Test your dog training knowledge

1: Why do most dogs exhibit undesirable behaviors?

Because they don't respect their owner as the Alpha

Because somehow they are being rewarded for the behavior

Because they are unhappy

2: Feral dogs (canis familiaris) live in

Small peer groups, though they spend most their time alone

In family units, the parents live cooperatively with their young

Strict hierarchies with an alpha male and/or female, betas, and omegas

3: Wild wolves (canis lupis) live in

Small peer groups, though they spend most their time alone

Family units, parents living cooperatively with their offspring

Strict hierarchies with an alpha male and/or female, betas, and omegas

4: The alpha in a wolf pack always gets priority access to food

True

False

5: Dogs and wolves became separate species how many years ago?

about 35,000 years ago

about 1,000 years ago

about 15,000 years ago

6: Dominant wolves roll submissive wolves on their backs when they violate the hierarchy

True

False

7: When a dog jumps on you or steals your food, they are trying to dominate you

True

False

8: In a wolf pack the dominant/alpha wolf walks in front of the other wolves

True

False

9: In a _______ only one pair mates

Dog pack

Vampire nest

Wolf pack

10: Which statement is true?

Wolves evolved as cooperative hunters, dogs as scavengers

Wolves evolved as scavengers, dogs as cooperative hunters

Both wolves and dogs evolved as cooperative hunters