Hi all,

I thought this might be fun. It is not intended to degrade anyone or
put anyone down in any way. Merely as game to see just how knowledgeable
some of you are. I will post the answers in a couple of days. Like I
said I thought some of you might enjoy taking it to see how you measure
up with the experts like myself :-).

A Retriever owner's test:

1. At what age does a dog need to be before you can get its hips OFA certified?
2. What does ACL stand for?
3. What joint is the ACL located in?
4. What is the earliest age at which a dog's hips can be graded by the Penn Hip method reliably?
5. What is a cryptorchid?
6. What is the normal rectal temperature range for a dog?
7. Name two brands of Heartworm preventative?
8. What are the two most commonly recognized causative agents of Kennel Cough?
9. Which parasite carries Lyme disease?
10. What is Parvo ?
a. Virus
b. Bacteria
c. Fungus
d. Rickettsia
13.How often does a female dog come in heat, on average?
14.Name two common intestinal parasites of dogs.
16.What does OCD stand for?
17.What type of worm is a tapeworm?
a. Nematode
b. Cestode
18.What is the causative agent of Blastomycosis?
a. Bacteria
b. Virus
c. Fungus
d. Rickettsia
19.What is Erhlicia?
a. Bacteria
b. Virus
c. Fungus
d. Rickettsia
20.What is the best place to measure a dogs pulse rate?
21.What percentage of flea's life cycle is spent on the dog?
a. 5%
b. 45%
c. 75%
d. 95%
22.What does CERF stand for?
23.Which of the following is not a hereditary problem that is prominent in
retrievers?
a. Canine Hip Dysplasia
b. Progressive Retinal Atrophy
c. ARMD (Autosomal Recessive Muscular Dystrophy)
d. Otitis Externa
24.Do dogs require Vit.C in their diets?
25.Where is the periodontal tissue located in a dog?
a. mouth
b. foot
c. ear
d. leg
27.What is Trichuris vulpis?
a. hookworm
b. whipworm
c. roundworm
d. tapeworm
28.Which of the following parasites does Interceptor prevent that Heartguard
not?
a. heartworms
b. hookworms
c. roundworms
d. whipworms
29.How long is dog normally (on average) in standing heat?
a. 5 days
b. 6 days
c. 9 days
d. 12 days
30.Which of the following is an important sexually transmitted disease in
dogs?
a. Coccidiosis
b. Giardiasis
c. Brucellosis
d. Distemper
31.At what age does a dog "get in" its permanent teeth?
a. 3 months
b. 4 months
c. 5 months
d. 6 months
32.Which of the following intestinal parasites can a puppy get by drinking
the dam's milk?
a. roundworms
b. hookworms
c. whipworms
d. tapeworms
33.Which parasite does Frontline kill that Advantage does not?
34.What is a Macracanthorhyncus hirudinaceus?

DR.J
Good Luck and Good Hunting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

   ( Ed. Note - Don't peek!)

Answers to a Retriever owner’s test:

1. At what age does a dog need to be before you can get its hips OFA certified? Answer – 2 yrs. or 24 months.
2. What does ACL stand for? Answer – Anterior Cruciate Ligament
3. What joint is the ACL located in? Answer – Stifle , half credit if you answered knee
4. What is the earliest age at which a dog’s hips can be graded by the Penn Hip method reliably? Answer – 16 weeks or 4 months
5. What is a cryptorchid? Answer – An undescended testicle, i.e. testicle is not in the scrotum.
6. What is the normal rectal temperature range for a dog? Answer – 100 to 102 deg. Fahrenheit.
7. Name two brands of Heartworm preventative? Answer – Heartgard - 30, Heartgard – 30 Plus, Interceptor, Revolution, Filaribits
Plus, Sentinel, Ivermectin.
8. What are the two most commonly recognized causative agents of Kennel Cough? Answer – Bordetella bronchiseptica and Canine
Parainfluenza Virus.
9. Which parasite carries Lyme disease? Answer – Ticks
10. What is Parvo? Answer – a. Virus
a. Virus
b. Bacteria
c. Fungus
d. Rickettsia
13.How often does a female dog come in heat, on average? Answer – Every
six months.
14.Name two common intestinal parasites of dogs. Answer – Roundworms,
Hookworms, Whipworms, Tapeworms
16.What does OCD stand for? Answer – Osteochondritis dessicans
17.What type of worm is a tapeworm? Answer – b. Cestode
a. Nematode
b. Cestode
18.What is the causative agent of Blastomycosis? Answer – c. Fungus
a. Bacteria
b. Virus
c. Fungus
d. Rickettsia
19.What is Erhlicia? Answer – d. Rickettsia
a. Bacteria
b. Virus
c. Fungus
d. Rickettsia
20.What is the best place to measure a dogs pulse rate? Answer – Femoral
artery. High up on the inside of the thigh of the rear leg.
21.What percentage of a flea’s life cycle is spent on the dog? Answer – a.5%
a. 5%
b. 45%
c. 75%
d. 95%
22.What does CERF stand for? Answer – Canine Eye Registy Foundation
23.Which of the following is not a hereditary problem that is prominent in
retrievers? Answer – d. Otitis Externa
a. Canine Hip Dysplasia
b. Progressive Retinal Atrophy
c. ARMD (Autosomal Recessive Muscular Dystrophy)
d. Otitis Externa
24.Do dogs require Vit.C in their diets? Answer - No
25.Where is the periodontal tissue located in a dog? Answer – a. mouth
a. mouth
b. foot
c. ear
d. leg
27.What is Trichuris vulpis? Answer – b. whipworm
a. hookworm
b. whipworm
c. roundworm
d. tapeworm
28.Which of the following parasites does Interceptor prevent that Heartguard
does not? Answer – d. whipworm
a. heartworms
b. hookworms
c. roundworms
d. whipworms
29.How long is a dog normally (on average) in standing heat?
Answer – c. 9 days (this was a poor question and a range should have
been given for the answers)
a. 5 days
b. 6 days
c. 9 days
d. 12 days
30.Which of the following is an important sexually transmitted disease in
dogs? Answer – c. Brucellosis
a. Coccidiosis
b. Giardiasis
c. Brucellosis
d. Distemper
31.At what age does a dog “get in” its permanent teeth?
Answer – d. 6 months (again I should have listed a range for the
answers)
a. 3 months
b. 4 months
c. 5 months
d. 6 months
32.Which of the following intestinal parasites can a puppy get by drinking
the dam’s milk? Answer – b. hookworms
a. roundworms
b. hookworms
c. whipworms
d. tapeworms
33.Which parasite does Frontline kill that Advantage does not?
Answer - ticks
34.What is a Macracanthorhyncus hirudinaceus? Answer – a trick question.
Sorry guys but I got them when I was in school. The answer is the
thorny-headed intestinal parasite of swine.

DR.J
Good Luck and Good Hunting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!