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Test 4: Living with a service dog Flashcards

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What motivates service dogs to work?

	a.	Service dogs work because they know their handler has a disability and needs their help.
	b.	Service dogs work because we keep their social status low so they obey their leader.
	c.	Service dogs work because we select dogs that desire to please.
	d.	Service dogs work because they repeat behaviors that have been reinforced previously.
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d. Service dogs work because they repeat behaviors that have been reinforced previously.

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A service dog trainer does not need to emphasize training at a distance because the dog will stay with their handler and work near their handler.

	a.	True
	b.	False
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b. False

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When a service dog is “fully trained,” a handler does not need to continue training her.

	a.	True
	b.	False
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b. False

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What is not a focus of training when a prospect puppy is between 2 and 4 months of age?

	a.	Housetraining and Potty on Leash
	b.	Basic obedience training
	c.	Establish household routines
	d.	Socialization and exposure training
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b. Basic obedience training

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Your client is unable to speak when their symptoms occur. What other communication strategies can your client use during training?

	a.	Your client can demonstrate to their dog what they want her to do.
	b.	Your client can point to an object.
	c.	Your client can look at an object.
	d.	All of the above
A

d. All of the above

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Which statement about intelligent disobedience is false?

	a.	Intelligent disobedience refers to when a dog correctly refuses to perform a behavior the handler has cued.
	b.	Intelligent disobedience refers to when a dog correctly refuses to stop performing a behavior when the handler cues a release or different behavior.
	c.	Intelligent disobedience is trained by causing fear or punishing a dog for making the wrong choice.
	d.	Intelligent disobedience is trained by making the cue for the behavior you want the dog to do most salient and/or most reinforced.
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c. Intelligent disobedience is trained by causing fear or punishing a dog for making the wrong choice.

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Dogs develop the strongest bond to the person they sleep with.

	a.	True
	b.	False
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b. False

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Which statement best describes a dog with secure attachment to his handler?

	a.	The dog follows his handler everywhere. You might call him a “Velcro dog.”
	b.	The dog is strongly attached to his handler and is distressed when separated from his handler.
	c.	The dog is calm and confident when his handler is present.
	d.	None of the above
A

c. The dog is calm and confident when his handler is present.

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Service dog prospects should not put their paws on people.

	a.	True
	b.	False
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b. False

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Service dog prospects should not demand attention from their handler.

	a.	True
	b.	False
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b. False

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In the Humane Hierarchy, which steps precede positive reinforcement?

	a.	Wellness
	b.	Antecedent arrangements
	c.	Differential reinforcement of alternative behaviors
	d.	A and B
	e.	B and C
A

d. A and B

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Scheduling access to water is an appropriate antecedent arrangement when housetraining all service dog prospect puppies between 8 and 14 weeks of age.

	a.	True
	b.	False
A

b. False

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You are doing exposure training near a busy parking lot with a 12-week-old puppy. When someone pushes a shopping cart nearby, the puppy turns his head and stares at the cart. When you use a food lure to turn his head away from the shopping cart, he continues looking at the cart (e.g., whale eye). What should you do?

	a.	The puppy is aware of the cart so he is at threshold. I don’t need to do anything different.
	b.	The puppy is aware of the cart so he is at threshold. I should use a verbal correction when he looks away from me.
	c.	The puppy is over threshold. I should take him closer to the cart so he can see and smell it better.
	d.	The puppy is over threshold. I should take him away from the cart to prevent sensitization.
A

d. The puppy is over threshold. I should take him away from the cart to prevent sensitization.

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A client’s 20-week-old puppy does not Potty on Leash or eliminate outdoors. Your client brings the puppy back indoors and the puppy eliminates on the floor almost immediately. Which response is not appropriate?

	a.	Practice Potty on Leash in a lower-distraction area.
	b.	Use a verbal correction so the puppy knows it’s not okay to eliminate indoors.
	c.	Re-evaluate the puppy for reactivity.
	d.	Adjust the client’s socialization and exposure training plan.
A

b. Use a verbal correction so the puppy knows it’s not okay to eliminate indoors.

