How much do you REALLY know about dogs?

Question

Here is a mini-quiz to test how much you know about dogs
True or False:
1. An Australian Shepherd does not mind sleeping all day.
2. Spaying/Neutering your dog makes him a better canine citizen.
3. Vomiting for more than three days is a reason to see your dog's veterinarian.
4. A Labradoodle is hypo-allergenic.
5. The Rottweiler breed should be labeled as vicious.
6. A dog's diet should not include corn in the kibble.
7. A dog who bites once should receive some behavior modification.
8. Breeding your dog because she is the cutest dog ever is a great reason to mate her.
9. 6 weeks is too young for a puppy to be sold.
10. A reputable breeder breeds many different dogs because they are obviously so good at it.
11. Dogs are adaptable and therefore do not mind being abandoned simply because their owners cannot handle them.
12. Crating a dog for 5 hours during the day is too long.
13. A Working/Herding Group breed of dog requires a job to do daily.
14. YA replaces the need for a vet visit.

15. A dog living outside all the time is happy to be in it's natural habitat from it's ancestry.
16. A dog is a lifetime commitment.

Scoring:
I will post the correct answers tomorrow.
Scores will also then be explained.

Answer 1

1. False
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. False
6. True
7. True - depending on the reason.
8. FALSE
9. True
10. False
11. False
12. True
13. True
14. FALSE
15. False
16. TRUE

Answer 2

I'm not an expert, but here goes:

1. False (and True). He'll sleep around 10-12 hours of that day, but that leaves a lot of time in which he wants to run, play, work, eat, etc. But technically, those 10-12 hours could all be during the DAYtime, so he would sleep all day.
2. True. Dogs are much better behaved when those pesky reproductive urges aren't in the way.
3. True. I'd take mine to vet in less than three days!
4. False. No dog is hypo-allergenic.
5. False. Perhaps the owners should be labeled as viscious, seeing as how they made their rotweiler that way.
6. True (and a little false). Corn isn't natural to their diet, so it can be harmful. But, many dogs do just fine on a kibble that includes corn. I wouldn't go so far to say that no dog should ever have any kibble with corn in it.
7. True (and False). Ideally, the dog would have had some sort of obedience training before biting. But, better late than never. Unless the dog bit someone he's supposed to bite, like an intruder. Then no modification is necessary.
8. False. Those pups won't be so cute when they're whithering away in shelters because of the puppy overpopulation.
9. True. I think 8 is the absolute minimum, but most good breeders won't let the pups go even then.
10. True (and False). Most reputable breeders stick with one breed that they love and know, but some breed a few. Not necessarily just because they're good at it, though, but because they're committed to improving those breeds.
11. False. This one is just silly, I can't even comment.
12. False (and True). Depends on the dog's age and health, in my opinion.
13. True. How can someone breed a working/herding dog and not allow it to work or herd, or at least do SOMETHING to stimulate it.
14. False. Although many seem to disagree.
15. False. After years and years of being bred for companionship and jobs, outside 24/7 is no longer the dog's natural environment.
16. True (and False). Sometimes life won't let your doggie companion be lifelong.

Answer 3

1. No, they are an active breed.
2. It can because some show more aggression when they are not neutered or spayed but it can also make little difference. It goes both ways.
3. It depends on how much vomiting and how often. If it was continuous it would be good to get checked but if they are only eating their food too fast or something along those lines then you just need to find a way to make them slow down.
4. False.
5. Very untrue.
6. I have not heard anything about corn though I have heard things about peppers, chocolate, etc.
7.Dogs should be taught not to bite, if they draw blood then someone could get nasty and take you to court and your dog may need to be put down because of that person so I would say yes.
8. It's not a great reason.
9. At six weeks puppies are not ready to be separated from the mother dog so yes.
10. Not necessarily, it is good for them to have one breed that they focus on instead of a bunch that they focus less on.
11. False. Definitely not.
12. It's not the best thing to do to a dog and it would be preferable to take them out sometime in the middle but it isn't too long in most cases unless it is a young puppy.
13. All dogs require work daily, you cannot get any dog that does not require walking, feeding and everything else constantly so I guess I would say yes.
14. No.
15. It isn't right to keep a dog outside all the time, they are not wild anymore so they should be kept inside too but sometime outside is good for them.
16. Not lifetime because they do not live usually over 20 years if that. It is however a commitment for THEIR lifetime.

