A survey for dog owners -- please help if you can!

[regnaD kciN]

My youngest daughter is doing a school project on dogs. Part of her project was to distribute a survey to dog owners, and tally up the results for her final presentation. Unfortunately, the response she's received from her "target group" has been less-than-impressive...to date, she hasn't received a single response. Since the deadline is coming up, she asked me to post the survey to DU's pet group. Most of these questions are multiple-choice, so responding should be relatively easy.

Dog Project Survey Questions

1. What breed(s) are your dog(s)?

2. Which of these are your dog(s) most like?
a. Challenging everything
b. Playful and friendly
c. Calm and gentle
d. Frightened of everything
e. Other (please specify)

3. What types of commands do your dog(s) know?
a. Nothing, too busy barking at other dogs on their morning walk(s)
b. Sit, stay, and heel; but heel and stay are useless on walks. This dog is a ball of fur and energy!
c. Sit, stay and heel, and other commands, and follows them all the time.
d. Nothing. Too frightened of the treats!
e. Other (please specify)

4. What do your dog(s) do when a loud noise occurs?
a. Bark their heads off and growl
b. Run around the house looking for what caused the noise
c. Look in the direction of the sound, then go back to whatever they were doing previously
d. Try to get away, panicking
e. Other (please specify)

5. How do your dog(s) react to other dogs?
a. Bark and growl at them menacingly
b. Go over to them and try to play
c. Sniff them and become friends
d. Back away, trembling
e. Other (please specify)

6. How do your dog(s) react to cats/other animals?
a. Show aggressive behavior towards them
b. Run up to them, sniff them, lick them and bark happily
c. Acknowledge them but move on
d. Run off, scared (or other similar behavior)
e. Other (please specify)

7. How do your dog(s) react to strangers?
a. Growl apprehensively at the stranger(s)
b. Sniff them and jump up on them, licking them all over
c. Greet them in a friendly manner and wait for the stranger to pet her and/or him
d. Hide under the bed
e. Other (please specify)

8. Have your dog(s) ever bitten anyone?
a. Yes, and he/she meant it!
b. Yes, but only in self-defense
c. Yes, accidentally while playing
d. No, but they acted like they would
e. No
f. No, they are too scared to bite anyone
g. Other (please specify)

9. Have your dog(s) changed as they aged?
a. Yes, they got more aggressive
b. No
c. Their energy level has decreased a little
d. Yes, they've gotten more scared
e. Other (please specify)

10. What do you think is the best breed of dog for families with children?
a. Labrador Retrievers
b. Golden Retrievers
c. Other Breed (Please explain).

11. Are you aware of any recent innovations in dog care or training? If you are, please describe.

She and I both thank you for participating!

[Stinky The Clown]

1. Pleased to help

1. What breed(s) are your dog(s)?

German Shepherd Dog and Border Collie

2. Which of these are your dog(s) most like?
a. Challenging everything
b. Playful and friendly
c. Calm and gentle
d. Frightened of everything
e. Other (please specify)

c. Calm and gentle

3. What types of commands do your dog(s) know?
a. Nothing, too busy barking at other dogs on their morning walk(s)
b. Sit, stay, and heel; but heel and stay are useless on walks. This dog is a ball of fur and energy!
c. Sit, stay and heel, and other commands, and follows them all the time.
d. Nothing. Too frightened of the treats!
e. Other (please specify)

c. Sit, stay and heel, and other commands, and follows them all the time.

4. What do your dog(s) do when a loud noise occurs?
a. Bark their heads off and growl
b. Run around the house looking for what caused the noise
c. Look in the direction of the sound, then go back to whatever they were doing previously
d. Try to get away, panicking
e. Other (please specify)

a. Bark their heads off and growl

5. How do your dog(s) react to other dogs?
a. Bark and growl at them menacingly
b. Go over to them and try to play
c. Sniff them and become friends
d. Back away, trembling
e. Other (please specify)

c. Sniff them and become friends

6. How do your dog(s) react to cats/other animals?
a. Show aggressive behavior towards them
b. Run up to them, sniff them, lick them and bark happily
c. Acknowledge them but move on
d. Run off, scared (or other similar behavior)
e. Other (please specify)

c. Acknowledge them but move on

7. How do your dog(s) react to strangers?
a. Growl apprehensively at the stranger(s)
b. Sniff them and jump up on them, licking them all over
c. Greet them in a friendly manner and wait for the stranger to pet her and/or him
d. Hide under the bed
e. Other (please specify)

a. Growl apprehensively at the stranger(s)

