice Junior Showmanship and Open Junior Showmanship?
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The Novice class is only for those who have not won three first place ribbons and the Open class is only for those who have.
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What is the difference in color between the AKC Registration Certificate and the Limited Registration Certificate?
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The Registration Certificate has a purple border and the Limited Registration Certificate has an orange border.
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What is the duty of a scribe at an AKC agility trial?
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A scribe is required to record the scores as instruct-ed by the judge.
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What is the largest of the dog-recording organizations in the United States?
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The American Kennel Club (AKC)
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What is the length of an Open Tunnel at an AKC agility trial?
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Its length is 10' to 20'.
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What is the maximum number of course faults allowed to still qualify in the Novice Jumpers With Weaves class at an AKC agility trial?
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2 Refusals, 0 Wrong Course, refusals and run-outs will not be faulted regarding the performance of the Weave Poles in this class.
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What is the maximum number of points towards an AKC championship that can be earned at one show?
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Five
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What is the maximum score in a class at an AKC agility trial?
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The maximum attainable score in any class is 100 points.
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What is the minimum age a dog must be to participate in a member or licensed AKC agility trial?
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All dogs twelve (12) months of age or older that are registered with the American Kennel Club or that have AKC Limited Registration are eligible to participate.
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What is the minimum number of obstacles required for a Novice Class at an AKC agility trial?
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13-15
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What is the minimum number of obstacles required for a Open Class at an AKC agility trial?
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16-19
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What is the minimum useable course area required for an AKC agility trial?
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The minimum useable course area must be 5,000 square feet for Novice, 6,500 square feet for Open, and 8,000 square feet for Excellent.
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What is the minimum width of a course area for an AKC agility trial?
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a minimum of 60' wide
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What is the only non-regular class specified in the AKC Agility regulations?
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International Sweepstakes Class.
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What is the point deduction for a refusal or runout at an AKC agility trial?
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A Refusal or runout is scored as a 5-point deduction.
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What is the point deduction for a wrong course at an AKC agility trial?
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A wrong course is scored as a 5-point deduction per occurrence. An occurrence is defined as one deduction until the dog has returned to and engaged the correct obstacle, regardless of how many wrong obstacles are taken.
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What is the purpose of a breed standard?
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To describe the ideal example of the breed.
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What is the purpose of the AKC Junior Showmanship classes?
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To offer youngsters aged 10 to 18 the opportunity to develop their handling skills, practice good sportsmanship, and learn about dogs and dog shows.
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What is the smallest amount that can be deducted from an obedience score?
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One half point
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What must a dog do to attain a qualifying score at an AKC agility trial?
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A dog must pass with the minimum allowable score or better, and not receive any non-qualifying deductions.
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When does a dog's course time end at an AKC agility trial?
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A dog's time stops whenever any part of the dog crosses the finish line when the dog is in the closing sequence.
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When does a dog's course time start at an
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A dog's time starts whenever any part of the dog
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When is time called on a course at an AKC agility trial?
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Time is called at 1-1/2 course time, and the dog must be excused.
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When should the Agility course layout be posted?
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At least one-half hour before the start of the class.
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When was the American Kennel Club founded?
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1884
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When was the first AKC licensed Field Trial held?
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November 4, 1890
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Where is the Dog Museum of America located?
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St Louis, Mo
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Which AKC breed group has the fewest number of breeds?
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Non Sporting
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Which two AKC breed groups have the greatest number of breeds?
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Sporting and Terrier.
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Who may apply for registration of a dog with the AKC?
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Any person in good standing with the AKC may apply for the registration of any purebred dog or litter of purebred dogs owned by him, by supplying the AKC with information and complying with such conditions as it requires.
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Who may compete in the AKC Open Agility Class?
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Dogs that have acquired the Novice Agility or Open Agility titles but which have not acquired a qualifying score towards their Agility Excellent title.
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Who may compete in the AKC Agility Excellent "A" Class?
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Dogs that have acquired the Open Agility title, and to dogs that have acquired the Agility Excellent title but that have not acquired a qualifying score towards their Master Agility Excellent title.
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Who may compete in the AKC Excellent Jumpers With Weaves "A" Class?
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Dogs that have acquired the Open JWW title and to dogs that have acquired the Excellent JWW title but have not acquired a qualifying score towards their Master Excellent JWW title.
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Who may compete in the AKC Open Jumpers With Weaves Class?
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Dogs that have acquired the Novice JWW or the Open JWW titles but have not acquired a qualifying score towards an Excellent JWW title
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Who may hold an AKC Junior Showmanship competition?
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Any club that is approved to hold a licensed or member all-breed show or a specialty show held apart from an all-breed show, may also be approved to offer Junior Showmanship competition at its show.
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Name a breed of dog that has a purple or black tongue.
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Chow Chow.
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Name a breed with size varieties.
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Beagle, Manchester Terrier, Poodle.
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Name the two types of Corgis.
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Pembroke Welsh Corgi and Cardigan Welsh Corgi.
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What are the two classes of hounds?
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Scent hounds and Sight (or gaze) hounds.
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What is Harlequin?
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Patched or pied discoloration, usually black on white. As in a Great Dane.
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Give two reasons why you should not buy a puppy from a pet shop.
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Such puppies lack socialization, many are unhealthy, they are over priced, and their papers may be forged.
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It is OK to let your dog run free all the time if you have a lot of land.
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No. Dogs must be confined to your home and property.
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True or False: Your puppy should sleep in your bed the first night.
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False
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What are the basic requirements of a dog house?
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Warm in winter, cool in summer, draft free, dry at all times, easy to clean, have a sun deck, provide shade and encourage exercise.
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What day of the week should you bring a new puppy home/
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Saturday
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What time of day should you bring a new puppy home?
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In the morning
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Define: Abdomen
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The portion of the dog's body between the chest and the hind quarters.
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Define: Action
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Any performance of function or movement, either of any part or organ, or of the whole body. Used as a synonym for gait in some standards.
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Define: albino
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An animal deficient in pigmentation.
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Define: Almond Eyes
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The eye set in surrounding tissue of an almond shape
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Define: angulation
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The angles formed by the meeting of the bones. Mainly the shoulder, upper arm, stifle, and hock.
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Define: Anklyosis?
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Abnormal immobility and consolidation of a joint. Noted as a cause of faulty tails in the German Shepherd standard.
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Define: Apple head
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Rounded or domed skull
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Define: Aquiline
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Curving, like an eagle's beak
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Define: Arched loin
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Muscular development over the spine. Not like a roach.
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Define: Back
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Vertebrae or topline between shoulder blade and hip bones
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Define: Bandy legs
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Having a bend of leg outward.
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Define: Bat Ear
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An erect ear, rather broad at the base, rounded in outline at the top, and with an orifice directly to the front.
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Define: Bay
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The prolonged bark voice of the hunting hound.
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Define: Beefy
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Over-heavy development of the hindquarters
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Define: Belton
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Two colors on one hair as Orange Belton or Blue Belton in English Setters
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Define: Bite
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The way the upper and lower teeth meet when the mouth is closed.
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Define: Blanket
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The color of the coat on the back and upper part of the sides, between the neck and the tail.
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Define: Blaze.
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A white stripe running up the center of the face, usually between the eyes.
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Define: Blinker
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A dog that points a bird and then leaves it, or when it finds a bird it avoids making a definite point.
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Define: Blooded
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A dog of good breeding. Pedigreed.
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Define: Bloom
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The sheen of a coat that is a prime condition.
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Define: Bobtail
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A naturally tailless dog or a dog with a tail docked very short.
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Define: Bone
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The relative size (girth) of a dogs leg bones, substance
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Define: Bossy
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Over-development of the shoulder muscle.
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Define: Brace
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In breed: two dogs of the same breed fastened together and shown together. In obedience: two dogs belonging to one owner and shown together.
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Define: Brisket
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The chest or bib cage between and just behind the front legs
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Define: Broken up face.
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A receding nose, with a deep stop, wrinkle, and undershot jaw.
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Define: Burr
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The inside of the ear. The irregular formation that can be seen within the cup of the ear.
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Define: Butterfly nose.
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A part-colored nose. Spotted with flesh color.
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Define: Canine.
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A group of animals, including dogs, foxes, jackals, and wolves.
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Define: Catch dog
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A dog used to catch and hold a hunted animal, so that a huntsman can take it alive. Usually pigs or cattle.
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Define: Character as used in dog standards.
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Expression, individuality, and general appearance and deportment as considered typical of the breed.
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Define: Chest
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The party of the body or trunk that is enclosed by the ribs.
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Define: China eye
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A clear blue eye
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Define: Chops
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Jowls. Loose flesh on lips and jaws. Lower cheeks.
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Define: Chorea
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A nervous jerking caused by involuntary contraction of the muscles, usually affects the face or legs.
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Define: Clip
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The pattern of style of clip placed on a dog. The method of trimming the foot in some breeds, notably the poodle.
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Define: Coarse.
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Lacking refinement.
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Define: Cobby
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Short bodied, compact
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Define: Colostrum
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First milk after the birth of the young. It contains immunoglobulins (antibodies) that are needed in the first 24 hours of life. It protects the pups from all infectious diseases.
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Define: Conformation
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The structure and form of a dog as defined by its standard.
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Define: Corky
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Active, alert, lively.