Answer 4

1. False
2. True!!!
3. True ( I think I'd start to worry at 48 hours.)
4. False
5. False (Nor should Pitbulls or ANY breed.)
6. True
7. True!!!
8. False
9. True
10. False!
11. False!
12. False (depends on the breed - mine are rarely crated for more than 4 hours - but they've done 6 or 7 a couple times. I felt bad, but I exercised the heck out of them first and gave them Kongscicles and they were just fine.)
13. True
14. False

How'd I do? ;)

15. False False False!!!
16. True True True!!!

Answer 5

1.false 2.True 3.True 4.False ( at least not in the first four ingredients 5.False 6.True 7.True 8.False 9.True 10.False 11.False 12.True If it is not a very large crate 13.False 14. Absolutely FALSE 15. False 16. True

Answer 6

1.F
2...depends...typically that is T for your every day dog. If you are talking about "canine good citizen"..then F..lots of un altered dogs are CGC.
3. T
4. LOL FFF..nor is a Poodle or any other breed of dog!
5. F
6.T
7. T
8. F
9. T
10. F
11. F
12. F
13. T
14. What is YA? Yahoo Answers?? If so, then F..90% of the people on here have no clue what they are talking about.
15. I say F with the exception of well taken care of working sled dogs. I've known mushers whose dogs truly seem happy to be outside 24/7.
16.T

Answer 7

1. Very, very F
2. F - not automatically
3. T
4. Technically F - no dog is completely hypoallergenic
5. F!!
6. T - at least not as a main ingredient
7. T
8. F!!
9. T
10. F - they focus on one breed and commit to it
11. F!! Very F!
12. F - BUT, all dogs need adequate socialization and company
13. T
14. ? Never heard of YA.
15. F
16. T

Answer 8

I don't claim to know much about dogs but I love a challenge so here goes :)

1. False, I guess, unless the dog is sick or old.

2. True, it can help w/ some behavior probs and also your dog isn't going around getting other dogs pregnant

3. YES

4. Maybe, if it gets more poodle fur than Lab fur.

5. NO

6. No idea... I'll say no, it should be more protein.

7. Usually, yes

8. NO

9. YES

10. NO NO NO and NO

11. No, dogs get very attached

12. If the dog is 5 months or older it's ok

13. Yes to be happy.

14. If you're neurotic like me, then yes :)

Answer 9

1)F they need a purpose in life and I think most dogs need that also
2)T there are only a few dogs that should not be spayed or neutered.. they are the AKC special ones and the rest should be spayed or neutered, it helps personalities and it helps population problems
3)T more than a few times should be reason to be concerned
4)F they are "labeled as hypo-allergenic" to be but I am not convinced...smile
5)T I was personally attacked and it was unprovoked by a 1 year old that I had contact with several times prior.I am sorry if this offends some people but I think in order to own one of these larger more aggressive/more able to do damage people should have the proper training to own them and so the dogs should be trained/socialized starting at a very young age. mabey they should not be labeled as viscious but they should only be owned by people who know what they are doing....and mabey have a special permit to own these type of dogs...after taking the proper training.... again I am sorry if I offend anyone but I feel pretty strong about it......smile
6)T dogs are carnivores
7)T depending on the reason it bit someone... if it had its tail pulled then no but if it did it on its own then yes...
8)F thats one of the reasons the shelters are so full
9)T 8 weeks "by law" if I am right
10)F they should specialize in ONE breed and you should be able to see the conditions they live in and see at least one parent
11)F thats like saying your kid is expendable too... how sad
12)F
13)T
14)FYahoo is good but its to diverse and nothing should replace your vet...smile
15)F
16)T


OK how'd I do...smile....neat questionare do more.....

Answer 10

And where will YOU get the answers? I suppose you think YOUR opinions are the only correct ones? A few of these questions, like 1, 2, 7, 10, 12, 13, 15 could be yes OR no, depending on circumstances.

LOL!