Dog Training Quiz on "fear" in dogs -

Quiz about fear in dogs

Question Title

* 1. The emotion of fear is the logical result of a negative prior experience, and therefore can always be traced to specific events.

True

False

Question Title

* 2. If a dog is showing fearful body language, do not comfort them! You will make it worse.

True

False

Question Title

* 3. When a dog is showing obviously fearful body language because of a specific thing, it is helpful to:

Get further away until the dog shows more comfortable behavior

Get closer so the dog can see the thing better

Encourage the dog to explore the fear-inducing thing directly

Distract the dog so they forget about the thing.

Question Title

* 4. Dogs can be afraid of:

a. Dogs

b. People

c. Locations

A and B

A, b and c.

Question Title

* 5. Fearful/stressed dogs may move more OR less than is typical for that dog.

True

False

Question Title

* 6. Some dogs move closer to things that they are afraid of. For example, some dogs will approach people that make them nervous.

True

False

Question Title

* 7. If your dog is afraid of something, use a piece of food to lure the dog closer to it. Over time, the dog will learn not to be afraid.

True

False

Question Title

* 8. Counterconditioning is the process of attempting to change how a dog feels about something by pairing the problem “thing or event” with something the dog enjoys. For example, if a dog is afraid of men, then the dog might be exposed to men at a great distance and fed a cookie immediately after the appearance of the man. Done well, counterconditioning is practiced at the point where the dog shows extremely little fear, as if they are barely aware of the fear-inducing stimulus

True

False

Question Title

* 9. To progress quickly, counterconditioning should be done at the point where the dog is showing obviously fearful behavior.

True

False

Question Title

* 10. Counterconditioning a fearful dog can be done with social play rather than food or toys.

True

False

Question Title

* 11. If you'd like to be added to the mailing list for Fenzi Dog Sports Academy, go ahead and give us your name and email address below. This information is NOT required to complete quizzes but does allow you to receive information from us about once a week. We include free content such as podcasts and blogs in all of our mailings, to give you something to look forward to! We hope you'll choose to join us :).

Name

Email Address