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Define: Couple
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Two hounds.
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Define: Coursing
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The sport of chasing rabbits by sight hounds.
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Define: crank tail.
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A tail carried down and resembling a crank in shape.
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Define: Crop
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The trimmings of a dogs ears
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Define: Crossbred
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A dog whose sire and dam are representatives of two different but pure breeds.
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Define: Crown
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The highest part of the head, The topskull
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Define: Cur
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A mongrel dog of no breed identity
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Define: Cynology
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The study of canines
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Define: Dam
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Female parent.
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Define: Deadgrass
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Tan or dull straw color, Sedge color, as in the Chesapeake Bay Retriever.
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Define: Disqualification
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Decision made by a judge or bench show committee following a determination that a dog has a condition that makes it ineligible for any further competition under dog show rules or under the standard of its breed.
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Define: dock
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To shorten or remove all or part of the tail. Also, the base of the tail.
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Define: Dog
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A male dog (canine). Also used collectively to designate both male and female.
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Define: Dry Neck
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The skin taut. Neither loose or wrinkled
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Define: Dudley nose
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Flesh colored.
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Define: East & West
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The toes turn out (Face different directions)
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Define: Estrum
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It is the period in which ovulation occurs; heat; it lasts about nine days.
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Define: Ewe Neck
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Concave curvature of the neck top line. Top of the neck sags toward the ground.
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Define: Eyetooth
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Upper canine teeth Fangs
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Define: Fall
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Longer hair on the chest below the neck. Apron Or hair overhanging the face.
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Define: Fawn.
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A brown tan or red-yellow with hue of medium brilliance.
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Define: Feathering
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A longer fringe of hair on ears, legs tail or body
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Define: Field Champion
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A prefix used with the name of a dog that has been recorded a field champion by the AKC, having met requirements.
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Define: Flank
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The side of the body between the hip and the last rib.
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Define: Flews
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Loose hanging lips as in Bulldogs.
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Define: Forearm.
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The bone of the foreleg between the elbow and pastern.
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Define: Foreface.
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The part of the face in front of the eyes. The muzzle.
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Define: French front
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Forelegs out at elbows, pasterns close, and the feet turned. Also known as fiddle front.
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Define: Fringe.
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Fringe of the hair on legs and tail.
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Define: Frog face
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Extending nose accompanied by a receding jaw. Usually overshot.
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Define: Front
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Chest and legs of the dog, especially as seen from the front.
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Define: Furnishing
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The long hair on certain dogs on the foreface and legs.
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Define: Furrow
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A straight indentation or median line down the center of the skull to the stop.
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Define: Gait
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The manner in which a dog walks, trots, or runs.
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Define: GAIT, and name the two gaits acceptable in the show ring.
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The pattern of footsteps at various rates of speed, each pattern distinguished by a particular rhythm and footfall. The walk and, most often seen, the trot.
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Define: Gazehound
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A hound that hunts by sight, not scent.,
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Define: Guard hairs
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Longer, smoother, stiffer hairs which grow through the undercoat and normally conceal it.
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Define: Ham
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Muscular development of the hind leg just above the stifle.
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Define: Hard Mouthed
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The dog that bites or marks with his teeth when retrieving
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Define: Harefoot
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A foot whose third digits are longer. An elongated foot.
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Define: Haw
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A third eyelid or membrane in the inside corner of the eye. The nictitating membrane.
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Define: Heat
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Seasonal period of the female. Estrum.
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Define: Height
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The perpendicular measurement of the dog from the ground to the highest point of the shoulder or withers.
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Define: Hock
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The tarsus or the collection of bones of the hind leg forming the joint between the second thigh and the metatarsus. The dog's true heel.
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Define: Honorable Scars
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Scars suffered from an injury as a result of work
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Define: Inbreeding
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The mating of closely related dogs of the same breed standard, i.e. Mother to son, brother to sister.
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Define: Incisors
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Front teeth of each jaw between the canines.
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Define: Interbreeding.
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The breeding together of dogs of different varieties.
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Define: Iris
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Colored membrane surrounding the pupil of the eye.
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Define: Isabella
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Fawn or light bay color. Light tan.
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Define: Jowls.
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Flesh of lips and jaws.
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Define: Leather
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The ear flap. Usually of hounds and sporting breeds.
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Define: Leptospirosis
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An infectious disease caused by living organisms, spread mostly by urine. There must be actual contact.
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Define: Level bite
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When the front teeth (incisors) of the upper and lower jaws meet exactly edge to edge.
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Define: Litter
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Puppies born to a bitch in one whelping.
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Define: Loaded shoulders
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When the shoulder blades are shoved out from the body by over-development of the muscles.
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Define: Mask
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Dark color (Shading) on the muzzle and foreface. Mastiff, Boxer, Pekingese, Great Dane
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Define: Merle
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A coloration either a gray base with flecks of black or a red base with brown flecks.
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Define: Miscellaneous Class
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A competitive class at a dog show for dogs of certain specified breeds for which no regular dog show classification is provided.
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Define: Molera
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Incomplete, imperfect, or abnormal ossification (hardening) of the skull.
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Define: Mongrel
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A dog whose parents are of mixed breed origin.
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Define: Non-slip retrievers
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Dog that stays at heel, marks the fall of a bird, and retrieves the bird on command. Does not need to find or flush. Spaniels.
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Define: Nose
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Organ of smell. Also, the ability to detect by scent.
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Define: Occiput
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The bump at the top rear of the skull.
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Define: Out at the shoulders.
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Shoulder blades loosely attached to the body, leaving the shoulders jutting out in relief and increasing the breadth of the front.
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Define: Overshot
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The front teeth (incisors) of the upper jaw overlap and do not touch the front teeth of the lower jaw when the mouth is closed.
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Define: Paddling.
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Moving with forefeet wide.
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Define: Parti-color
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Patches of two or more colors.
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Define: Pedigree
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The written record of a dog descent of three generations or more.
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Define: Penciling
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Black lines dividing the tan on the toes.
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Define: Pied
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Comparatively large patches of two or more colors. Also know as piebald or parti-colored.
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Define: Pigeon breast
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A chest with a short protruding breast bone.
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Define: Pigjaw
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The front teeth (incisors) of the upper jaw overlap and do not touch the front teeth of the lower jaw when the mouth is closed. Overshot.
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Define: Pile
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Dense under coat of soft hair.
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Define: Pincer bite
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When the front teeth (incisors) of the upper jaw meet the front teeth of the lower jaw edge to edge (no overlapping). Level bite.
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Define: Plume.
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The feathering of the tail.
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Define: Pneumonia
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an inflammatory change in the lungs and bronchi which can be caused by bacteria, fungus or virus.
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Define: Police Dog
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Any dog used for police work
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Define: Pom Pom (or pompom)
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Ball of hair left at the end of tail or legs of Poodles.
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Define: Premium List
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An advanced notice brochure sent to prospective exhibitors and containing details regarding a forthcoming show
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Define: Prick Ear
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Ear carried erect and usually pointed at the tip
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Define: Proestrum
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Lasts about 9 days before estrum. Denotes onset of breeding cycle. Bloody discharge, swelling of external genital.
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Define: Professional Handler
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A person who shows dogs for others for a fee.
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Define: Puppy
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a dog of either sex that is under one year old. Puppy classes at the AKC shows are usually divided into 6-9 months, and 9-12 months.
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Define: Pure Bred
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A dog whose sire and dam belong to the same breed and are of unmixed descent since recognition of the breed. Often the word thoroughbred is mistakenly used.
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Define: Rabies and how transmitted.
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Rabies is a fatal viral disease transmitted by contact with infected saliva, by bite or through broken skin surface.
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Define: Rat Tail
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The root thick and covered with soft curls. End of the tail has no hair or very short hair. As in a Water Spaniel
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Define: Retrieve
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The act of bringing something (game, dumbbells, etc.) to the handler.
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Define: Ringer.
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Substitute for. A dog closely resembling another dog.
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Define: Roach back
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A convex curvature of the back, in the region of the loins. Also called a carp back.
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Define: Roan
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A fine mixture of colored hairs with white hairs, blue, orange, lemon, etc. Often found in spaniels, setters.
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Define: Rounding
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Cutting or trimming the ends of the ear leather. As in the English Fox Hound
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Define: Rudder.
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The tail.
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Define: Ruff
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Thick, longer hair growth around the neck.
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Define: Saber tail
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Carried in a semi-circle.
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Define: Sable
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Black or very dark brown. In Collies and Shelties. It is a lacing of black hairs over brown. Also black tips with tan at the base. Brown to very light tan.
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Define: Salmonellosis (Paratyphoid)
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A poisoning caused by a bacteria which invades the blood stream. It is much like that which causes human typhoid. It affects mostly young dogs during the fall and winter.
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Define: Scissura
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Median line between the eyes at the forehead.
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Define: Screw Tail
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A kinky tail (twisted) a naturally short tail twisted in more or less spiral formation. Bulldogs
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Define: Sedge
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Tan or dull straw color deadgrass Chesapeake Bay Retriever
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Define: Self Color
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The color or whole color except for lighter shadings (solid color)
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Define: Shelley
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A shallow, narrow body, lacking the correct amount of bone.
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Define: Sickle tail.
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Carried out and up in a semi-circle. Like a sickle.
