Vocabulary
Which word means:
'to soothe, to help in a difficult time.'
a. comfort
b. alert
c. detection
a. comfort
True or False:
Therapy dogs make people feel better.
True
Therapy dogs comfort people.
Search and Rescue dogs help people that are lost, hurt or trapped. They are also called:
a. Super dogs b. Therapy dogs c. SAR dogs
c. SAR dogs
SAR stands for Search And Rescue
Another word for a detection dog is:
a. Clifford the Big Red Dog
b. Marmaduke
c. detective dog
c. detective dog
Someone who can't see well has a _________.
a. chemical
b. disability
c. detection
b. disability
True or False:
All dogs can be trained to be therapy dogs.
False
Only dogs with a friendly personality can become therapy dogs.
Using only their nose, search and rescue dogs can find skiers trapped __________ meters under the snow.
a. 1 meter
b. 5 meters
c. 20 meters
b. 5 meters
What type of dog do police use when a building has burned down?
arson dogs
Arson dogs can smell chemicals that can start a fire.
What is a synonym for alert?
a. comfort
b. warn
c. spasms
b. warn
What was the name of the dog that helped her owner hike in the wilderness?
Tenille
Putting their nose to the ground to follow a scent is called___________.
tracking
True or False:
Detection dogs work at airports.
True
Detection dogs can smell items that are not allowed into the counrty such as drugs and fruit.
True or False:
Spasm means uncontrolled and unnatural movements caused by muscles suddenly becoming tight
True
True or False:
Service dogs can use their sense of smell to alert it's owner of changes in blood sugar.
True
They can alert their owner to eat or take medicine.
True or False:
Search and Rescue dogs can help the police find missing children just by using their sense of smell.
True
True or False:
Dogs are better at finding termites than humans.
True
Termite dogs can sniff out termites. Termites damage buildings by eating wood.
What can be used to start a fire?
a. detection
b. spasms
c. chemicals
c. chemicals
True or False:
Service dogs can not help children with food allergies.
False
Service dogs CAN alert children with food allergies.
Newfoundlands make good water rescue dogs and can pull how many people to safety at one time?
10
Newfoundlands have water proof fur, webbed toes and love to swim.
Detection dogs may even be able to help doctors detect___________.
Cancer
Some dogs seem to be able to smell cancer cells in humans.