8. Have your dog(s) ever bitten anyone?
a. Yes, and he/she meant it!
b. Yes, but only in self-defense
c. Yes, accidentally while playing
d. No, but they acted like they would
e. No
f. No, they are too scared to bite anyone
g. Other (please specify)

g. Other (please specify) The GSD frequenty appears to want to bite, but never has and is essentially a gentle dog. The BC once snapped at a woman who tried to pet her while she was on a leash. She also bit the groomer who failed to muzzle her while using a blow drier, that one drew blood.

9. Have your dog(s) changed as they aged?
a. Yes, they got more aggressive
b. No
c. Their energy level has decreased a little
d. Yes, they've gotten more scared
e. Other (please specify)

c. Their energy level has decreased a little

10. What do you think is the best breed of dog for families with children?
a. Labrador Retrievers
b. Golden Retrievers
c. Other Breed (Please explain).

c. Other Breed (Please explain). NOT a Border Collie. They are quite possessive and controlling and can escalate to biting if their lead is not followed. Our GSD, who always seem so mean, is a cupcake she loves her peeps and will do anything and suffer anything for us. She may at first seem intimidating to small kids because of her size, but they soon love her right back.

11. Are you aware of any recent innovations in dog care or training? If you are, please describe.

None.

[surrealAmerican]

2. Here goes:

1. What breed(s) are your dog(s)?
I have two Basenjis

2. Which of these are your dog(s) most like?
one is:
b. Playful and friendly
and the other is:
e. Other : aloof and intelligent

3. What types of commands do your dog(s) know?
e. Other: Just "sit", and their names.

4. What do your dog(s) do when a loud noise occurs?
c. Look in the direction of the sound, then go back to whatever they were doing previously

5. How do your dog(s) react to other dogs?
e. Other : This depends on the other dogs. Some dogs they will play with, some they approach cautiously. One of my dogs will growl at some other dogs.

6. How do your dog(s) react to cats/other animals?
one of them will:
d. Run off, scared (or other similar behavior)
and the other:
e. Other : The dog that isn't afraid of cats has never had close contact with them, so I don't know how she would act.

7. How do your dog(s) react to strangers?
one of them:
c. Greet them in a friendly manner and wait for the stranger to pet her and/or him
and the other:
e. Other : Observe from a distance until he can safely ignore them.

8. Have your dog(s) ever bitten anyone?
one of them:
c. Yes, accidentally while playing
and the other:
g. Other : Yes, but he really didn't know what he was biting at the time.

9. Have your dog(s) changed as they aged?
c. Their energy level has decreased a little

10. What do you think is the best breed of dog for families with children?
c. Other : I don't think there is one "best" breed. You need to find a dog whose personality is a good match for the people of the family.

11. Are you aware of any recent innovations in dog care or training? If you are, please describe.
I can't think of any just now, sorry.

[lukasahero]

5. OMG - I didn't know we had a Basenji owner on the board!

I have to tell you, I'm absolutely in love with these little dogs! I'd love to see pictures of yours if you care to share. :hi:

[Behind the Aegis]

3. Let's see...

1. Long Haired Chihuahua (will be four on Wednesday, Jan. 13th)

2b.

3e. Knows "B-E-D" (spelled) means time to go to bed with (my) partner. "O-U-T" means "go outside to potty in the backyard." "Daddy" means my partner. Knows my name. Knows "chicken," and "cheese." "Who's at the door?" translates to "run to the door and bark his head off." Knows "Tony" (our cat). "Give Tony a kissy" he knows to bump noses with Tony.

4e. Depends on his mood. Sometimes looks for noise, sometimes barks, sometimes gives the "stink eye."

5d. Usually backs away.

