GENERAL Flashcards
Ectomorph
Slender body and head
Thorax is deep and narrow
Skin is trim and tight
Limited body fat
developed muscles,tendons and ligaments
Light footed, well coordinated, speedy
Shy, reserved, self limited appetite
Slow growing
Mesomorph
Average body build, well proportioned
More larger bone structure
Working, strong, athletic
Wild + outgoing
Broader head, looser skin
Good appetite
Not as graceful, heavier bone
Larger puppies, gain and mature more rapidly
Endomorph
Heavy body build
Short and stocky
Oversized jaw and skull
Round chest and round body
Heavy bone
Excessive skin and loose skin
Ectropion of lower eyelid
Deep pocket that collects saliva (excessive drooling )
Females
Less likely to display mounting or marking behavior
Stubborn Independent Territorial
Periods of Estrus (Heat) approximately every 6 months
More reserved and dignified with age
Higher Spaying fee than neutering
Males
Almost never urine mark or lift their legs to urinate; If neutered before 5 months
More affectionate exuberant attentive and demanding of attention
More Stedfast, reliable, and less moody
More Outgoing , accepting of other pets and bond quicker with children
Easily Motivated by praise and food but easily distracted
Less expensive neutering
Usually larger and Heavier
Entroprion
Eyelids go in
Seen in chows and labs
Ectroprion
Eyelids ecit (Exit)
Eyelids sag, tears run out and cornea stays dry
Seen in cocker spaniels
Prolapsed Third eyelid “cherry eye”
Proliferative tissue extruding from medial aspect of eye
To fix it you marsupialize it by making a pouch to tuck it in and suture it up
Hypoglycemia
Low blood sugar
Hydrocephalus
Surgery is big time expensive , Not common
Liver Shunt
Won’t notice until it’s a big problem
Yorkies
Don’t grow bc they don’t ont process nutrients
Puppy Development
Eyes open at 2 weeks
Ears open at 3 weeks
Move around by 4 weeks
Interact with siblings at 4 weeks
5 weeks is NOT enough time to learn to be a dog
Puppies are born with some antibodies from placenta (momma)
10 tests for puppy selection
Social Attraction : degree of social attraction to people confidence or dependence
Following: Follow a person
Restraint: degree of dom/sub tendency (flip puppy on back)
Social Dominance : Degree of acceptance of dominance (touch top of shoulders)
Elevation Dominance: Hold puppy off the ground ; Degree of accepting dominance while they have Nemo control
Retrieving: Degree of willingness to do something for you, indicator for training
Touch Sensitivity : sensitivity to touch and training equipment required
Sound Sensitivity: Degree of response to a sound such as loud noises or thunderstorms
Sight Sensitivity: Degree of response to a moving object ; chasing bikes, kids, squirrels
Stability: Degree of Startle response to a strange object
Puppy Aptitude test
Evaluation of prospective pets using traits such as social attraction, following, restraint, social dominance, elevation dominance, retrieving, touch sensitivity, sound Sensitivity, sight sensitivity, and physical structure/conformation
DOES NOT RELIABLY PREDICT ADULT BEHAVIOR
WHERE TO PURCHASE
Breeders
Newspapers
Pet Stores
Craigslist
Animal Shelter/Adoption Agency /Humane Society
Breed Rescue Organization
