Dog Basics
Training
How Dogs Help People
Breeds
100
A dog is a _____, which means it is warm-blooded, furry, and gives birth to live young.
a) amphibian
b) mammal
c) herbivore
b) mammal
100
What are the three commands we learned in our dog training lesson?
We learned the "sit," "stay," and "no" commands.
100
True or False: Newfoundlands are often used to monitor waters and help wayward swimmers.
True!
100
This dog breed is often used to help the police as a K9 dog:
A German Shepherd
200
True or False: A dog's sense of smell is up to a million times stronger than a human's.
True!
200
Act out the "stay" command.
Remember to have your dog sit, stay close, put up the hand signal, then offer a treat when the dog has stayed in place for several seconds.
200
Pictionary: Draw an example of a dog helping a person and have your teammates guess what you are drawing!
Remember that during Pictionary, the drawer is not allowed to talk. If you need a suggestion for a picture, let us know!
200
This dog breed has been known to help travelers in need in the Swiss Alps:
St. Bernard
300
Which of the following foods do dogs eat?
a) just plants
b) just meat
c) plants and meat
c) Dogs are omnivores, which means they eat both plants and meat.
300
What is the name of the trainer from the dog training videos we viewed?
a) Ray Kinsella
b) Brandon McMillan
c) Steph Curry
b) Brandon McMillan
300
What are some ways dogs help people? List at least 3 on your whiteboards!
Dogs help people in many ways, including working with the police as K-9s, helping people with disabilities, working as therapy dogs, and saving people in danger (as St. Bernards do in the Alps and Newfoundlands do for swimmers).
300
This dog breed is one of the most popular in the United States:
Golden Retriever
400
True or False: There are about 50 different breeds of dogs.
False: There are actually over 400 breeds!
400
What is the special leash that was used to teach the "No" command in the video we viewed?
The trainer used an anchor leash, which kept the dog away from the treat until the trainer was ready to offer it.
400
Who was the real-life husky who helped deliver medicine to sick children in Nome, Alaska in 1925?
a) Abby
b) Balto
c) Clifford
d) Diamond
b) Balto
400
Snoopy from the Peanuts comic series was partially based on this dog breed:
Beagle