6e. Depends. He takes his time. He is not always scared of cats, but will watch them. The strays at my house are now used to him and come to greet him.

7b. (barks at first, but then "loves" on them)

8e.

9b.

10. Nothing I am aware of other than basics.

11c. Depends on age of children, number of children, and maturity of children.

Voodoo

[lukasahero]

4. Always happy to talk about dogs!

1. What breed(s) are your dog(s)? Mixed: Basenji, Collie, Coonhound, etc (That's all one dog...)

2. Which of these are your dog(s) most like?
d. Frightened of everything (I should elaborate - Bella was born wild and suffered considerable abuse at the hands of the people she did come in contact with. As a result, she is a real scaredy-dog. She has gained a tremendous amount of confidence in the year that she has been with us but she has a long way to go before she will fully trust the world around her.)

3. What types of commands do your dog(s) know?
e. Other (please specify): Sit, stay, down, foot, touch, hug, front, come, look, leave it, drop it, bring it, in, quiet, speak, heel, finish, up, off. I think that's about it. She is still of the age where she debates whether or not she's going to 'come' but the rest of it she does pretty religiously.

4. What do your dog(s) do when a loud noise occurs?
e. Other (please specify): Runs to us for protection. Sometimes, runs away in panic.

5. How do your dog(s) react to other dogs?
e. Other (please specify): Depends on the situation. She generally uses a play bow to greet dogs off-leash. On-leash, she tends to bark and try to get to them. We're working on that.

6. How do your dog(s) react to cats/other animals?
e. Other (please specify): Bella has a strong prey drive due to her origin. Everything is food to her although the only thing she's ever 'caught' are slugs, she still will pull your arm off if she sees a cat (while outside) and has climbed trees in chase of squirrels and birds.

7. How do your dog(s) react to strangers?
e. Other (please specify): She's fearful of most people other than us (regardless of how much socializing we've done). She has gotten better and let my nephews' girlfriend pet her the other day on their first meeting but usually she runs away and barks at people she doesn't know (inside) or just avoids them (outside).

8. Have your dog(s) ever bitten anyone?
e. No

9. Have your dog(s) changed as they aged?
e. Other (please specify): She's only two so she's maturing but still has a delightful amount of puppy in her. She has also gained a great deal of confidence.

10. What do you think is the best breed of dog for families with children?
a. Labrador Retrievers (My past experience as a Lab owner comes with the full acknowledgment of the special needs of Labs but I stand by my belief that they are the best dogs for children - generally easy-going, people-oriented, loyal, gentle, playful beasts.)

11. Are you aware of any recent innovations in dog care or training? If you are, please describe. I am always trying to learn more about dogs, dog care and training. My current fascination is with canine communication and learning to read and use the "calming signals" that dogs use to communicate with each other. (See answers above re: scaredy-dog.) Bella has also given me opportunity to learn and really understand the 'positive-only' approach to dog training.

[Coyote_Bandit]

6. Here ya go.....

Dog Project Survey Questions

1. What breed(s) are your dog(s)?
I have two Japanese Chin

2. Which of these are your dog(s) most like?
b. Playful and friendly

3. What types of commands do your dog(s) know?
b. Sit, stay, and heel; but heel and stay are useless on walks. This dog is a ball of fur and energy!
One dog almost always obeys the other has an attention deficit disorder and is compliant for only brief time periods.

4. What do your dog(s) do when a loud noise occurs?
c. Look in the direction of the sound, then go back to whatever they were doing previously
They will bark at the sound briefly. Fireworks and severe thunderstorms can be upsetting to them.

5. How do your dog(s) react to other dogs?
c. Sniff them and become friends

6. How do your dog(s) react to cats/other animals?
c. Acknowledge them but move on
There is a bird that lives in the house and one dog is terribly jealous of it.

7. How do your dog(s) react to strangers?
c. Greet them in a friendly manner and wait for the stranger to pet her and/or him

8. Have your dog(s) ever bitten anyone?
e. No

9. Have your dog(s) changed as they aged?
e. Other (please specify)
Yes. They have become calmer, sweeter and more gentle.

10. What do you think is the best breed of dog for families with children?
c. Other Breed (Please explain).
Japanese Chin of course. Mine have done very well around children including very young children.

