Dog Behaviour and Training Module 5 Test Name 1. Your dog already does a great sit, so why bother teaching him more advanced commands? Advanced commands are a great way of showing off to yur friends Advanced training provides great mental stimulation for your dog Advanced commands give your more control over your dog in dicey situations Trick question! Your dog does the basics, so don't bother The one-to-one attention of training helps strengthen the bond between you and your pet 2. Your dog has a barking problem and you want to train him to stop. How should you go about it? Between training sessions, shout at your dog to be quiet Encourage him to have a barking marathon so he's so exhausted he gives up on the idea of barking First teach him to bark and put the action on cue "Bark" Knocking on a wall is a good way to stimulate the dog to bark for training purposes Reward the silence between the barks and label with a cue word "Quiet" 3. What is the difference between "Come Away" and regular recall? Come Away is about getting a nearby dog to look at you and follow, whereas recall has the dog returning from a distance Come Away is for deaf dogs, while recall is for dogs with good hearing They are the same but you teach Come Away before you teach recall 4. What is the subtle difference between "Give" and "Leave"? There isn't a difference Use "Leave" to stop a dog from picking up an object, and "Give" for the dog to drop an object already in his mouth "Leave" directs a dog to stop playing, whereas "Give" stops him from picking an object up 5. Why is it helpful to teach a dog to follow a target? It enables you to lead a fractious dog off a piece of furniture without risk It's just a party trick, it isn't really useful The dog is so focused on following the target that he's distracted from things he's fearful of Submit Well Done! Choose Another Module Back To Training Share this:FacebookTwitterPinterest