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Define: Sight hound.
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A hound that hunts by sight instead of scent. Also: Gazehound.
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Define: Single Tracking
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All footprints fall in a single line of travel. As the dog's speed increases he angles his legs in toward the center.
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Define: Sire
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The male parent
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Define: Spay
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To perform a surgical operation on the bitches reproductive organs to prevent reproduction.
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Define: Spectacles
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Shading or dark markings over or around the eyes or from eyes to ears. Keeshond
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Define: Splashed
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Irregularly patched, color on white or white on color
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Define: Squirrel tail
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Curving up and forward over the back
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Define: Stance
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Manner of standing.
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Define: Stand Off Coat
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The outer coat stands straight off from the body.
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Define: Standard
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A description of the ideal dog of each recognized breed, to serve as a word pattern by which dogs are judged at shows.
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Define: Staring coat
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The hair is dry, harsh, and sometimes curling at the tips.
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Define: Stern
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Tail of a sporting dog or hound
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Define: Sternum
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The breastbone
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Define: Stop
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The area between the eyes and between the skull and muzzle. The indentation between the eyes where the nasal bone and stop meet.
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Define: Straight hocked
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Lacking appreciable angulation at the hock joints. Straight behind.
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Define: Straight Shoulders.
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Poor angulation of the shoulder bones. Shoulder blades more straight up and down than sloping.
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Define: Stud Book
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The record of the breeding particulars of dogs recognized breeds
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Define: Stud dog.
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Male dog used for breeding purposes.
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Define: Substance
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Bone
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Define: Superciliary arches
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The ridge, projection, or prominence of the frontal bone of the skull over the eye; the brow.
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Define: Swayback
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Concave curvature of the backbone between the withers and the hipbones.
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Define: Symmetry
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Pleasing balance between all parts of the dog.
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Define: Tail set
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How the base of the tail sets on the rump.
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Define: Terrier
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A group of dogs, or a member of the group, used normally for hunting vermin.
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Define: The area of the back
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The vertebrae between the withers and the loin
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Define: The term Level bite
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When the incisors of the upper and lower jaws meet exactly edge to edge.
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Define: Thigh
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The hindquarter from hip to stifle.
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Define: Throatiness
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A excess of loose skin under the throat.
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Define: Thumb marks
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Black spots on the region of the pastern.
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Define: Ticked
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Small, isolated areas of black or colored hairs on a white ground.
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Define: Tied at the elbows
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A gaiting fault, pinching up at the elbows and shoulder joints causes the front legs to swing forward on a stiff outward arc.
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Define: Timber
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Bone, especially of the legs
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Define: Topknot
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The tuft of longer hair on the top of the head.
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Define: Trace
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The dark stripe down the back of a Pub
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Define: Triangular eye
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The eye set in surrounding tissue of triangular shape. Three cornered eye.
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Define: Tri-color
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Dogs of three colors, usually black, tan, and white.
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Define: Trim
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to groom the coat by plucking, clipping, or thinning
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Define: Truncated
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Cut off
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Define: Tulip Ear
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Ears carried with a slight, forward curvature
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Define: Type
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The characteristic qualities distinguishing a breed the embodiment of a standards essentials.
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Define: Undershot
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The front teeth (incisors) of the lower jaw overlapping or projecting beyond the front teeth of the upper jaw when the mouth is closed.
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Define: Unsound
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A dog incapable of performing the functions for which it was designed.
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Define: Upperarm or Upper Arm
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The humerus or bone of the foreleg, between the shoulder blade and the forearm.
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Define: Varminty
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A keen, very bright or piercing expression
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Define: Veil
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The portion of the dog's forelock hanging straight down over the eyes, or partially covering them.
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Define: Vent
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The anal opening
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Define: Walk
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Gaiting pattern in which three legs are in support of the body at all times, each foot lifting from the ground one at a time in regular sequence.
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Define: Walleye
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An eye with a whitish iris. Bluish eye. (Dalmatian, Old English Sheepdog)
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Define: Weaving
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When in motion the crossing of the forefeet or the hind feet. Traveling in & out.
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Define: Webbed
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Connected by a membrane
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Define: Weedy
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An insufficient amount of bone. Light boned.
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Define: Well Let Down
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Having short hocks
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Define: Wet neck
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Loose or superfluous skin, with dewlap
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Define: Wheaten
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A pale yellow or fawn color
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Define: Wheel back
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The back line arched markedly over the loin. Roached.
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Define: Whelps
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Unweaned Puppies
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Define: Whisker
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Longer hairs on muzzle sides and underjaw.
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Define: Whitelies
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A body color white with markings; found in Corgis
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Define: Wind
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To catch the scent of game.
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Define: Winging
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A gaiting fault where one or both front feet twist outward as the limbs swing forward.
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Define: Winners
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An award given at dog shows to the best dog (Winners Dog) and the best bitch (Winners Bitch) competing in the regular classes.
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Define: Wirehair.
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A coat of hard, crisp, wiry texture.
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Define: Woody
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Insufficient amount of bone; light boned.
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Define: Wrinkle
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Loose, folding skin on forehead and foreface.
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Define: Wry mouth.
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Lower jaw does not line up with upper jaw.
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Describe the color Liver.
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Deep reddish brown.
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The streak of color between a dogs eyes is called a __________.
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Blaze
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What are Kiss Marks?
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Tan spots on the cheeks and over the eyes.
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What do we mean by Amble?
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A relaxed, easy gait in which the legs on either side move almost, but not quite, as a pair. Often seen as the translation movement between the walk and the faster gaits.
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What is a lurcher?
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A crossbred hound.
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What is coursing?
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The sport of chasing prey with sight hounds.
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Define: Register
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To record with the AKC a dog's breeding particulars
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Define: apron
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Longer hair below the neck on the chest. Frill.
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Define: buttocks
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The rump or hips.
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Define: Flag
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A long tail carried high. Usually sporting dogs.
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Define: Lower thigh.
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Second thigh. The hindquarter from the stifle to the hock.
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Define: peak
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Upper, back point of the skull. Occiput.
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Define: ring tail.
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One that curls into a ring at the end. Curved up.
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A clear, blue eye is called a ______________________________
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China eye
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A flat foot with toes spreading is called an open foot or a _________________.
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Splay foot.
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At what age can rabies shots first be given?
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Three to Four months.
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At what age should a puppy have it's first DHLPP shot?
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Six to eight weeks.
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Can dogs get arthritis?
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Yes
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Define: canker
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An infection of the external ear canal
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Define: Cramped teeth
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Irregular, crowded alignment of teeth
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Does worming before pregnancy prevent puppies from being born with roundworms?
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No
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Heatstroke should be initially treated by ____________________________
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Cooling the dog as quickly as possible
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How do dogs get tapeworms?
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By swallowing a flea which is an intermediate host in the life cycle of the tapeworm.
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How do you measure a dog's length?
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From the point of shoulder to the point of rump.
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How is Rabies transmitted?
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Contact with infected saliva.
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How long can a new born puppy remain in its placental sac?
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Eight minutes
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How long does a female dog generally remain in season?
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Three weeks
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How many pairs of chromosomes does a dog have?
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39 pairs.
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How often does a female dog come in season?
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Every four to eight months, six months most commonly.
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How often should you weigh newborn puppies?
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Daily
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How often should young puppies be fed?
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Three or four times a day.
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How old should a puppy be when you first bring him home?
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Eight to twelve weeks of age.
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How should a normal adult dog be fed?
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Once or twice a day
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If a dog eats 12 ounces of dry dog food a day how much wet dog food provides the same nutrition?
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36 ounces
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If your dog is sprayed by a skunk how should you treat its eyes?
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Wash with a warm boric acid solution.
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In a healthy dog, what is the purpose of panting?
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To lower body temperature.
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Name six types of worms dogs can get.
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Roundworm, hookworm, whipworm, tapeworm, heartworm, threadworm.
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Name the two type of worms that puppies can be born with.
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Roundworms and hookworms.
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Name three architectural requirements of an outdoor dog house.
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Warm in winter, cool in summer, draft free, dry, easy to clean, sunning spot, provides shade, encourages exercise.
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Should a male dog be tested for brucellosis (a bacterial disease that can cause spontaneous abortion)?
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Yes
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Should you brush your dog's teeth?
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Yes, to prevent decay and disease.
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Should you immediately switch your puppy's food to a brand you like?
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No. It may upset its stomach.
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These ascarids are the most common of the internal parasites. Adult worms may be passed in the stool, appearing as thin spaghetti about 1 to 3 inches long. Puppies may be born with these worms if the mother is infected. Name the worm.
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Roundworm.
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This internal parasite of the blood system is spread from dog to dog by mosquitoes. The adult worm occupies the chambers of the heart and large blood vessels. Name the worm.
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Heartworm
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This worm inhabits the large intestine. It is white in color and not very common. They are long and slender with the rear part thicker than the front. Name the worm.
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Whipworm.
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True or False: External parasites can cause ear problems
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True
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True or False: A blaze is a strip of white hair running the length of the back.
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False. It is a strip of white hair running up the center of the face, usually between the eyes.
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True or False: a dog fed canned food needs twice as much food as a dog fed dry food.
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True
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True or False: Bloom is the sheen of a coat in prime condition.
