Intro to Dogs Flashcards
1
Q
Estimate of how long dogs were domesticated
A
10-12,000 years, maybe longer
2
Q
What kind of animals are dogs? What is it important in?
A
pack animal, important in training
3
Q
Dogs are similar to what animal?
A
wolves
4
Q
Dogs aren’t as strict ____ as cats
A
carnivore
5
Q
Most dog breeds develop in the last ___ years
affects or associated with what?
A
- developed in the last 150-200 years
//: knowledge of genetic, changes in human culture
6
Q
Intact make dog
A
Stud
7
Q
Intact male dog
A
Stud
8
Q
Whelping
A
to give birth to puppy (Parturition)
9
Q
To give birth to puppy
A
Whelping, parturition
10
Q
Spaying
A
altering a female
11
Q
Cropping
A
- surgically remove dog’s ears
- done to puppies 8-12weeks after birth
- ut its ears stand up rather than flop
- common in doberman pinschers, boxers, and Great Danes
12
Q
Docking
A
- surgically remove part of dog’s tail
- done to puppies few days after birth
- common in cocker spaniels, Rottweilers, schnauzers
13
Q
Sight
A
- dichromatic
- better in low-light and motion detection
- breed variation
- poorer acuity
- maybe equivalent to 20:50 or 20:100
14
Q
Hearing
A
- can hear higher-pitched sounds
- may hear lower volume sounds
- mobile ears: locate source of sounds
15
Q
Smell
A
– 200+ million receptors
– Compare to about 5 million for humans
– Larger area of sensing tissue
– Brain devoted to smell is larger (40x)