11. Are you aware of any recent innovations in dog care or training? If you are, please describe.
No...sorry.

[livetohike]

7. Glad to help!

. What breed(s) are your dog(s)?

Lousiana Catahoula Leopard and Australian Cattle Dog

2. Which of these are your dog(s) most like? b
a. Challenging everything
b. Playful and friendly
c. Calm and gentle
d. Frightened of everything
e. Other (please specify)



3. What types of commands do your dog(s) know? e. Sit, stay, come, lay down, go to sleep,
a. Nothing, too busy barking at other dogs on their morning walk(s)
b. Sit, stay, and heel; but heel and stay are useless on walks. This dog is a ball of fur and energy!
c. Sit, stay and heel, and other commands, and follows them all the time.
d. Nothing. Too frightened of the treats!
e. Other (please specify)

4. What do your dog(s) do when a loud noise occurs? a and b
a. Bark their heads off and growl
b. Run around the house looking for what caused the noise
c. Look in the direction of the sound, then go back to whatever they were doing previously
d. Try to get away, panicking
e. Other (please specify)

5. How do your dog(s) react to other dogs? b
a. Bark and growl at them menacingly
b. Go over to them and try to play
c. Sniff them and become friends
d. Back away, trembling
e. Other (please specify)

6. How do your dog(s) react to cats/other animals? e. chase them (they are both cattle dogs)
a. Show aggressive behavior towards them
b. Run up to them, sniff them, lick them and bark happily
c. Acknowledge them but move on
d. Run off, scared (or other similar behavior)
e. Other (please specify)

7. How do your dog(s) react to strangers? e. bark
a. Growl apprehensively at the stranger(s)
b. Sniff them and jump up on them, licking them all over
c. Greet them in a friendly manner and wait for the stranger to pet her and/or him
d. Hide under the bed
e. Other (please specify)

8. Have your dog(s) ever bitten anyone? e
a. Yes, and he/she meant it!
b. Yes, but only in self-defense
c. Yes, accidentally while playing
d. No, but they acted like they would
e. No
f. No, they are too scared to bite anyone
g. Other (please specify)

9. Have your dog(s) changed as they aged? e. one is slowing down with arthritis, the other is still enegetic as ever
a. Yes, they got more aggressive
b. No
c. Their energy level has decreased a little
d. Yes, they've gotten more scared
e. Other (please specify)

10. What do you think is the best breed of dog for families with children? a
a. Labrador Retrievers
b. Golden Retrievers
c. Other Breed (Please explain).

11. Are you aware of any recent innovations in dog care or training? If you are, please describe.

[REACTIVATED IN CT]

8. Responses

Dog Project Survey Questions

1. What breed(s) are your dog(s)? Pekingese mixes (one probably with Tibetan Spaniel, the other probably Shih Tzu or Lhasa)

2. Which of these are your dog(s) most like?
a. Challenging everything
b. Playful and friendly - when at home with me
c. Calm and gentle
d. Frightened of everything
e. Other (please specify)

3. What types of commands do your dog(s) know?
a. Nothing, too busy barking at other dogs on their morning walk(s)
b. Sit, stay, and heel; but heel and stay are useless on walks. This dog is a ball of fur and energy!
c. Sit, stay and heel, and other commands, and follows them all the time.
d. Nothing. Too frightened of the treats!
e. Other (please specify) They know sit and come

4. What do your dog(s) do when a loud noise occurs?
a. Bark their heads off and growl
b. Run around the house looking for what caused the noise
c. Look in the direction of the sound, then go back to whatever they were doing previously
d. Try to get away, panicking
e. Other (please specify)

5. How do your dog(s) react to other dogs?
a. Bark and growl at them menacingly
b. Go over to them and try to play
c. Sniff them and become friends
d. Back away, trembling
e. Other (please specify)

6. How do your dog(s) react to cats/other animals?
a. Show aggressive behavior towards them
b. Run up to them, sniff them, lick them and bark happily
c. Acknowledge them but move on
d. Run off, scared (or other similar behavior)
e. Other (please specify) Try to chase them

