Husbandry of Dog Flashcards
What are the roles of dogs in society - give at least 3
Assistance dogs
Therapy
Police/military
Herding
Hunting
Rescue
Guarding
Racing
Pets
What physical exams are tested on dogs
Temperature
Weight
Pulse
Respiratory rate
Behaviour
Normal appetite
What are the signs of illness in dogs
Lethargy
Weight change
Change in appetite
Vomiting
Pyrexia
Pain
Discharge
Drinking/urinating excessively
Sneezing/coughing
What are the common procedures done on dogs
Vaccination
Microchipping
Castration
Spay
Lump removal
Dentals
Worming/de-fleeing
Tail docking in working dogs
Removal of dew claw
What endoparasites can dogs be treated for
Tapeworm
Roundworms
Lungworms
How can you treat endoparasites
With spot on or tablets
What ectoparasites can dogs be treated for
Fleas
Ticks
Mites
What are the 5 freedoms
Freedom from
Hunger and thirst
Discomfort
Fear and distress
To express normal behaviour
Pain, injury or diseas
What do Kennel Club do
Define breed standards
Source info, experience and advice on dog welfare, health, training
and breeding
Register all pedigree (purebred) dogs in UK
Accreditation of dog shows
What are 7 groups of dogs
Hound
Gundog
Terrier
Working
Pastoral
Toy
Utility
Which groups of dogs are the sporting dogs
Hound
Terrier
Gundog
What are hound dogs
Used for hunting by sight/scent
What are the gundogs
Originally trained to the gun to hunt/retrieve wounded game
What are the terrier group
Farm dogs trained to go around to catch vermin
What are the working dogs
Includes guarding, search and rescue dogs
What are pastoral dogs
Used for herding cattle and sheep
What are toy group
Small companion/lap dogs
What are utility groups
All the rest (usually from both working and companions backgrounds)
Meaning of crossbreed
A dog of mixed blood
Parents are of two different breeds/mixture of several breeds
Meaning of mongrel
Dog of unknown parentage
The hound group can be split into sight and scent hounds give examples of each
Sight: Greyhound, whippet, Afghan hound
Scent: Blood hound, dachshund, beagle, Irish wolfhound,
Give examples of gundogs
Golden retriever, Labrador retriever, English/Welsh springer spaniel, American/English cocker spaniel, Pointer, English/Irish Setter
Give examples of Terrier group
Border terrier
Scottish terrier
West highland terrier
Bull terrier
Jack Russell
Give examples of working group dogs
Newfoundland
Boxer
Bull mastiff
English mastiff
St Bernard
Doberman
Rottweiler
Great Dane
