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Everyday Training Skills Quiz: Practical

For people who often head out on walks and to parks with their dog. From passing other dogs and rewards outdoors, the "leave" exercise and the recall cue to handling a treat-stuffed toy, five sourced questions check practical tips for everyday training.

5 questionsabout 2 min

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.

  1. On a lead walk, when another dog is coming towards you, which response is recommended?

    • Go right up close, say hello and then pass
    • Leave plenty of space and simply pass by
    • Pass right next to it and simply carry on

  2. When practising a cue your dog knows at home in a place such as a park, with people and other dogs passing by, which reward is recommended?

    • Treats your dog loves even more than the ones used at home
    • The same everyday treats you use at home
    • Lighter, plainer treats than the ones used at home

  3. In the "leave" exercise, where the dog learns to move away from a treat held in your fist, when do you open your hand and give the treat?

    • When it nudges or licks your hand
    • When it backs off and a few seconds pass
    • When it backs off and leaves a gap

  4. Recall practice in a place where dogs may be let off the lead, such as a dog run. Which way of using the cue is recommended?

    • Call it now and then, even mid-play
    • Reserve it as the signal that it is time to go home
    • Call again and again if it does not come

  5. A toy stuffed with treats that you give your dog before you go out. When you get home, how is it recommended you handle it?

    • Leave it out so your dog can play with it any time
    • Put it away and give it only when your dog is left on its own
    • Put it away and give it only when you play together

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