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Dog health & management Flashcards

1
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List the different roles of the dog in UK society

A 
Work
Research
Sport and hobbies
Companions 
Feral
Breeding
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2
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What is a mongrel

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one or more parents of mixed breeds

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3
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What is a crossbreed

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both bred from parents recognized breeds

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4
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What is a purebred

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both parents are the same breed

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5
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What is a pedigree

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purebred that is registered and known history of ancestors (closed gene pools/isolated populations)

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6
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How many breeds does the kennel club recognise

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215 breeds

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7
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Canine distemper

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Initial GI and respiratory disease with lasting neurological signs

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8
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Infectious hepatitis

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Liver disease

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9
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Parvovirus

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Gi disease, rarely cardiac disease in pups

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10
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Leptospirosus

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Bacterial liver and kidney disease

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11
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Parainfluenza

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Kennel cough

Respiratory disease

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12
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Bordetella

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Kennel cough

respiratory disease

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13
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Roundworm

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More prevelent in puppies

Long white and spaghetti like

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14
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Tapeworm

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Live in the small intestine and grab the wall with their teeth
Long and white and look like small grains of rice when secreted
Most common in adult dogs and fleas act as an intermediate host

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15
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Ectoparasites

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Fleas, ticks and mites
Feed on the outside of the host
Treatment should be given either every month or every other month

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16
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What inherited disorders are directly linked with appearance

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  • Syringomyelia
  • Cutaneous mucinosis
  • Brachycephalic airway obstruction syndrome (BAOS)
17
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What schemes are there to prevent hereditary disease

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  • BVA/KC Elbow dysplasia scheme
  • BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme
  • BVA/KC Hip dysplasia scheme
18
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How can you prevent hereditary disease

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Identify dogs that are clinically free of disease so the best choices for breeding programs can be made. Hip scoring and elbow grading is done once for each dog at a minimum age of one year. Annual eye exams. Results published in the Kennel Club Breed Records Supplement

19
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What are the 3 highest scoring welfare issues

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  • Inappropriate husbandry
  • lack of owner knowledge
  • undesirable behaviour
20
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What are the 3 highest scoring strategic priorities

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  • Conformation related disorders
  • Inappropriate socialisation
  • Inherited disease
21
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Gundog

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Mark or flush out game and retrieve dead or wounded game

22
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Hound

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Hunts game through sight or sound

23
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Working

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Guard, search and rescue dogs

24
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Utility

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Range of jobs not sporting or hunting

25
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Terrier

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Go to ground to flush out game or kill vermin

26
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Pastoral

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Herd livestock, includes heelers

27
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Toy

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Companions, small and dainty enough to carry

28
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How is the development of behaviour influenced prenatally

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Behaviour tendencies are influences in utero (e.g. stressed mother=more reactive offspring)

29
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How is development of behaviour influenced neonatally (0-2 weeks)

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Can learn simple associations, simulation/handling leading to more confident dogs

30
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How is the development of behaviour influenced in the transition phase (2-3 weeks)

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Open eyes, ear canals, startle response. Shows interest in solid food, social behaviours with other puppies

31
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How is the development of behaviour influenced in the sensitive period (3-12 weeks)

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Particularly sensitive to learning about new objects. Many associations formed on positive and negative experiences. Learns how to recognise and interact with the species with which it cohabits

32
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How is the development of behaviour influenced in the juvenile period (12 weeks to sexual maturity)?

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Exploration of the environment increases and behaviour responses are refined

33
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How is the development of behaviour influenced during social maturity (after sexual maturity)?

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Learning continues, formation of stable relationships with various species

34
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Socialisation

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The process whereby an animal learns how to recognise and interact with the species with which it cohabits

35
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Habituation

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The process whereby an animal is exposed to environmental stimuli and learns to ignore them

36
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What are the 3 areas of responsibility reflected by english companion animal law

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To owners
to others
to the animals

37
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What does the legislation in the UK do

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General welfare and abandonment, identification collar, wearing a lead when on a highway, travelling in vehicles, strays, fouling, worrying of livestock, controlling dangerous dogs, noise control, breeding and sale and specific dangerous breeds

38
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What does the kennel club do

A

UKs largest organisation concerned with dog health and welfare, provide a voluntary register for pedigree and x-breeds, offer advice on health and management and manage petlog

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