7. How do your dog(s) react to strangers?
a. Growl apprehensively at the stranger(s)
b. Sniff them and jump up on them, licking them all over
c. Greet them in a friendly manner and wait for the stranger to pet her and/or him the tibbie mix does this
d. Hide under the bed
e. Other (please specify) The lhasa mix barks menacingly - but does not growl

8. Have your dog(s) ever bitten anyone?
a. Yes, and he/she meant it!
b. Yes, but only in self-defense The lhasa mix does this The Tibbie mix has nailed me a couple of times during grooming
c. Yes, accidentally while playing
d. No, but they acted like they would
e. No
f. No, they are too scared to bite anyone
g. Other (please specify) The lhasa mix has snapped but not broken skin

9. Have your dog(s) changed as they aged?
a. Yes, they got more aggressive
b. No
c. Their energy level has decreased a little
d. Yes, they've gotten more scared
e. Other (please specify)

10. What do you think is the best breed of dog for families with children?
a. Labrador Retrievers
b. Golden Retrievers
c. Other Breed (Please explain). Mutt. Most any dog will do well with kids if they are raised with them

11. Are you aware of any recent innovations in dog care or training? If you are, please describe.

[ceile]

9. Glad to help

1. Border Collie German Shepherd Mix
2. C
3. Other: sit, stay, come and stop (stop is for hunting)
4. A
5. C
6. Other: our cats she tries to play with (the kitten is her best buddy), outside cats she will chase
7. C
8. E
9. C
10. Other: It's not necessarily, the breed but the way the dog is trained.
11. My dog was trained by another, older dog....

[ProfessorGAC]

10. Hope I'm Not Too Late To Help

1. What breed(s) are your dog(s)?
Yellow Lab

2. Which of these are your dog(s) most like?
XXX c. Calm and gentle XXX

3. What types of commands do your dog(s) know?
XXX c. Sit, stay and heel, and other commands, and follows them all the time.


4. What do your dog(s) do when a loud noise occurs?
e. Other (please specify) It's close to "C" except if the noise is one or more the cats. Then, he go check to see what's going on. There is some measure of shepherd in this dog. If the noise is outside the house, he will generally just go back and lay down.

5. How do your dog(s) react to other dogs?
e. Other (please specify) He will check them out for a few minutes, then ignore them.

6. How do your dog(s) react to cats/other animals?
e. Other (please specify) He's VERY protective and plays the role of "leader" with cats.

7. How do your dog(s) react to strangers?
c. Greet them in a friendly manner and wait for the stranger to pet her and/or him

8. Have your dog(s) ever bitten anyone?
e. No


9. Have your dog(s) changed as they aged?
c. Their energy level has decreased a little


10. What do you think is the best breed of dog for families with children?
a. Labrador Retrievers

11. Are you aware of any recent innovations in dog care or training? If you are, please describe No, sorry i'm not.

Hope this helps.

[LiberalEsto]

11. Dog survey

Dog Project Survey Questions

1. What breed(s) are your dog(s)?

One is a 2 year old male half King Charles Cavalier spaniel and half chihuahua, the other is a 6 month old female half King Charles Cavalier Spaniel and half American Eskimo. Both neutered.

2. Which of these are your dog(s) most like?

b. Playful and friendly - The half Eskimo

e. Other Watchful and protective - the half chihuahua

3. What types of commands do your dog(s) know?

e. Other (please specify)
Both know sit, stay (more or less), out, down, here, up, crate (get in the crate) and "drop it" (spit out whatever you have in your mouth). Also "ring the bell" to ring the bell hanging from the doorknob to let us know you need to go potty outside. The half-chi knows lie down, but the half-eskie is still learning.

4. What do your dog(s) do when a loud noise occurs?

e. Other (please specify)
Look in the direction of the sound. The half chi will usually let out a small growl and go back to what he was doing. The half eskie might startle for a second, then go back to whatever she was doing.

5. How do your dog(s) react to other dogs?

a. Bark and growl at them menacingly - the half chi, if it's a male dog.

c. Sniff them and become friends - The half eskie.

