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Dog Body and Signals Quiz: Beginner
Tail, posture, coat, temperature. Five questions on what the body and gestures of your dog are telling you, each with a cited explanation. How many can you answer?
Answer all 5 questions correctly on your first try to count a clear toward your titles. If you miss some, practise until you get them all right, then pass the review check 3 days later to count it the same way.
Questions in this quiz (5)
Answers and explanations appear after you finish all the questions.
Compared with a person, what is the normal temperature of a healthy adult dog, taken rectally?
- Higher than a person, around 38C
- About the same as a person, around 36C
- Lower than a person, around 35C
A dog stretches its front legs, lowers its chest, raises its rump high and repeats the move. What is it saying?
- It is showing submission to its owner
- It is inviting the other one to play
- It is tired and about to rest
If a double-coated dog is clipped short for summer, what happens to its temperature regulation?
- Heat escapes more easily, so it copes better with heat
- The amount of coat has no bearing on temperature regulation
- The insulating layer is lost, so it copes less well with heat
What can you tell from the single fact that a dog is wagging its tail?
- That it bears no hostility toward you
- That it is emotionally aroused
- That it wants to be petted
How do the guidelines of the American Animal Hospital Association define a senior dog?
- By calendar age, once past seven years old
- By calendar age, once past ten years old
- Once the dog enters the last quarter of its estimated lifespan
Sources & references
- https://www.merckvetmanual.com/multimedia/table/normal-physiological-values-for-dogs
- https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/how-to-read-dog-body-language/
- https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/is-it-ok-to-shave-your-dog/
- https://www.aaha.org/resources/2023-aaha-senior-care-guidelines-for-dogs-and-cats/defining-the-senior-patient/
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