What do you know about Play?!

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* 1. The best way to play with your dog is with a:

Toy

Personal play - just you and the dog

Whatever works best for your team

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* 2. You have to play with your dog in order to be an effective trainer!

True

False

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* 3. All dogs are innately interested in playing with toys. It’s up to the trainer to learn how to bring it out of their dog!

True

False

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* 4. Working very hard to get a dog to play with toys can create toy avoidance.

True

False

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* 5. Good tug is a:

Mechanical Skill

Emotional skill

Interactive skill

All of the above

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* 6. Puppies take to the game of tug more easily than adult dogs, so start playing early and often!

True

False

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* 7. Personal Play can:

Relieve stress

Generate energy

a and b

None of the above

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* 8. A great use of personal play is to increase your dog’s natural focus and to reduce the use of classic food and toy reinforcers when working your dog for longer stretches of time.

True

False

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* 9. Food play builds interest in food as a reinforcer because it combines food with prey and hunt interests.

True

false

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* 10. Food play is a good choice for the following types of dogs:

Dogs with low interest in toys

Dogs with physical challenges that make tug or fetch a poor option

Both of the above

Neither of the above

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* 11. To reduce possession, lower the amount of effort your dog had to put out to "win" a toy. The harder the dog has to fight to win, the more they will want to celebrate that win and hoard their prize - which means not bringing the toy back.

True

False

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