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Ch 17- Dogs & Cats
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Scientific name for dogs | Canis familiaris |
| Dominance | commanding or controlling of others |
| Submissive | docile, yielding |
| Four traditional jobs for domestic dogs | hunting, guarding, herding, retrieving |
| Match show | one in which no championship points are awarded; it is mostly a practive event for dogs and their exhibitors |
| Field trials | competitions for hounds and sporting breeds in which the animals are judged on ability and style in hunting, tracking, and retrieving |
| Obedience trials | dogs demonstrate their ability to interpret and carry out commands |
| Scientific name for cats | Felis catus |
| Why were cats originally domesticated? | to protect storage sites of grains and other foods from rodents |
| Sire | male parent |
| Dam | female parent |
| Purebred | member of a recognized breed eligible for registration |
| Mixed breed | combination of different breeds |
| Four classifications of dogs | Working, sporting, terriers, nonsporting |
| Most common domestic cat | domestic short hair |
| Why are calico and tortoiseshell cats always female? | They have two X-chromosome linked colors, orange and black |
| How old are dogs when they reach puberty? | between 8 months and 2 years |
| Estrus | heat |
| How often do unspayed dogs go into estrus? | about once every 7 months |
| Spontaneous ovulation | ovulation occurs without sexual activity, egg is released 12-14 days after the onset of vaginal bleeding |
| Duration of pregnancy in dogs | 63 days |
| Whelping | process of giving birth in dogs |
| How old should puppies be before separated from their mother? | 8 weeks |
| Induced ovulation | ovulation only happens if sexual activity occurs |
| Polyestrous | the animal undergoes heat cycles several times a year; frequency is determined by season |
| Gestation | duration of pregnancy |
| Gestation in cats | 63 days |
| How old should kittens be before separated from their mother? | 8 weeks |
| How old are cats when they reach puberty? | 6 to 9 months |
| Positive reinforcement | influencing behavior by rewarding desired actions |
| anthropomorphism | attributing human qualities to nonhuman organisms |
| Lordosis | postion of female cat in heat; her vertebral column assumes downward curvature |
| Toms | male cats |
| Vaccination | to innoculate with substance to produce immunity against disease |
| Dogs are routinely vaccinated against which 6 diseases? | Infectious canine distemper, Infectious canine hepatitis, Canine parvovirus, Canine parainfluenza, Leptospirosis, Rabies |
| FVRCP | common cat vaccine combination consisting of feline viral rhinotracheitis, feline calicivirus, and feline panleukopenia |
| Dogs and cats are routinely checked for what 4 intestinal parasites? | roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, tapeworms |
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