6. How do your dog(s) react to cats/other animals?

e. Other (please specify)
The half chi tried hard to make friends with our 2 cats, but was too pushy, then gave up. The half eskimo lay down and groveled in front of the cats and eventually won over one of them. The other cat hates everybody. The half eskie tries to make friends with other cats.

7. How do your dog(s) react to strangers?

b. Sniff them and jump up on them, licking them all over, but the half chi doesn't do that as much since he turned 2.

8. Have your dog(s) ever bitten anyone?

e. No.

9. Have your dog(s) changed as they aged?

a. Yes, they got more aggressive - the half-chi got more protective.

e. Other (please specify)
The half eskie is only 6 months old and hasn't changed yet.

10. What do you think is the best breed of dog for families with children?

c. Other Breed (Please explain). King Charles Cavalier spaniels are very gentle lap dogs and I adore them. Blended with a slightly larger, more playful breed like American Eskimo, I think they would make an ideal pet for kids.

11. Are you aware of any recent innovations in dog care or training? If you are, please describe.
No.

[Zoigal]

12. Dog Survey

1. Breeds: Two borzoi (Russian Wolfhounds)

2. Calm and gentle (Razz) Reserved and quite sharp (for a borzoi).

3. Commands: Sit, stay, back, out, in, come, up, down, Go to Mom, Go to Dad Both are reasonably consistent.

4. C

5. Belle (B), Razz (sniffs)

6. Aggressive with outdoor cats. They are not to be trusted with little, furry animals.

7. Razz: Greets in friendly manner. Belle: Reserved, takes a while to warm up to strangers (like maybe several meetings with them).

8. Razz: No Belle: Once. A nip when cornered under a table when she was about six months old.

9. C-energy level as decreased. Not as playful.

10. Goldens or any other dog of somewhat similar nature that fits in with the temperament of the family

11. Clicker training method is the last i know about or than positive reinforcement training

[regnaD kciN]

13. Thanks very much for your input!

My daughter finished her project tonight, and will be turning it in tomorrow morning. Your reponses were a great help. :yourock:

[lukasahero]

19. I don't know about anyone else but

I'd really love to get a peak at her project. The questions she asked (or perhaps more accurately, the answers she gave to choose from) seemed to have a theme and I'd be interested in at least knowing her thesis if not seeing her whole project. What grade is she in? (Only asking because these weren't the 'ordinary' questions/answers one expects from say a grammar school/jr high kid.)

And of course, I'm sure we'd all love to know how she did! :)

[njlib]

23. Yes...

I'd like to know more about the project and the results of her survey, too, and whether or not she got an A!

[njlib]

14. Good luck with your project! Hope you can get 2 responses out of this

1. (1)Pit bull and (1)pit mix

2. Pit = C, Pit mix = D

3. Pit = B, Pit mix = B. The pit is kind of dopey & stubborn. The pit mix is very smart.

4. Pit = C, Pit mix = D and sometimes she pees on the floor!

5. Pit = B, Pit mix = B

6. Pit = C, Pit mix = B

7. Pit = A, Pit mix = A

8. Pit = D, Pit mix = D Nobody's breaking into THIS house!

9. Pit = C, Pit mix = C They're both sleeping all the time, but they're both 11 years old.

10. C = I think mutts are the best, but like every other dog, they need to be trained and properly supervised around small children. The children also need to learn to respect the dogs and treat them accordingly.

11. For training, Cesar Milan is amazing! I love his approach of "rehabilitating the dogs and training the humans". There's no such thing as a bad dog! With the proper training and treatment, even the Michael Vick dogs are being rehabilitated and adopted out to good homes, so there's hope for them all!

[njlib]

15. Oh, no!

I should've read the other posts before I responded! Sorry I didn't make it in time and hope she ends up with the best project of the bunch!

[bluedigger]

17. Me too, ha ha!

Oh well, I just like to take quizzes!:rofl:

[njlib]

18. LOL

It WAS a nice little quiz, wasn't it? I also enjoyed reading all the other responses. You can never go wrong talking about your dogs...or cats!

[lukasahero]

20. Hey, I'm lovin' reading these answers so it's not for naught.

:) Not a bad survey for our own group to have asked!

