Companion Animal Science: Unit 1

Dogs that are:
Trained for an individual with a disability
Perform 3+ tasks
Public access rights
Housing rights

the 3 types of assistance dogs

health assessments for all assistance dogs

health assessments done on breeding assistance dog candidates

behavior assessment conducted on assistance dogs, involves 50 items and ranks reaction based from severe (1) to absent (5)

Hormone released during sex, birth, and lactation
Associated with bonding, reduced fear and anxiety

selection of juvenile characteristics

appreciation of the natural world

Pleasure associated with the interaction
Physiological connectedness
Security during times of stress
Biological connection - oxytocin release

extinct group of carnivores that gave rise to all felids and canids

first species to be domesticated

species that dogs descended from (~15,000 years ago)

progenitor of wolves and dogs

first true cat 30 million years ago

between behavioral and morphological changes from domestication, which occur faster?

number of bones in dog skeletal system

term for the legs/feet skeletal section of dogs

term for the skull/neck/spine section of dog skeleton

term for the os penis of dog skeleton

range of caudal vertebrae in dog tail

used by dogs to turn while running, can act as an "ice pick" when climbing out of icy water

number of bones in cat skeletal system

cat ____ are not tightly connected, which allows for better flexibility

cat ___ ___ are only connected with muscles

hereditary malformation of the hip joint that causes it to be looser than normal, common in large dog breeds & Maine Coon

multiple developmental abnormalities of the elbow, seen in larger dog breeds, leads to progressive arthritis

caused by twisting injury of the knee joint, often from changing direction too fast

surgery required to treat ruptured cruciate

when femoral trochlear groove is flattened so patella slides medially or laterally, common in small dog breeds, causes the dog to "skip"