Animal Science 280
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- what is paedomorphosis?
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tendency toward juvenile traits
- Physical: short muzzle, Ears, Body
- Behavior: cute, loving
-Incidental: color changes, Estrus twice a year - what is "Breed"?
- A homogeneous group of animals within a species that was developed by humans through selection and mating to perpetuate particular hereditary qualities.
- What are the 5 basic types of Dog owners?
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1. Companionship owners
2. worried owners
3. valued object owners
4. Dissatisfied owner
5. Enthusiastic owner - why do we keep companion animals?
- Pleasure, companionship, and protection
- what is a Companionship owner?
- The Animal is a source of friendship, and affection. Owners describe psychological benefit from pet.
- what defines a worried owner?
- like the dog but feels a lack of control.
- what defines a valued object owner?
- considered an extension of self.
- what defines a dissatisfied owner?
- views dog to be bad or dumb.
- what defines an Enthusiastic owner? Three groups of enthusiastic owners...
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1. pet for child
- Acquired pet as companion and playmate for child.
2. pet lover group
3. pet dispassionate
- pet in functional terms
- hunting dog/guard - what are the two types of cat owners?
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1. weak attachment owners-59%
-low involvement
-little interaction
-lower income brackets
-less likely to get neutered
2. strong attraction owners-20%
-"high-involvement owner"
-"quality status conscious owners" - In AKC how many Groups are there, and what are they?
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there are 8,
1. sporting
2. hound
3. working
4. terrier
5. toy
6. non-sporting
7. herding
8. miscellaneous -
what determines a great therapy team?
- Handlers and animals.
- what does AAT stand for?
- Animal-Assisted-Therapy
- what does AAA stand for?
- Animal Assisted Activites
- What does AAE stant for?
- Animal Assisted Education
- what does AACR stand for?
- Animal Assisted crises response
- where do humane society's animals come from?
- strays, owners, Abandoned, seized, transferred, temporary housing.
- what is the Asilomar accords?
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A system used to classify animals in a shelter...
Healthy
treatable
Manageable
untreatable and unmanageable - Name two animal hoarders...
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Barbara Erickson
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Carol Brower - what is a Breed Ban?
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It restricts dog owners from certian breeds....
- what is the difference between Service and Therapy animals?
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SERVICE Animals: ADA protection, NO certification, NO screening. Serves an individual, therapy groups.
THERAPY Animals: are vetted(background check/examined), service not necessary. NO ADA protection, Certification and or registry available, Multiple screenings. - what are the types of services Animal Assisted Therapy provide?
- hospitals, and Assisted living.
- what are the types of service Animal Assisted Activities provide?
- Meet and Greet...
- what are some of the services Animal Assisted Education (AAE)provide?
- classrooms and libraries, humane education. Ex: children reading to dogs...
- what types of service does Animal Assisted Crisis Response (AACR) provide?
- National or local scale going and visiting a crises..
- what are some of the behavioral and training requirements for therapy animals?
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-Age preferred to be 3 yrs
-spay/neuter status
-Completed at lease one obedience class and or Canine Good Citizen
- Basic Skills(sit,stay,down,come
-Advanced skills (shake, rollover,Relax)
-Desensitized to most environments
Behavioral
-calm/relaxed
-seek human contact w/o being needy
-clear consistent behavior signals
-Tolerant - Types of Animals that can be therapy animals?
- Goats, Dogs, Cats, Horseess
- what are the characteristics of hoarders?
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Lots of Animals
Female
Single
Live alone
Obsessively try to maintain numbers.