[bluedigger]

16. Here you go.

Dog Project Survey Questions

1. What breed(s) are your dog(s)?

Catahoula

2. Which of these are your dog(s) most like?

b. Playful and friendly


3. What types of commands do your dog(s) know?

b. Sit, stay, and heel; but heel and stay are useless on walks. This dog is a ball of fur and energy!


4. What do your dog(s) do when a loud noise occurs?

d. Try to get away, panicking


5. How do your dog(s) react to other dogs?

c. Sniff them and become friends


6. How do your dog(s) react to cats/other animals?

c. Acknowledge them but move on

7. How do your dog(s) react to strangers?

c. Greet them in a friendly manner and wait for the stranger to pet her and/or him


8. Have your dog(s) ever bitten anyone?

e. No


9. Have your dog(s) changed as they aged?
a. Yes, they got more aggressive


10. What do you think is the best breed of dog for families with children?

c. Other Breed (Please explain).

Most, if not all, breeds will do well with children. Dogs like people. Other factors should be considered as well in choosing a breed.


11. Are you aware of any recent innovations in dog care or training? If you are, please describe.

No.

[japple]

21. Response.

1. What breed(s) are your dog(s)?
Jack Russell Terrier mix

2. Which of these are your dog(s) most like?
a. Challenging everything
b. Playful and friendly
c. Calm and gentle
d. Frightened of everything
e. Other (please specify)

b. Playful and friendly.

3. What types of commands do your dog(s) know?
a. Nothing, too busy barking at other dogs on their morning walk(s)
b. Sit, stay, and heel; but heel and stay are useless on walks. This dog is a ball of fur and energy!
c. Sit, stay and heel, and other commands, and follows them all the time.
d. Nothing. Too frightened of the treats!
e. Other (please specify)

e. Other: She knows "lets go to the mailbox, let's go get the garbage can, it's time for cream, here's your good dog dinner."

4. What do your dog(s) do when a loud noise occurs?
a. Bark their heads off and growl
b. Run around the house looking for what caused the noise
c. Look in the direction of the sound, then go back to whatever they were doing previously
d. Try to get away, panicking
e. Other (please specify)

a. Barks, tries to get outside to investigate.

5. How do your dog(s) react to other dogs?
a. Bark and growl at them menacingly
b. Go over to them and try to play
c. Sniff them and become friends
d. Back away, trembling
e. Other (please specify)

a. Barks

6. How do your dog(s) react to cats/other animals?
a. Show aggressive behavior towards them
b. Run up to them, sniff them, lick them and bark happily
c. Acknowledge them but move on
d. Run off, scared (or other similar behavior)
e. Other (please specify)

e. She is the boss of 3 cats (or so she thinks), but she sometimes chases stray cats. She chases rabbits and squirrels.

7. How do your dog(s) react to strangers?
a. Growl apprehensively at the stranger(s)
b. Sniff them and jump up on them, licking them all over
c. Greet them in a friendly manner and wait for the stranger to pet her and/or him
d. Hide under the bed
e. Other (please specify)

c. Runs to them with tail wagging.

8. Have your dog(s) ever bitten anyone?
a. Yes, and he/she meant it!
b. Yes, but only in self-defense
c. Yes, accidentally while playing
d. No, but they acted like they would
e. No
f. No, they are too scared to bite anyone
g. Other (please specify)

e. No.

9. Have your dog(s) changed as they aged?
a. Yes, they got more aggressive
b. No
c. Their energy level has decreased a little
d. Yes, they've gotten more scared
e. Other (please specify)

c. She's slowed down a little.

10. What do you think is the best breed of dog for families with children?
a. Labrador Retrievers
b. Golden Retrievers
c. Other Breed (Please explain).

b. Goldens

11. Are you aware of any recent innovations in dog care or training? If you are, please describe.

No, sorry.

[MadMaddie]

22. It's an honor to participate in your daughters

Dog Project Survey Questions. I have two dogs one female and one male.

