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Welcoming a Puppy Quiz: Beginner
For people about to welcome a puppy or who have just brought one home. From crate size, choosing a training class and ending play to where a puppy sleeps on the first nights and cleaning up toilet accidents, five sourced questions check how to start life with a puppy.
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.
When choosing a crate for a puppy, which size is recommended as a guide?
- Adult size, used without a divider
- Big enough to stand, turn around and lie down
- Only just big enough to lie down in
When choosing a puppy training class, which first step is recommended?
- Observe a class without your dog
- Join a trial lesson with your dog
- Sign up for the class first, without your dog
When you bring a play session with a puppy to a close, which way is said to be good?
- Give an end-of-game cue, then walk away
- Give no cue and quietly walk away
- Give an end-of-game cue, then a chew toy
For a puppy you have just brought home, where is it recommended to have it sleep at night at first?
- In the living room, where the family spends time
- In your bedroom, with you
- In another room where it will sleep in the end
A toilet accident indoors. Which way of cleaning it up is recommended?
- Wipe with biological washing powder in warm water
- Wipe with ammonia-based floor cleaner in warm water
- Blot it with a pad, then spray a strongly scented deodoriser
Sources & references
- https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/how-to-crate-train-dog/
- https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/dogs/training/trainer
- https://www.bluecross.org.uk/advice/dog/behaviour-and-training/giving-your-puppy-an-education
- https://www.bluecross.org.uk/advice/dog/behaviour-and-training/how-to-get-your-puppy-to-sleep-through-the-night
- https://www.bluecross.org.uk/advice/dog/behaviour-and-training/toilet-training-a-puppy
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