The Best Medicine: Playing With Shelter Dogs
Dogs and games go together – never more than when they're shelter dogs! Play, particularly play with humans, can reduce stress and improve behavioral and physical wellness for dogs in animal shelters. Games like tag and hide and seek can help dogs with poor impulse control, jumpy/mouthy dogs, shy or anxious dogs, and dogs with kennel stress feel better. These dogs then make a better impression on adopters, and transition to their adoptive home more easily. But play isn't all fun and games! It's important for the shelter staff to design and implement such programs appropriately, to get Read morethe most benefit from them.
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I certify that I have viewed the entire presentation.
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Regarding canine play, which of the following is true?
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Play may improve social skills.
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Prolonged periods of play may lower resistance to disease.
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Play stimulates gamma receptors, which blunts pain responses.
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Which of the following physical responses is NOT commonly associated with play?
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Dilated pupils
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Barking
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Puckered mouth with exposure of incisors
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Regarding the use of play as a component of behavior modification, which of the following is true?
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It is contraindicated for jumpy-mouthy dogs because it may induce aggression.
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It is a treatment of choice for dogs with predatory aggression.
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It may benefit dogs with fear and/or anxiety.
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Tug is a poor choice of games to play with most dogs because it generally poses a safety risk for the handler.
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True
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False
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B. False -
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Play may be used to counter condition a positive emotional response.
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True
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False
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A. True -
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Enrichment protocols that incorporate playing games with dogs may not only benefit the health and welfare of shelter dogs, but that of shelter staff and volunteers as well.
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True
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False
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A. True -
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In dog training or conditioning, a "target" is anything that the dog must focus on and perform some action towards.
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True
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False
Correct Answer
A. True -
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If a dog appears stressed, you should not try to engage him/her in play.
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True
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False
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B. False -
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Select the one BEST combination of games to play with a dog with poor impulse control:
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Chase ME, Fetch, Go wild and freeze
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Tug, Place, and See It /Drop It
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Chase IT, Spin, and Get It Get it food toss
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B. Tug, Place, and See It /Drop It -
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Select the one BEST combination of games to play with a dog with mild-moderate anxiety:
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Chase ME, Place, Get It Get It target version
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Tug, Touch, Fetch
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Catch, Go Wild and Freeze, Chase IT
Correct Answer
A. Chase ME, Place, Get It Get It target version -
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