Introduction To Dog Obedience Trainer/instructor

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Anthropomorphism

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The attribution of human characteristics, emotions and behaviors to animals or other non-human things.

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Dogs, objects, plants, supernatural beings

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Behavior

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the way in which an animal or person acts in response to a particular situation or stimulus.

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Biological Evolution

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the change in inherited traits over successive generations in populations of organisms

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Brisket

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The chest of an animal

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Canine hip dysplasia

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a deformity of the hip that occurs during growth

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Obedience Trial Champion

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Dogs with UD titles must win 100 points and a first-place in Utility B and Open B, plus a third first-place win in either class, under three different judges.

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Carpus

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Wrist allows motion between the paw and the limb

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Chest

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Trunk of body from neck to abdomen

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Thorax

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Companion Dog (CD)

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1st in a progression of obedience titles after receiving qualifying scores in Novice classes

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Companion Dog Excellent (CDX)

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2nd of obedience titles after receiving qualifying scores in Open classes.

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Croup

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Highly contagious respiratory disease in dogs

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Kennel cough

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Cynologist

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One that specializes in the care and training of dogs

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Domestication

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The process of taking an animal and keeping it as a pet

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Dominance

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Power and influence over others

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Control, authority

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Ecology

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Study of the relationship between living organism including humans and their physical environment

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Elbow

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Immediately below the shoulder

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Ethology

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The study of animal behavior

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Flews

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Thick hanging lips of a bloodhound or similar dog

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Forearm

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Long bone that runs after the elbow on the foreleg

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Genetic drift

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The change in frequency of an existing period and that population due to random chance.

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Individuals from one population move and mate with members of a different population

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Hip

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The dog hypnoing is a ball and socket type of joint in the pelvic limb

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Hock

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Creates that sharp angle at the back of the dog's rear legs

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Lips

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The upper lip is the flew and the lower lip is just that

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Loin

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The area between the dogs last floating rib and the pelvis

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Morphology

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Study of the size shape and structure of animals plants and microorganisms and of the relationship of their constituent parts

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Mutation

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A change in the DNA sequence of an organism

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Muzzle

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The protruding part of an animal's head which includes the nose mouth and jaws

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National Association of Dog Obedience Instructor (NADOI)

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Found it in 1965 to certify dog training instructors of the highest caliber provide continuing education and learning resources to instructors and promote human diverse and effective training methods in competent instruction

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Natural selection

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The differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype

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Occiput

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The back of the head or skull

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Pastern

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The area of the leg that is below the wrist or corpus on the front legs but above the foot

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Positive reinforcement

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The introduction of a desirable or pleasant stimulus after a behavior

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To encourage the behavior that is desired

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Schutzhund

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The dog sport that tests a dog's tracking obedience and protection skills and evaluates if a dog has the appropriate traits and characteristics of a good working dog

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Shoulder

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A ball and socket joint, has bones attached by ligaments and tendons

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Stifle

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A complex joint in the hind limbs of quadruped mammals such as sheep, horse, dog.

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Equivalent of the human knee and is often the largest synovial joint in the animals body.

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Symbiosis

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Interaction between 2 different organisms living in close physical association typically to the advantage of both. Mutually beneficial relationship between different people or groups

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Ants, sharks, algae, mother & daughter

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Tail set

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Markers of your mutts intriguing gene pool

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Taxonomy

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The practice and science of categorization or classification

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In which things are organized into groups or types

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Thigh

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Upper thigh (femur) part of dogs leg situated above the knee on hind leg. Lower thigh (tibia/fibula) is part of hind leg beneath the knee to the hock.

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Topline

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The upper profile line that goes from the top of the head to the base of the tail.

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Tuck up

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The natural waistline

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Falls right behind the ribcage and before the rump

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Utility Dog (UD)

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Obedience title after receiving qualifying scores in utility classes

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Utility Dog Excellent (UDX)

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Dogs with UD titles must earn qualifying scores in both Open B and Utility B at 10 trials.

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Withers

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The ridge found between dogs shoulder blades and at the back of the neck.

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Where dogs will be measured for height