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True
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True or False: Ticks are difficult to remove, since they bury their head under the skin to suck blood.
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True
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True or False: Using a rolled up newspaper is a good way to correct your dog's bad habits.
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False
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True or False: You can get roundworms from your dog.
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True
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True or False: You can get tapeworms from your dog.
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True.
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True or False; It is best to take a dog's temperature while he is standing up.
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True
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What are lice eggs called?
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Nits
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What are the symptoms of motion sickness?
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Dog will drool, become nauseated, and vomit.
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What are two of the first symptoms of heartworm infection?
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Shortness of breath, shallow cough, and a tendency towards easy tiring.
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What are two symptoms of roundworm infestation?
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Diarrhea, pot belly, white spaghetti-like worms in the stool.
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What are two symptoms of tapeworm infestation.
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Weight loss, poor coat, rice-like segments around the anus or in the stool.
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What is a hot spot?
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A patch of painful swollen skin with no hair and exuding pus.
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What is another name for ascarids?
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Roundworms
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What is meant by the term Lactating Bitch
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A bitch that is nursing puppies, or producing milk
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What is the average temperature of an adult dog?
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101 - 102 degrees
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What is the first thing you should do when handling an injured dog?
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Muzzle it
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What is the intermediate host that transmits heartworms to dogs?
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Mosquitoes.
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What is the most common cause of vomiting in dogs?
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Overeating
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What is the most common internal parasite?
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Roundworm (ascarids)
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What is the proper term for a male dog?
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Dog
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What kind of bones should you avoid giving your dog?
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Turkey, chicken, pork, or any other that may splinter.
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What should you feed a new puppy when you first get it?
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Whatever its previous owners fed it.
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What type of poison is found in golf balls?
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Lead
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When giving first aid, what is the quickest and easiest way to avoid being bitten?
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Muzzle the dog
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When should you start feeding newborn puppies to start the weaning process?
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After their eyes open
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Where will you primarily find ticks on a dog?
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About the head, neck, ears, and toes.
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What is dominant inheritance?
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One gene of a pair causes expression of a trait even though the other gene may carry codes for the opposite expression.
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Can a dog who is disfigured as the result of accident or injury but otherwise qualified compete at an AKC agility trial?
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Yes, provided that the disfigurement does not interfere with functional movement.
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Describe the collars that are acceptable in the obedience ring.
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Well fitting plain buckle or slip collars. Of appropriate length of leather, fabric, or chain. Slip collars must have two rings, one on each end. Nothing hanging from collar.
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Describe the correct heel position.
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The dog shall be straight in line with the direction in which the handler is facing, at the handler's left side, and as close as is practical to the handler's left leg
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How far must the dumbbell be thrown in the Open Retrieve on the Flat exercise?
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At least 20 feet.
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How long are the Long Sit and the Long Down in the Novice Class at an AKC show?
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Long sit is for one minute the Long Down is for three minutes
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In obedience, what is meant by the term passing score?
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The dog received a score of 170 or better overall and received more than half the total points for each exercise.
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Is the Broad Jump included in an Open Obedience class?
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Yes
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Name all the equipment necessary to show in all the obedience classes
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Collar, leash, dumbbell, high jump, broad jump, bar jump, scent articles, gloves.
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Name an obedience class that is only found in 4-H.
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Advanced Novice, Utility Y, 4-H Veterans.
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Name the 4-H novice exercises.
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Heel on a leash (including figure 8) stand, off leash: heel off leash; recall off leash; sit, 1 minute off leash; 3 minute down; off leash
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Name the five non-regular classes that can be offered at an AKC obedience trial.
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Graduate Novice, Veterans, Brace, team, Versatility
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Name the jumps in Open and Utility
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Open: Broad jump and high jump. Utility: high jump and bar jump
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Name the solid board jump and what obedience class it is used in.
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High Jump in Open, Utility
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Name the three levels of training (the class you would enter at an AKC show) and the titles a dog can earn in obedience for each.
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Novice - Companion Dog (CD), Open - Companion Dog Excellent (CDX), and Utility - Utility Dog (UD)
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To get credit for a leg in obedience, a dog must score at least how many points?
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170 out of 200 (and get at least fifty percent on each exercise)
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True or False: on the Fast in any of the obedience exercises, all that is necessary is for the dog to change pace?
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False. fast signifies that the handler must run, handler and dog moving forward at a noticeably accelerated speed.
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What are the eight obedience classes in 4-H dog obedience?
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Novice Y, Novice, Graduate Novice, Open Y, Open, Utility Y, Utility, and Veterans
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What are the two retrieving exercises in Open?
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Retrieve on the flat, retrieve over high jump.
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What is the only exercises in Novice Obedience in which you can place your dog into a position by touching it?
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The Stand for Examination
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What is the only regular class in AKC obedience that has the drop on recall exercise?
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Open classes A & B
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What is the third exercise in the Novice Obedience class?
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The Heel Free.
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What obedience class has the most exercises?
|
Open with 7 exercises
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Why could not a German Shepherd with cropped ears earn an obedience title?
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Because the dog's appearance had been changed by artificial means that are not customarily approved for its breed.
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What is a scissors bite?
|
The outer side of the lower incisors touches the inner side of the upper incisors.
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Define: arched skull
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Arches either from side to side or lengthwise from stop to occiput, as opposed to a domed skull
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Define: back dropping through withers
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A topline similar to a hollow back but affecting only the front section immediately behind the withers
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Define: Bar
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Arm or humerus
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Define: bare pastern
|
A pastern devoid of long hair, such as in the Afghan Hound
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Define: Barrelled vent
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A protruding anal sphincter
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Define: basewide
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Wide footfall, caused by paddling movement, with the result that the body rocks from side to side.
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Define: Body spots
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Patches of color, usually black, on the skin but not on the coat
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Define: break in ear
|
The line of crease of the fold in a semidrop ear
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Define: Cheek bumps
|
Bulging or prominent cheek areas caused by incorrect bone formation and/or excessive muscle development.
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Define: Clipped keel
|
An abnormally short sternum
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Define: Collarette
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The slight ruff around formation around the neck
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Define: Commisures
|
The lip corners
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Define: Communal pad
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The metacarpal pad
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Define: Cuffs
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The shorthaired pastern regions
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Describe an undershot mouth.
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The under jaw is longer than the upper, projecting lower teeth beyond the upper.
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Give four types of ear set.
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Bat, button, cropped, drop, flying, prick, rose, semi-prick, tulip.
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Give four types of tail set.
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Bob tail, brush, crank, docked, flag, gay, otter, plume, pump handle, rat, ring, saber, screw, sickle, squirrel, ship.
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Give two other names for an even bite.
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Level, pinscher.
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How is front angulation measured?
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From the withers to the point of the shoulder to the elbow.
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How is rear angulation measured?
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From the point of the rump to the stifle to the hock.
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How many pairs of ribs does a dog have?
|
13 pair or 26 ribs
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Meeting of the front teeth at edges with no overlapping of upper or lower teeth is called _______________?
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An even bite.
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Name four types of bites.
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Scissors, level, overshot, undershot.
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Name the bones between the cervical and lumbar vertebrae.
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Thoracic vertebrae
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Name three types of conformation of the back.
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Level, camel, hollow, roach.
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Name three types of foot conformation.
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Cat foot, hare foot, paper foot, splay foot.
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Name two types of eye.
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Almond eye, china eye, triangular eye, walleye.
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Pertaining to dog anatomy, what is the quick?
|
The quick is a vein in the toenails.
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The bone that makes up a dog's lower jaw is called the _____________________
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Mandible.
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The dog's outline from just behind the withers to the tail set is called the ________________.
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Topline
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The ear flap of hounds and spaniels is called:
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Leather
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Thick, longer hair around the neck is called the ______________
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Ruff
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True or False The Carpals are the bones that make up the skull
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False. They are the bones that make up the pastern
|
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What are the four types of teeth?
|
Incisors, canines, premolars, molars
|
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What are the incisors?
|
The upper and lower front teeth between the canines.
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What does Cow hocked mean?
|
The hocks turn toward each other.
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What is a dewlap?
|
Loose, pendulous skin under the throat.
|
|
What is a dog's knee called?
|
Stifle
|
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What is an overshot jaw?
|
The upper incisors overlap and do not touch the lower incisors.
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What is another name for an overshot mouth?
|
Parrot mouth.