1. What breed(s) are your dog(s)? Male-Viszla Mix and a Female Rhodesian Ridgeback mix

2. Which of these are your dog(s) most like?
a. Challenging everything - Female Rhodesian Ridgeback
b. Playful and friendly - Male Viszla Mix
c. Calm and gentle
d. Frightened of everything
e. Other (please specify)

3. What types of commands do your dog(s) know?
a. Nothing, too busy barking at other dogs on their morning walk(s)
b. Sit, stay, and heel; but heel and stay are useless on walks. This dog is a ball of fur and energy! Male Viszla Mix
c. Sit, stay and heel, and other commands, and follows them all the time. Female Rhodesian Ridgeback
d. Nothing. Too frightened of the treats!
e. Other (please specify)

4. What do your dog(s) do when a loud noise occurs?
a. Bark their heads off and growl
b. Run around the house looking for what caused the noise
c. Look in the direction of the sound, then go back to whatever they were doing previously (Male Viszla Mix, Female Rhodesian Ridgeback)
d. Try to get away, panicking
e. Other (please specify)

5. How do your dog(s) react to other dogs?
a. Bark and growl at them menacingly (Female Rhodesian Ridgeback)
b. Go over to them and try to play (Male Viszla Mix)
c. Sniff them and become friends
d. Back away, trembling
e. Other (please specify)

6. How do your dog(s) react to cats/other animals?
a. Show aggressive behavior towards them (Female Rhodesian Ridgeback)
b. Run up to them, sniff them, lick them and bark happily (Male Viszla Mix)
c. Acknowledge them but move on
d. Run off, scared (or other similar behavior)
e. Other (please specify)

7. How do your dog(s) react to strangers?
a. Growl apprehensively at the stranger(s)
b. Sniff them and jump up on them, licking them all over (Female Rhodesian Ridgeback and Male Viszla Mix)
c. Greet them in a friendly manner and wait for the stranger to pet her and/or him
d. Hide under the bed
e. Other (please specify)(Both do not like men in baseball hats)

8. Have your dog(s) ever bitten anyone?
a. Yes, and he/she meant it!
b. Yes, but only in self-defense
c. Yes, accidentally while playing
d. No, but they acted like they would
e. No (Female Rhodesian Ridgeback and Male Viszla Mix)
f. No, they are too scared to bite anyone
g. Other (please specify)

9. Have your dog(s) changed as they aged?
a. Yes, they got more aggressive
b. No (Female Rhodesian Ridgeback and Male Viszla Mix)
c. Their energy level has decreased a little
d. Yes, they've gotten more scared
e. Other (please specify)

10. What do you think is the best breed of dog for families with children?
a. Labrador Retrievers
b. Golden Retrievers
c. Other Breed (Please explain).Mixed Breeds

11. Are you aware of any recent innovations in dog care or training? If you are, please describe. No

Madmaddie

[Rhiannon12866]

24. Okay.

1. What breed(s) are your dog(s)?

I have a three-year-old Brussels Griffon, adopted from rescue.


2. Which of these are your dog(s) most like?

b. Playful and friendly


3. What types of commands do your dog(s) know?

b. Sit, stay, and DOWN; but heel and stay are useless on walks. This dog is a ball of fur and energy!
(When we go on a walk, the command we learned was "look at me," so he won't get distracted... It works about half the time, think he needs a refresher... :-))


4. What do your dog(s) do when a loud noise occurs?

b. Run around the house looking for what caused the noise


5. How do your dog(s) react to other dogs?

b. Go over to them and try to play


6. How do your dog(s) react to cats/other animals?

b. Run up to them, sniff them, lick them and bark happily


7. How do your dog(s) react to strangers?

b. Sniff them and jump up on them, licking them all over.



8. Have your dog(s) ever bitten anyone?

e. No


9. Have your dog(s) changed as they aged?

c. Their energy level has decreased a little


10. What do you think is the best breed of dog for families with children?

b. Golden Retrievers


11. Are you aware of any recent innovations in dog care or training? If you are, please describe.

My dog has been enrolled in doggy class twice. In the first one, we used "clicker training," in which the dog was given a food treat when he did the right thing, accompanied by a click of the clicker. Eventually, the click becomes the reward because he associates it with the food. :-)

BTW, here's my dog, Jack. Hope that you get a terrific grade on your project! :hi:

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