Nova's 10 questions 1. In what year was the first German Shepherd breed club founded in Germany?1859 1899 1921 1948
Max von Stephanitz and Artur Meyer founded the breed club in April 1899.
2. What was the name of the first registered German Shepherd Dog?Rin Tin Tin Strongheart Horand von Grafrath Chaser
Horand von Grafrath was registered as SZ1, the first German Shepherd in the breed book.
3. In Stanley Coren's ranking of working and obedience intelligence, where did German Shepherds place?First Third Tenth Twentieth
Coren's list puts the Border Collie first, the Poodle second and the German Shepherd third.
4. About how many object names did Chaser the Border Collie learn?About 50 About 200 About 1,022 About 10,000
Pilley and Reid reported in 2011 that Chaser learned the names of 1,022 objects over about three years.
5. In the 2021 gifted word learner study, how many exposures did two talented dogs need to learn a new toy name during play?One Four Forty Four hundred
Both dogs learned new names after four exposures while playing with their owners.
6. Which colours do dogs see best?Red and green Blue and yellow Only black and white Pink and orange
Dogs have two cone types and see mainly blues and yellows; reds and greens look greyish or brown.
7. About how high can dogs hear compared with humans' upper limit of about 20,000 hertz?About 10,000 Hz About 20,000 Hz About 47,000 to 65,000 Hz Over 1,000,000 Hz
The AKC puts the dog's upper hearing limit at roughly 47,000 to 65,000 hertz.
8. What did the 2002 Science study by Hare and colleagues find about reading human pointing?Wolves are best at it Only adult dogs can do it Dog puppies do it, even with little human contact No animal can do it
Young puppies used human cues well, while human-raised wolves did not, pointing to domestication.
9. What does the A in the National Park Service B.A.R.K. rules stand for?Always leash your pet Avoid all trails Answer the ranger Add more treats
B.A.R.K. means Bag your pet's waste, Always leash your pet, Respect wildlife, Know where you can go.
10. Which training approach does the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior support?Punishment-based Reward-based No training at all Fear-based
AVSAB's 2021 position statement says evidence supports reward-based methods for all dog training.
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