Dog

Question 1

Habituation

Answer 1

➢ the easiest form of education/learning
➢ getting used to st, accepting st
➢ opposite to sensitisation
➢ learning not to react to known and harmless impulses from environment/surroundings
e.g. ignoring of watches tick, TV
➢ concentration to important objects
➢ nothing to do with tiredness

Question 2

Dog communication

Signals:

Answer 2

➢ visual (body talk)
➢ acoustic (vocalisation)
➢ tactile
➢ olfactory

Question 3

Dominant dog attributes:

Answer 3

• first to feed
• determine food amount/feeding time for pack members
• entering space/localities of social partners
• occupying best (elevated) places
• first checking newcomers
• greeted first
• first starting/finishing social contacts
• no attention to inferior members