Canine behaviour

Question 1

wolf pack

Answer 1

-a small group of related individuals
-hierarchical structure
-dominant high vs low ranking
-we have given dogs human modifications to social behaviours

Question 2

hunting dogs

Answer 2

-sight hounds: use sight, want to chase, fast, silent
-scent hounds: smell, designed for nose on the ground

Question 3

what is a livestock guarding behaviour

Answer 3

-attentiveness
-trustworthy
-protective
-through selection and socialization, not trainable

Question 4

sled dog traits

Answer 4

-want animals with hierarchy behaviour
-trained to pull the sled
-selected for conformation and behaviour
-some dogs take way less training

Question 5

heritability of behaviour

Answer 5

-heritability is low
-has environmental influences

Question 6

common forms of aggression

Answer 6

-dominance
-fear
-territorial
-possessive
-other ie. maternal, pain, redirected

Question 7

forms of aggression

Answer 7

-dominance or anger
-fear

Question 8

indications of dominance aggression

Answer 8

-more eye contact
-ears up
-lip retraction is more vertical

Question 9

indications of fear aggression

Answer 9

-avoid eye contact
-head lower, tail lowered
-ears down
-nervousness (pacing)
-flee
-freeze
-unpredictable

Question 10

who is the most common dog to bite

Answer 10

-male dogs, of those male dogs most are intact

Question 11

who is the most common victims to dog bites

Answer 11

-children, especially boys

Question 12

why are kids likely to be bit by dogs

Answer 12

-lack judgment about warning signs
-act in ways threatening to dogs
-2/3 under 10 years
-rotties and bull terriers over represent

Question 13

what are the different types of growling

Answer 13

-play
-defense
-threatening stranger
-body weight didn’t affect the growl but situation did