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What behavior do service dogs perform most often?

	a.	Wait
	b.	Settle
	c.	Loose Leash Walking or heel
	d.	Out
A

b. Settle

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What cue can be used in place of Leave-It?

	a.	Orienting
	b.	Recall
	c.	Back
	d.	All of the above
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d. All of the above

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If a handler feels bonded to their dog, they have successfully established secure attachment.

	a.	True
	b.	False
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b. False

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A service dog prospect should not be allowed to demand attention.

	a.	True
	b.	False
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b. False

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How can you limit predatory behavior without inhibiting future tasks (e.g., retrieval, nosework), exacerbating reactivity or risk affecting a dog’s attachment style (e.g., by using positive punishment)?

	a.	Don’t allow service dog prospects to initiate play with toys.
	b.	Habituate service dogs to other animals so they do not react to them.
	c.	Don’t let a service dog prospect win tug-of-war play.
	d.	All of the above
A

b. Habituate service dogs to other animals so they do not react to them.

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Your client is raising a service dog prospect for their child with autism. One of the tasks they want to train her is to keep their child from exiting the home, by standing across doorways and refusing to move. Which of these behaviors would interfere with the dog’s ability to perform blocking tasks?

	a.	Go [Location]
	b.	Settle
	c.	Wait
	d.	Excuse Me
A

d. Excuse Me

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Your client’s 4-month-old puppy jumps up on guests at the entry door. Which of the following interventions is a setting event?

	a.	Exercise the puppy before guests arrive so she is too tired to want to jump up.
	b.	Confine the puppy in a different room when guests arrive.
	c.	Both of the above.
	d.	Neither of the above.
A

b. Confine the puppy in a different room when guests arrive.

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Your client has limited ability to reach and needs assistance to rise from sitting. They are about to get an 8-week-old service training prospect. What is the most appropriate way they can prepare their home to prevent chewing and pilfering?

	a.	Use a baby gate to block access to stairs.
	b.	Place an exercise pen around their chair or a tether near their chair.
	c.	Use a No-Reward Marker and trade a pilfered item for a low- or medium-value toy.
	d.	Plan to skip the puppy’s meals so he will focus on earning food rather than chewing on objects.
A

b. Place an exercise pen around their chair or a tether near their chair.

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A service dog prospect should experience regular periods of separation from the handler.

	a.	True
	b.	False
A

a. True

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During socialization training, service dog prospects should interact with many people.

	a.	True
	b.	False
A

b. False

23
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Service dogs should always be habituated to noises that are distressing to the handler.

	a.	True
	b.	False
A

a. True

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Which statement about how long it takes to train a service dog is false?

	a.	Most service dogs require about 18 months of training.
	b.	A dog’s age and experience at the beginning of service training affect how long until graduation.
	c.	Mobility service dogs start task training after 24 months of age, so they finish training between 30 and 36 months of age.
	d.	Any behavior problems discovered during training will extend the timeline for the dog’s training.
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c. Mobility service dogs start task training after 24 months of age, so they finish training between 30 and 36 months of age.

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Which combination of verbal cues and/or object names could cause distress?

	a.	Down and Lie-down
	b.	Bed and Med
	c.	Toy and Tug
	d.	Drop and Stop
A

b. Bed and Med

26
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A prospect puppy should be exposed to everything it will experience in its adult life at least once before 10 weeks of age and again before 16 weeks of age.

	a.	True
	b.	False
A

a. True

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In what situation is response latency to Recall a challenge in service dog training?

	a.	Recall from novel stimuli
	b.	Recall from off-duty time
	c.	Recall when off-leash
	d.	Recall from Orienting
A

b. Recall from off-duty time

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Which of the following is not criteria for Orienting?

	a.	The dog makes eye contact with the handler.
	b.	The dog maintains eye contact.
	c.	The dog immediately turns his head toward the handler.
	d.	The dog stops paying attention to a different stimulus.
A

b. The dog maintains eye contact.

29
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A service dog prospect should never be allowed to win tug-of-war.

	a.	True
	b.	False
A

b. False

30
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Why is positive punishment not recommended when training Wait cue?

	a.	Service dogs must be willing to break a stay to perform a task.
	b.	Service dogs trained with frequent use of positive punishment are reported to be “less trainable” by their handlers.
	c.	Both of the above
	d.	Neither of the above
A

c. Both of the above

30
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Which of these places/surfaces is most appropriate for elimination during public access training?

	a.	Wood chip mulch
	b.	Sand
	c.	Immaculate grass
	d.	Pea gravel
A

a. Wood chip mulch

30
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What behaviors are incompatible?

	a.	Settle and Orienting
	b.	Navigating stairs and Lead Out
	c.	Tolerate body handling and Flop
	d.	Leave-it and Orienting
A

a. Settle and Orienting

31
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Service dog prospects should be happy to ride in a vehicle.