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What is another name for china eye?
|
Walleye or blue eye.
|
|
What is another name for the eye socket?
|
Orbit
|
|
What is another word for loose-hanging lips?
|
Flews
|
|
What is barrel?
|
A rounded rib section.
|
|
What is Blue Merle?
|
Blue and gray, mixed with black. Marbled.
|
|
What is the bone of the upper thigh called?
|
Femur
|
|
What is the croup?
|
The part of the back between the point of the hip and the tail.
|
|
What is the difference between natural and acquired immunity?
|
Natural immunity means that the animal is not of the proper species to catch that disease. Acquired immunity means that the animal has developed antibodies to that disease.
|
|
What is the first vertebrae of the neck called?
|
The atlas
|
|
What is the name for a flat foot with thin pads?
|
Paper foot
|
|
What is the name for the wrist of the dog?
|
The carpus, or carpals.
|
|
What is the opposite of an undershot mouth?
|
Overshot
|
|
What is the stifle?
|
The joint of the hind leg between the thigh and the flank area. It is the dog's knee.
|
|
What type of deciduous teeth appear first in puppies, canines, incisors, molars, or premolars?
|
Canines
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|
What type of permanent teeth appear first in puppies, Canines, incisors, molars, or premolars?
|
Incisors
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Where are a dog's sweat glands located?
|
On his foot pads.
|
|
Where are the withers?
|
Top of shoulder blades at the junction of the neck.
|
|
Where is the arm?
|
The anatomical region between the shoulder and elbow joints, consisting of the humerous and associated muscles. Sometimes referred to as the upper arm.
|
|
Where is the brisket?
|
Forepart of the body below the chest, between the forelegs, closest to the ribs.
|
|
Where is the coupling?
|
The part of the body between the ribs and pelvis.
|
|
Which of the following teeth are missing in puppies: canines, incisors, molars, or premolars?
|
Molars
|
|
Who competes in Best of Breed class at a regular AKC show?
|
Winners Dog, and Winners Bitch, along with any Champion dogs or bitches entered in Best of Breed.
|
|
How many question is the judge required to ask in 4-H fitting and showing?
|
Five
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In 4-H fitting and showing you will be asked to do a certain pattern. Name two of them.
|
The T pattern, the Triangle L, Down and back I.
|
|
Is there a 4-H program for college students?
|
Yes. College students may join Collegiate 4-H
|
|
What Federal agency oversees the operation of 4-H?
|
U. S. Department of Agriculture (U. S. D. A.)
|
|
What is the address of the National 4-H Conference Center?
|
National 4-H Conference Center, 7100 Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
|
|
What is the motto of Collegiate 4-H?
|
"Continuing to Serve, Serving to Continue."
|
|
When was the 4-H emblem patented?
|
The 4-H emblem was patented in 1924
|
|
Where is the state 4-H office located?
|
Pullman, Washington
|
|
Who designed the 4-H emblem?
|
The first emblem design was a three-leaf clover, introduced by O.H. Benson, sometime between 1907-08.
|
|
Who wrote the 4-H Pledge?
|
Otis Hall, State Leader of Kansas, was responsible for the original wording of the 4-H pledge, officially adopted by the State 4-H Leaders at the first National 4-H camp in 1927.
|
|
After what time limit may a litter from AKC registered parents no longer be registered?
|
One year from the date of whelping.
|
|
Can a castrated dog be shown at an AKC show?
|
Only in obedience , stud dog class or Veterans Classes only at independent specialties and/or those all-breed shows which do not offer any competitive classes beyond Best of Breed.
|
|
Describe the top of the Pause Table at an AKC agility trial.
|
The top of the Pause Table is a 36-inch square, plus or minus 2 inches, with a non-slip surface (carpeting may be used.) The vertical edge of the top of the table top must be 3" or greater in height.
|
|
Generally what is the oldest age a dog can be for his litter to be AKC registerable?
|
No dog or litter out of a dam under eight (8) months or over twelve (12) years of age at the time of mating, or by a sire under seven (7) months or over twelve (12) years of age at the time of mating, will be registered unless the application for regi
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Generally, what is the oldest age a bitch can be for her litter to be registerable by the AKC?
|
No dog or litter out of a dam under eight (8) months or over twelve (12) years of age at the time of mating, or by a sire under seven (7) months or over twelve (12) years of age at the time of mating, will be registered unless the application for regi
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|
How is the Standard Course Time calculated for the Excellent A & B Jumpers With Weaves class at an AKC agility trial?
|
8" and 12" Divisions: 3.25 yds per second, 16" Division: 3.5 yds per second, 20" and 24" Divisions: 3.75 yds per second
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|
How is the Standard Course Time calculated for the Excellent A Standard class at an AKC agility trial?
|
8" and 12" Divisions: 2.5 yds per second, plus 5 secs for the Pause Table, 16" Division: 2.75 yds per second, plus 5 secs for the Pause Table, 20" and 24" Divisions: 3 yds per second, plus 5 secs for the Pause Table.
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|
How is the Standard Course Time calculated for the Excellent B Standard class at an AKC agility trial?
|
8" and 12" Divisions: 2.5 yds per second, plus 5 secs for the Pause Table, 16" Division: 2.75 yds per second, plus 5 secs for the Pause Table, 20" and 24" Divisions: 3 yds per second, plus 5 secs for the Pause Table.
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|
How is the Standard Course Time calculated for the Open Standard class at an AKC agility trial?
|
8" and 12" Divisions: 2.25 yds per second, plus 5 secs for the Pause Table, 16" Division: 2.35 yds per second, plus 5 secs for the Pause Table, 20" and 24" Divisions:2.5 yds per second, plus 5 secs for the Pause Table.
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|
In 1959 the Belgian Sheepdog was split into three separate registries. Name the breeds as registered now.
|
Belgian Sheepdog, Belgian Malinois, Belgian Tervuren.
|
|
May an Airedale earn an AKC Earthdog title.
|
No. Only small terriers are eligible - those that "go to ground (enter the dens) after their quarry.
|
|
May an individual request that the AKC consider adding a new breed to its registry?
|
No, a Parent Club must approach the AKC.
|
|
Must a new breed be admitted to the Miscellaneous Class before it may be considered for full AKC registration?
|
Yes.
|
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Name the two types of hounds.
|
Sight (gaze) hounds, and scent hounds.
|
|
The Borzoi was originally registered by the AKC under a different name. What was that name?
|
Russian Wolfhound.
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|
The written description of the ideal dog of each recognized breed is called the ____________________?
|
Standard
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|
What are the suggested approach angles to obstacles in all classes at an AKC agility trial?
|
All Novice classes-Straight to mild angles, generally not to exceed 90 . All Open classes-Mild to moderate angles, generally not to exceed 135 . All Excellent classes-Angles generally not to exceed 180 .
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What criteria must be demonstrated before a new breed is considered to be added to the AKC registry?
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There must be a clear and categorical proof that a substantial nationwide interest and activity in the breed exists. This includes an active parent club with serious and expanding breeding activity over a wide geographic area.
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What dies an AKC Limited Registration mean?
|
The dog's offspring, if there are any, may not be registered with the AKC.
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What factor, in addition to the number of dogs competing, affects how many points are earned at a particular show?
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What geographical area the show is in.
|
|
What is a Fancier?
|
A person especially interested and usually active in some phase of the sport of pure bred dogs.
|
|
What is a sanctioned AKC agility trial?
|
Sanctioned agility trials are informal events at which dogs may participate but not for AKC titles, held by a club or association by obtaining the sanction of the
|
|
What is an AKC licensed agility trial?
|
A trial at which qualifying scores toward titles are awarded, given by a club or association which is not a member of the AKC, but which has been licensed by the AKC to hold the trial
|
|
What is an AKC member agility trial?
|
A member agility trial is a trial at which qualifying scores toward titles are awarded, given by a club or association, which is a member of the American Kennel Club.
|
|
What is the AKC Companion Animal Recovery program?
|
A national database service maintained by the American Kennel Club dedicated to the identification of lost pets through a permanent identification (microchip or tattoo) recorded with the service.
|
|
What is the AKC Stud Book?
|
The recorded ancestry of every dog that has been registered with the AKC since its inception.
|
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What is the course time deduction in the Excellent classes at an AKC agility trial?
|
3-point deduction for every second over course time rounding down to whole numbers.
|
|
What is the height of a dog-walk at an AKC agility trial?
|
Within a 2-inch tolerance, the top of the center section is 36 inches above the ground when using 8-foot sections and 48 inches when using 12-foot sections.
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What is the height of a SeeSaw at an AKC agility trial?
|
height of the Seesaw measured to the top of the board at the pivot is 24 inches plus or minus 2 inches
|
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What is the height of an A-Frame at an AKC agility trial?
|
. The height of the AFrame is within 1 inch of 4'11" when 8-foot panels are used and 5'6" when 9-foot panels are used.
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|
What is the height of the Pause Table at an AKC agility trial?
|
The height of the table (within 1 inch) is 8 inches for dogs in the 8-inch and 12-inch divisions, 16 inches for dogs in the 16-inch and 20-inch divisions, and 24 inches for dogs in the 24-inch division.
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What is the performance expected of a dog on a SeeSaw at an AKC agility trial?
|
Ascend the plank touching the "up" contact zone with any part of 1 foot and cause the plank to pivot. At least 1 paw must touch the "down" contact zone after the plank has touched the ground and prior to exiting the obstacle with all 4 paws
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What is the performance expected of a dog on an A-Frame at an AKC agility trial?
|
Dogs must ascend one panel and descend the other in the direction designated by the judge and they must touch the contact zone on the down side only, with any part of one foot prior to exiting the obstacle.
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What is the performance expected of a dog on an Dog Walk at an AKC agility trial?
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Go up 1 ramp, touching the contact zone with any part of 1 foot, cross the center section, and go down the other ramp in the direction designated by the judge. They must touch the down contact zone with any part of 1 foot before exiting.
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|
What is the purpose of the AKC agility trials?
|
The purpose of AKC agility trials is to afford owners the opportunity to demonstrate a dog's willingness to work with its handler under a variety of conditions.
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What is the purpose of the International Sweepstakes Class (non-regular) at an AKC agility trial?
