Vocab
Types of Training/Sports
Tricks
Bred for what?
Random
100

Cue

A signal given to a dog to indicate that a specific behavior is expected.

100

Trained to sniff for specific items/people.

Scent Training

100

Places rear on the ground.

Sit

100

Labrador Retrievers

Hunting

100

What animal is most genetically similar to humans?

Chimpanzees

200

Reactivity

An overreaction to a specific stimuli.


200

Involves obstacles, requires speed, and also teamwork between the dog and handler.

Agility

200

Immediately returns to owner when said to.

Recall

200

German Shepards

Herding

200

Two factors that influence an animal's behavior

Genetics and experience
300

Desensitization

A technique used to reduce a dog's fear or anxiety by gradually exposing them to the source of their distress in a controlled manner. 

300

An animal lends comfort and affection to a group of people or an individual.

Therapy Training

300
Walks politely beside owner without pulling on the leash.

Heel

300

Blood Hounds

Tracking/Scent Abilities

300

What is a stimulus?

An environmental change that directly influences the activity of an organism.

400

Operant Conditioning

To properly time and mark the behavior of the dog which occurs naturally.

400

Involves chasing a mechanically operated item across a course.

Lure Coursing

400
Lowers front end to ground and keeps rear end up.

Bow

400

Chihuahuas

Companionship, religious rituals

400

Scientific name for the study of animal behavior?

Ethology

500

Antecedent

An event or stimulus that occurs before a behavior, influencing the dog's actions.

500

Team of dogs pull something with the musher and complete the marked course

Sled Dog Racing

500

Dog lies on its side or back and remains still.

Play Dead

500

Welsh Corgis

Herding

500

What is an innate behavior?

Genetically based and not linked to past experiences.