	a.	True
	b.	False
A

b. False

32
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Handlers should increase a dog’s motivation for food by withholding or skipping a meal.

	a.	True
	b.	False
A

b. False

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At what age do puppies begin to experience permanent avoidance learning from fear-inducing stimuli?

	a.	5 weeks of age
	b.	7 weeks of age
	c.	9 weeks of age
	d.	12 weeks of age
A

c. 9 weeks of age

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Most service dogs do not need to learn to wear boots.

	a.	True
	b.	False
A

b. False

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What type of service dog should not Sit at a door?

	a.	Psychiatric service dogs
	b.	Mobility service dogs
	c.	Medical alert service dogs
	d.	All service dogs
A

b. Mobility service dogs

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Your client is unable to walk their new puppy outside for elimination. Which alternative is least appropriate for prospect puppies?

	a.	Indoor elimination area
	b.	Pet walking service
	c.	Pet door and a fenced yard or outdoor kennel
	d.	Board-and-Train
A

d. Board-and-Train

36
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Your client needs to train their service dog prospect to remind them to eat lunch. Identify the correct sequence of steps to teach this task.

  1. Handler eats
  2. Give dog a treat
  3. Alarm tone
  4. Handler feeds dog
     a.	1, 3, 4, 2
 b.	3, 4, 1, 2
 c.	3, 1, 2, 4
 d.	3, 2, 1, 4
A

d. 3, 2, 1, 4

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If puppies have not had ample socialization and exposure training by this age, novel stimuli are likely to induce fear.

	a.	8 weeks of age
	b.	12 weeks of age
	c.	16 weeks of age
	d.	20 weeks of age
A

b. 12 weeks of age

38
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Why is cooperative care important for service dogs?

	a.	Handlers are more able to manage their dog’s health and grooming needs when dogs participate in their own care.
	b.	Cooperative care teaches dogs to actively participate in wearing gear, such as assisting their handler in adjusting a harness.
	c.	Cooperative care conditions dogs to accept body handling.
	d.	All of the above
A

d. All of the above

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When should you train a dog to go up or down stairs one step at a time?

	a.	When a dog is excitable
	b.	When a dog is hesitant
	c.	When a dog performs momentum pull or guiding tasks on stairs
	d.	All of the above
A

d. All of the above

40
Q

Which of the following should Toy breeds or young puppies not be trained to walk on?

	a.	Wood decks and boardwalks
	b.	Ribbed rubber mats
	c.	Escalator steps
	d.	Hard, shiny floors
A

c. Escalator steps

41
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Deciding whether adaptive training equipment is needed and what adaptive training equipment should be used is solely the responsibility of the client’s occupational therapist.

	a.	True
	b.	False
A

b. False

42
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Which statement is false?

	a.	Auditory exposures are the most difficult for handlers to habituate dogs to because the dog must encounter the noise directly to habituate to it.
	b.	Habituating dogs to auditory exposures at home reduces stress in public access.
	c.	Novice handlers underestimate the frequency of sudden loud noises in public access settings, such as in retail stores.
	d.	The handler’s Task List should be check before beginning auditory exposures to be certain you do not habituate a dog to a sound that is intended to be an environmental cue for a behavior.
A

a. Auditory exposures are the most difficult for handlers to habituate dogs to because the dog must encounter the noise directly to habituate to it.

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Which statement is false?

	a.	Field trips develop public access routines.
	b.	Field trips are not required training for puppies and newly acquired dogs and should be reserved for when exposure training is complete.
	c.	Field trips develop Potty on Leash behaviors.
	d.	Field trips develop Settle behaviors.
A

b. Field trips are not required training for puppies and newly acquired dogs and should be reserved for when exposure training is complete.

44
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Which of the following statements is true?

	a.	A trainer can exposure train a dog to individual stimuli, incrementally increasing the intensity of the experience and keeping it below the dog’s threshold.
	b.	Surface textures a dog should be trained to become comfortable walking on include puddles, metal grates, carpet and beach sand.
	c.	Weather is an example of a tactile exposure.
	d.	All of the above
A

d. All of the above

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Which of the following is not a recommended elimination strategy for training service dog prospect puppies?

	a.	Allow the puppy to eliminate only on hard surfaces, such as concrete.
	b.	Allow the puppy to eliminate in only one designated place.
	c.	Allow the puppy to eliminate on any surface except sand.
	d.	Allow the puppy to eliminate only in the Heel position.
A

d. Allow the puppy to eliminate only in the Heel position.

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