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Purpose: The International Sweepstakes Class (ISC) is a non-regular class providing a dog and handler an opportunity to demonstrate their advanced training and handling skills on various international style Standard and Jumpers With Weaves courses
|
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What is the width and length of a SeeSaw at an AKC agility trial?
|
The plank is 12 inches wide with a 1-inch tolerance, and 12 feet long.
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What is the width of a dog walk at an AKC agility trial?
|
All sections are 12 inches wide, plus or minus an inch
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What was the Breed Registry whose Stud Book became the basis for the AKC Stud Book?
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The North American Kennel Club
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When did the American Kennel Club publish it's first comprehensive volume on purebred dogs?
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1929
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Who develops the conformation standards for AKC breeds?
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The breed's parent club.
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Why wouldn't a dog get AKC points for a 1st Place win in the open dog class?
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The dog would have to be winners dog to get points.
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Define: Brucellosis
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Infectious Canine Abortion. It affects both sexes, has no age preference, and is caused by bacteria.
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Define: Cat foot.
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Round, compact feet with well arched toes, tightly bunched or close cupped.
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Define: Cheeky
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Cheeks prominently rounded, thick, protruding.
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Define: Cherry eye
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A prolapsed of the tear gland on the inner surface of the third eyelid.
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Define: Close coupled.
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Dog with a short loin and back. Comparatively short from the withers to hip bones.
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Define: Coccidiosis.
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Protozoan (one celled animals). Parasites that live in the intestinal tract. Transmitted by ingestion. There are 5 different kinds common in mammals.
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Define: Flat Bone
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The leg bone whose girth is oval elliptical (an elongated circle) rather than round.
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Define: Metestrum
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Between cycles of estrum. It is the three months following anestrum. In those two periods the bitch is considered not to be in heat.
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Define: Steep
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Used to denote insufficiently acute angles of articulation. For example, a steep front describes a more upright shoulder placement than is preferred.
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Define: Stilted
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The choppy, up-and-down gait of the straight-hocked dog.
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Define: Suspension trot
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A fast gait in which all four feet are off the ground for a brief second during each half stride. Because of the long reach, the oncoming hind foot steps beyond the imprint left by the front foot..
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Define: Testicles
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The male gonad, gland which produces spermatozoa.
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Define: Tuck up
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Characterized by a markedly shallower body depth at the loin. Small waisted.
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Define: Twisting hocks.
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A gaiting fault in which the hock joints twist both ways as they flex and bear weight. Also called rubber hocks.
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Define: Underline
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The combined contours of the brisket and the abdominal floor.
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Define: Unilateral Cryptorchid
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One testicle is retained or hidden in the abdominal cavity and one is descended into the scrotum. The dog can reproduce. It is a disqualification from the breed ring.
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Define: Dual champion.
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A dog that has won both a bench show and a field trial championship.
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Define: Camel back
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Back arched like that of a one humped camel.
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Define: Distemper teeth.
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Teeth discolored or pitted as a result of distemper or high temperature diseases. Happens in the gum before teeth erupt.
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Define: estrus.
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Estrus is the reproductive cycle terminating with ovulation. About 21 days. Heat. In season.
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Define: fiddle front.
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Forelegs out at the elbows, pasterns close, and the feet turned out. French front.
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Define: flat sided.
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Ribs insufficiently rounded as they approach the sternum or breastbone.
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Define: flying ears.
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Any ear that should be drop or semi-prick but instead stand or fly.
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Define: Salmon poisoning
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A micro-organism transmitted by raw salmon and trout that carry the larvae of the salmon fluke. The fluke harbors neorickettsia which actually causes the disease.
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Define: Scissors bite
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A bite in which the outer side of the lower incisors touches the inner side of the upper incisors. The bite required in most breed standards.
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Describe a Cherry Eye.
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The tear gland on the inner surface of the dog's third eyelid prolapses and then enlarges to become visible in the corner of the dog's eye.
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What does gestation mean?
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Pregnancy
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Define: Barrel
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Rounded rib section.
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Define: Button ear.
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Ear flap folding forward. The tip lying close to the skull, as to cover the orifice (opening) and pointing to the eye. As in the fox terrier.
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Define: Loins.
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The sides, between the ribs and hip bones region on either side of the vertebral column between the last ribs and the hindquarters.
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Define: Mantle
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Dark shaded portion of the coat on shoulders, back and sides. Like on a St. Bernard.
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A gaiting pattern in which three legs are in support of the body at all times, each foot lifting from the ground one at a time in regular sequence is called the __________.
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Walk
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A sprain is an injury to a _____________________
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Ligament
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Are male or female dogs more likely to develop bone tumors?
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Male
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Arthritis is a degenerative disease of the __________________.
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Joints
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At what age does a male dog usually become fertile?
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Six months
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Breeding cousins is an example of what type of breeding?
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Line breeding
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Can a dog get laryngitis?
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Yes
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Can a dog get tonsillitis?
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Yes
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Can a female dog be infected with prostatitis?
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No
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Can people get hepatitis from dogs?
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No
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Can people get tetanus from dogs?
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No
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Can people get tuberculosis from dogs?
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Yes
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Coccidiosis is caused by a ______________.
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Protozoa
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Cruciate Ligament injuries occur in the ligaments surrounding which joint?
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Stifle (knee)
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Define: Acromegaly
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A medical term for gigantism. The result of abnormal growth patterns involving height, weight, skin, and at times, the head.
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Define: Distemper and how is it transmitted?
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An airborne virus with about 50% mortality. It affects all body organs. It takes about two weeks for symptoms to appear.
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Define: Tetanus
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A bacillus that affects the nervous system. It enters through wounds and is often fatal. There are muscle spasms that start with the jaw and a stiff gait and tail, then difficulty in breathing.
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Describe a hackney action.
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The high lifting of the front feet, like that of a hackney horse. Usually a fault, but required in the Miniature Pinscher.
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Does a pregnant female dog experience a temperature drop just before giving birth?
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Yes, the dog's temperature may drop to 99 degrees or lower.
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During what part of a female dog's cycle is the reproductive tract under the control of the hormone progesterone? This occurs whether the bitch becomes pregnant or not.
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Diestrus
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Enteric and Myocardial are two forms of what gastrointestinal disease?
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Parvo virus
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Entropion and Ectropion are both conditions affecting the lower eyelid of the dog. How are they different?
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In Entropion the eyelids roll toward the eye and in Ectropion the eyelid rolls away from the eye.
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External bleeding can be slowed or stopped by applying a __________ __________.
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Pressure Bandage
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For what bacterial disease are both dogs and bitches commonly tested before breeding?
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Brucellosis
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Gastric Dilation - torsion is more commonly known as _______________________
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Bloat
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Give three symptoms of distemper.
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Loss of appetite, weight loss, eye and nose discharge, diarrhea, hardened footpads, convulsions.
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How can a mother dog transmit immunity to distemper to her puppies?
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Through antibodies in her colostrum (first) milk.
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How can you rid your dog of lice?
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Give the dog a good bath and then use a dip or other insecticidal product that is effective against ticks and fleas.
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How is a dog infected with distemper?
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By contact with an infected dog or contaminated area or by air.
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How is Giardiasis acquired
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By drinking infected water
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How is Infectious Canine Hepatitis transmitted?
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It is a virus disease, not airborne, and is usually contracted through urine, feces or saliva. The dogs dies quickly or recovers within ten days.
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How is Leptospirosis spread?
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Through the urine.
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How long after exposure do the visible symptoms of distemper appear?
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14 to 16 days
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How long are male dogs usually fertile?
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up to 8 to 10 years
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How many legs does a tick have?
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Eight.
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How often should a dog be wormed?
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When worms are detected.
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How often should you vaccinate your dog for Rabies?
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Every three years.
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How should you treat a bleeding wound?
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Apply direct pressure to the wound with a cloth or hand
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If one of your dogs has kennel cough, can you show its kennel mate at an AKC show?
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No
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Kaopectate is commonly given for what medical problem?
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Diarrhea and/or vomiting (stomach problems)
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List four factors that influence the body temperature in a healthy animal.
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Weather extremes in hot or cold, excitement, exercise, stress, extremes of eating or drinking large amounts of cold water, time of day.
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Name a protozoan disease.
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Canine hemobartenollosis, Babesiosis, Coccidiosis, Toxoplasmosis
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Name a vaccine that is given to help control Kennel Cough
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Canine Parainfluenza or Bordatella
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Name five diseases that a dog may be immunized against.
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Distemper, hepatitis, tracheobronchitis (kennel cough), leptospirosis, Corona virus, Rabies, Parvo virus.
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Name five internal parasites of the dog (worms)
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Heartworms, hookworms, round worms, tapeworms, whip worms.
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Name five symptoms of illness
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Constipation; shivering; fever; watery eyes; runny nose; coughing; change in appetite; vomiting; increased urination; restlessness; labored breathing; weight loss; straining to urinate; increased water intake; lameness or paralysis; obvious pain; any nor
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Name four symptoms of eye problems.
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Abnormal discharge, excessive or inadequate tearing, inflamed tissues, vision loss, unusual growths, fluttering of the iris, whiteness or opaquing of the eye, depressions in the surface of the eye, swelling, sensitivity to light.
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Name four symptoms which may indicate a skin problem.
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Itching, red/moist/sore patches, scaling or dandruff, scabs, hair loss, discoloration, swelling, purulent discharge, lumps or bumps.
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Name one problem caused by Vitamin A deficiency.
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Growth failure, opthalmia, lowered resistance of mucous membranes, reproductive failure.
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Name something that can be used to delay the absorption of poison from the digestive tract.
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Activated charcoal, milk, egg white, vegetable oil.
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Name the period when fertilization can take place. This normally occurs in the first 48 hours of a female dogs cycle when ovulation usually occurs.
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Estrus
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Name the two types of mange.
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Sarcoptic and Demodectic (Follicular)
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Name three inherited disorders.
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Hip dysplasia, slipping kneecap, popping hock, elbow dysplasia, PRA, Collie eye, undescended testicles, hernias, cataracts, deafness.
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Name three internal parasites of the dog which can infest man.
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Roundworm, hookworm, tapeworm, threadworm
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Name three poisons for which you should not induce vomiting
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Acids, Alkali, cleansers, petroleum products
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Name three signs that show a bitch is about to go into whelp.
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Not eating, digging or tearing paper (nesting), drop in temperature, restlessness, panting, crying, vomiting.
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Name three symptoms which may indicate a respiratory problem.
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Nasal discharge, sneezing, coughing, noisy or difficult breathing, voice change or loss, abnormal sounds within the chest.
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Name three types of external parasites.
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Ticks, fleas, lice, mites (ear mite, sarcoptic mange mite, follicular mange mite).
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Name three viral diseases.
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Distemper, Hepatitis, Kennel Cough (Tracheobronchitis), Herpes virus, Parvo virus, Corona Virus, Warts, Rabies.
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Name two bacterial diseases.
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Leptospirosis, Bordetella bronchiseptica, Canine brucellosis, Salmonellosis, Tetanus, Neonatal Syndrome
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Name two signs of congestive heart failure
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Coughing after resting, decreased exercise tolerance, difficult breathing, enlargement of abdominal organs.
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Name two signs of kidney failure.
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Excessive thirst, increased urination, weight loss, loss of appetite, vomiting, diarrhea
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Name two skin diseases of dogs that can be transmitted to humans.
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Ringworm and mange
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Name two types of infectious gastro-enteritis
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Parvo virus and Corona virus.
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Name two words used to describe a female dogs Estrus Cycle
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Season and Heat
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Name: five symptoms of heart problems.
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Coughing and slowness of breath, fainting, weight loss, stunted growth, bluish cast to visible mucous membranes, distended abdomen and swollen limbs, irregular or persistently fast heart beat, palpable vibrations over the heart with loud heart murmurs.
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Place these four terms in their order of occurrence: The female dogs heat cycle is divided into four parts, Anestrus, Proestrus, Estrus, Diestrus.
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Proestrus Estrus Diestrus Anestrus
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Pneumonia is an infection of the _____________
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Lungs
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Removing a dog's testicles is called _____________________.
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Castration
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Sarcoptic mange is caused by a ___________.
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Mite
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Short hair, lying close is called a ____________ coat.
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Smooth
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Should you give your dog vitamins?
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No. Most dog food is balanced.
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The disease is characterized by circular, scaly areas where the hair has been lost. It can easily be transmitted to humans. It is caused by fungi. Name this disease.
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Ringworm
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The longish hair at the back of both upper and lower thighs of some breeds is called ___________________.
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Trousers.
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The Orthopedic Foundation for Animals not only evaluates Pelvic Radiographs, for hip disorders but will also issue a registry number for canine ________ Dysplasia.
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Elbow Dysplasia
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These arachnids bury their mouth parts below the surface of the skin until they have had their fill of blood. They are not common in cities, but are found mostly in wooded areas. Name this parasite.
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Ticks
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This birth defect leaves an opening between the oral nasal cavities. This often renders a puppy unable to nurse. Name this birth defect.
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Cleft Palate
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This bone disorder involves deformation of the hip joint where a poor fit between the head of the femur and the acetabulum (hip socket) exists. Name this disease.
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Hip Dysplasia
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This is the most common external parasite of dogs, it is blood sucking and does not spend its life cycle on the dog. Name the parasite
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The flea
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This protozoan infection of the intestinal tract seems to affect puppies the hardest, causing diarrhea. The protozoan can be found in the stool of mature dogs without any signs of illness.
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Coccidiosis
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This small blue-black parasite lives its life cycle on the dog, laying its eggs (called nits) in the dog's coat. Name this parasite.
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Lice.
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This viral disease can affect all warm blooded animals, The virus is released from the salivary glands and may be transmitted to others by biting or through an open wound. This disease is always fatal. Name the disease.
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Rabies
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To reduce your dog's weight if it is obese your should _________________________.
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Decrease the amount of food.
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True or False. Jaundice is a disease that results in liver failure
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False: Jaundice is not a disease but a symptom in which dogs eyes, skin, gums, tongue and ears appear abnormally yellowish.
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True or False: Bitches spayed before they are 3 years old are less likely to develop mammary tumors.
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True
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True or False: Cleft Palate is usually caused by mouth injuries in puppies.
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False, it is a birth defect.
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True or false: Hip Dysplasia occurs only in large dogs.
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False: It is most common in large dogs, but it can occur in any breed.
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True or False: A dewclaw is an extra claw, or toe, on the inside of the leg. A fifth toe.
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True
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True or False: A dog with a sprained leg should be given aspirin to relieve the pain.
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False
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True or False: Allergies can cause respiratory problems.
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True.
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True or False: An outer coat resistant to weather or protective against brush, combined with an inner coat of softer hair for warmth and waterproofing is called a WET COAT.
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False. It is called a double coat.
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True or False: Congenital is defined as being of gentle temperament.
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False. Congenital is an inherited feature present at birth.
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True or False: CPR can be given to a dog.
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True
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True or False: Dogs require an adequate amount of Vitamin C in their diet.
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False
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True or False: Kennel cough is a common respiratory problem in dogs?
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True
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True or False: Long toenails can cause splay feet.
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True
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True or False: Ringworm is caused by a worm that is picked up from infected ground.
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False: ringworm is a fungus
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True or False: Small dark stools are a sign of good digestion.
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True
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True or False: Tumors are always a sign of cancer.
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False, but tumors can be a symptom and should be examined by a vet.
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True or False: You should add extra fats to a dog's meal to increase energy intake or improve palatability of food.
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False. Too much fat will cause calorie needs to be met before a balanced meal is consumed.
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True or False; A broken leg in a dog will not heal and the leg must be amputated.
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False
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What are distemper teeth?
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Teeth discolored or pitted as a result of distemper or other enervating disease or deficiency.
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What are neoplasms?
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Tumors
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What are polygenic defects?
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Defects inherited by the dog from its ancestors
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What are some signs of poisoning?
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Crying, crouching, vomiting, diarrhea, trembling, hard breathing, convulsions, or coma.
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What are the characteristics of a healthy coat
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Glossy and pliable without dandruff, excessive oiliness, or areas of baldness.
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What are the four periods of the heat cycle?
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Proestrus, estrus, diestrus, anestrus
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What are the major symptoms of demodectic mange?
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Hair loss, red skin with pustules around the forehead, eyes, muzzle, and forepaws.
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What are the major symptoms of ring worm?
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Circular scaly areas with no hair on the skin.
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What are the prevalent symptoms of Blepharitis?
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Swollen and red eyelids with a discharge.
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What are the three types of immunity?
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Active, passive, and natural
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What are three major symptoms of Sarcoptic Mange?
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Itching, red bumps and scabs, mousy odor especially on ears, legs, and face
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What are two causes of convulsions?
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Distemper, epilepsy, ear infection, parasite infestation.
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What are two causes of mastitis?
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Too much milk, not being suckled enough, being scratched by puppies
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What are two methods of artificial respiration used on dogs?
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Compression and mouth-to-nose
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What are two symptoms of heatstroke?
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Rapid, noisy breathing; Mucous membrane bright red; thick saliva; vomiting; high temperature; collapse.
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What are two symptoms of parvo virus?
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High fever, vomiting, diarrhea which is often bloody.
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What bacterial organism is transmitted to humans via dog bites?
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Pasteurella multocida
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What causes ringworm?
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A fungus
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What causes warts?
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A virus
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What disease can be carried to humans by a tick-infested dog?
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
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What do you call an adult male with both testicles undescended?
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Cryptorchid.
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What does DHLPP stand for?
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Distemper, Hepatitis, Leptospirosis, Para-influenza, Parvo virus.
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What does PRA stand for?
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Progressive Retinal Atrophy
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What environmental condition has the greatest influence on shedding?
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Changing light
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What fungus is most commonly responsible for ringworm?
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Microsporum canis.
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What hereditary defect causes croupy breathing and honking cough, especially in toy breeds?
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Collapsed Trachea or wind pipe.
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What insect causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever?
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Ticks
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What is a cause of rickets?
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Deficiencies of calcium, phosphorus, vitamin D, or sometimes magnesium.
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What is a common cause of Canine gastroenteritis - a highly contagious viral disease, rarely fatal?
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Corona virus or Parvo virus.
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What is a cryptorchid?
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An adult male whose testicles are abnormally retained in the abdominal cavity.
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What is a prolapsed eyeball?
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When the dog's eyeball comes out of its socket.
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What is achondroplasia?
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A disease producing dwarfism.
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What is an abscess?
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A collection of pus under the skin where an injury has occurred.
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What is an Elizabethan collar?
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A large round collar placed around the dog's neck to keep from licking and biting at wounds.
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What is an even bite?
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Meeting of front teeth at edges with no overlap of upper or lower teeth.
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What is another name for bloat?
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Acute Gastric Dilation-Torsion
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What is another name for Cystic Calculi?
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Bladder stones.
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What is another name for Eclampsia?
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Milk fever or Puerperal Tetany
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What is another name for para-influenza?
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Kennel cough
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What is another name for scabies?
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Sarcoptic mange.
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What is another name for the otodectes mite?
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Ear mite.
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What is another name for Vitamin B2?
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Riboflavin
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What is another name for warts?
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Papillomas
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What is articulation?
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The place of union or junction between two or more bones of the skeleton.
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What is artificial insemination?
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The introduction of a dog's semen into a bitch's reproductive tract by artificial means.
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What is Cheilitis?
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An inflammation of the lips and lip folds.
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What is congestive heart failure?
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A heart condition in which fluid collects outside of the vascular compartment.
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What is crabbing?
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When the dog moves with his body at an angle to the line of travel.
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What is Cystitis?
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Bladder infection.
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What is ectropion?
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An abnormal condition in which the margin of the lower eyelid rolls away from the eye.
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What is entropion?
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An abnormal condition where the eyelid rolls in toward the eye.
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What is hip dysplasia?
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A disorder in which the ball of the femur does not properly fit in the hip socket.
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What is it called when a dog's ears are trimmed and shaped by a vet?
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Crop
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What is LINE BREEDING?
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Breeding between two dogs of common but not immediate ancestry.
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What is one of the most common causes of convulsions in dogs?
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Epilepsy
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What is outcross breeding?
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Breeding dogs whose pedigrees are free from common ancestry in the first five generations.
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What is Prostatis
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Prostate Infection
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What is pyometra?
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Pus in the uterus.
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What is Salmonella?
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A bacterial organism found in spoiled food.
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What is the best method for removing a tick from your dog?
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Apply alcohol or flea spray heavily to kill the tick, grasp close to the skin and pull off.
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What is the best method to weigh your dog when using a bathroom scale?
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Weigh yourself, then weigh your self again while holding the dog. Subtract the first weight from the second.
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What is the cause of Cushings Syndrome?
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The dogs adrenal glands produce an excess of the hormone cortisol.
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What is the cause of Glaucoma?
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Increased pressure from within the eye.
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What is the cause of goiter?
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Iodine deficiency.
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What is the common name for Epiphora?
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Watery eyes
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What is the common term for coprophagia?
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Eating stools.
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What is the common term for ovariohysteroctomy?
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Spaying
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What is the first part of the heat cycle called? During this time the female is attractive to the male, has a bloody vaginal discharge, and the vulva is swollen. The female will not accept the male.
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Proestrus
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What is the first sign of heat?
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Swelling of the vulva
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What is the generalized term for a condition characterized by collapse of the cardiovascular system, i.e. the heart and blood vessels?
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Shock
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What is the life-threatening condition called when a dog's stomach fills with gas and/or fluid, swells, and then may or may not become twisted?
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Bloat or Acute Gastric Dilation-Torsion
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What is the major cause of osteoporosis?
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puppies that are fed a diet consisting exclusively of meat, causing a vitamin deficiency and an incorrect balance of calcium and phosphorus.
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What is the major symptom of kennel cough?
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Dry hacking cough, sounds like the dog is trying to vomit.
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What is the most common infectious disease in dogs?
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Distemper
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What is the normal length of the gestation period in dogs?
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63 days.
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What is the normal respiration rate for a dog?
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10 - 30, depending on body size, age, exercise, excitement, environmental temperature, and degree of fullness of the digestive tract.
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What is the normal resting pulse of the dog?
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50-130 beats per minutes
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What is the proper name for the afterbirth?
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Placenta
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What is the proper term for heat or in season?
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Estrus
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What is the purpose for anal gland secretions?
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To mark territory
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What is the treatment for burns on dogs?
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Apply ice or cold water packs for 20 min. Clip hair and wash burn, apply antibiotic ointment, loosely wrap
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What is Trichiasis?
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When hair from the dog's face rubs against his eyes.
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What type of mange can be spread rapidly from dog to dog and may also be transmitted to humans?
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Sarcoptic mange
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What viral disease sometimes produces a condition known as blue eye?
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Hepatitis
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When does an average female dog have her first estrus?
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Sometime after six months of age.
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When should a bitch have a pre-breeding exam by a vet?
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At least one month prior to breeding
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Where are the cruciate ligaments located?
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In the stifle.
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Which group of dogs are afflicted with a birth defect known as a collapsing trachea?
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Toy Breeds
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Which internal organ of the dog is home for the most internal parasites?
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Intestines.
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Which is more likely to suffer from cardiomyopathy, Large breeds or small breeds?
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Large Breeds
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Which of the following diseases is caused by a bacteria? Distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, rabies.
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Leptospirosis
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Which of the following does not affect female dogs? Mastitis, pyometria, prostatitus, brucellosis
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Prostatitus
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Which of the following is NOT a bacterial disease?
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Brucellosis, Tetanus, Coccidiosis, Tuberculosis
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Which of the following is not a fungus disease? Toxoplasmosis, Histoplasmasis, Nocardiosis, Blastomy cosis
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Toxoplasmosis
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Which of the following is not a protozoan disease? Coccidiosis, Toxoplasmosis, Trichomoniasis, Tuberculosis.
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Tuberculosis
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Which of the following respiratory problems is not inherited: Laryngeal paralysis, collapsed trachea, cleft palate, stenortic nares, rhinitis.
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Rhinitis
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Which tend to mature faster, small breeds or large breeds?
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Small breeds.
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Why do breeds with hanging ears have more ear troubles?
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Poor air circulation within the ear causes dampness.
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Why is colostrum milk important?
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Colostrum milk is produced the first two days after whelping and it carries immunity antibodies.
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Why should you inspect your female dog's breast, especially during her middle and old age?
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For signs of mammary tumors
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Your dog had been kenneled on a premises where another dog has been diagnosed with Leptospirosis. How long must you wait to enter your dog in an AKC show?
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30 days.
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At AKC Obedience Trial, where must the handler be during the Long Down exercise in an Open Class?
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Out of view of the dog.
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At an AKC Obedience Trial, how long is the long down exercise in the Open classes?
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Five Minutes
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How does a dog qualify for a National Obedience Championship?
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To be invited to participate, each dog must be ranked in the top 25 dogs by number of OTCH points or ranked in the top three of their respective breeds by OTCH points. Less than 125 dogs accept the invitation, a reserve list will be used.
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How does the Long Sit exercise in the Open class differ from the Novice Class?
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The long sit is for three minutes in the Open and for one minute in Novice. In open the handlers leave the ring (Out of site of the dogs) and in the Novice handlers are across the ring from the dog.
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If your dog flunked the recall would you have to stay for the long sits and downs? Explain your answer.
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Yes. A dog must compete in all exercises of the class it is entered unless disqualified or excused.
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Name the exercises in the 4-H Graduate class.
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Heel on Leash, Stand for Exam-off leash, Heel off leash, figure 8, drop on recall, sit and stay for 3 mins, donw and stay for five mins. (handler out of sight for long sit and down.
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Name the Open exercises (4-H)
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All off leash: heel, figure 8, drop on recall, retrieve on flat, retrieve over high jump, broad jump, out of sight 3 minute sit, out of sight 5 minute down.
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What does the AKC title Utility Dog Excellent stand for?
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Utility Dog Excellent
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What exercises are used in the National Obedience Championship competition?
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The National Obedience Invitational competition shall be comprised of a varied combination of Open and Utility exercises performed as described in The American Kennel Club Obedience Regulations and Obedience Guidelines for Judges.
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What is the maximum height for the high jump in the Open Obedience class?
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Thirty-six (36) inches
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Define: Calcaneus
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The uppermost extension of the large fibular tarsal bone in the hock joint.
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Define: Canthus
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The usually well-developed third eyelid located at the inner angle of the palpebral fissure
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Define: Carnassial teeth
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The last or fourth premolars in the lower jaw, as well as the first molar in the upper jaw
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Define: Caudal vertebrae
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The only regionally variable number of vertebrae among breeds in the axial skeleton, lying posterior to the sacrum and defining the tail region. Coccygeal vertebrae.
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Define: Closed skull
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Complete formation of the bones in the center of the skull
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Define: Coarse skull
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Excessive skull width, especially around the cheek area
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Describe what bones make up a dog's shoulder angulation.
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The shoulder blade or scapula joint with the upper arm or humerous.
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Name the bones that make up a dog's digit.
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Three phalanges make one digit. The phalangeal bones.
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True or False: Crabbing is defined as moving the body at an angle to the line of travel
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True
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What is a haw?
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The third eyelid or membrane in the inside corner of the eye.
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Where is the back?
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In some standards defined as the vertebrae between the withers and the loin.
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How many AKC Plan A Sanctioned Matches must a club hold before being considered for Licensed status?
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A club must hold at least two matches of this type, not less than six months apart, which are considered "qualifying" by The American Kennel Club
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