The Dog Lover's Quiz
How much do you love your dog? Answer these 8 simple questions, and check your scores below.
1. Aggression in dogs can be caused by
a) watching too much TV
b) under socialisation as a puppy
c) underlying thyroid disease
2. Illness in dogs can be caused by
a) their genes
b) diet
c) veterinary pharmaceutical products
d)stress
3. Why do dogs sometimes eat other animals’ poo?
a) to annoy you
b) for the nutrients
c) for the enzymes
4. How can you prevent fleas and worms without using toxic chemicals?
a) feeding a raw diet and including garlic and/or other natural supplements
b) feeding onions
5. Why do some dogs have bad breath?
a) they eat from cans and packets
b) they don’t brush their teeth
c) they have liver or kidney problems
6. Which of these can cause epilepsy in dogs?
a) lead & industrial chemicals
b) malnutrition
c) vaccines
d) low blood sugar, head trauma, heart disease, brain tumour & strokes
7. What do moodiness, aggression, erratic temperament, hyperactivity, lack of concentration, depression, mental dullness, lethargy, fearfulness, anxiety, submissiveness, passivity, compulsiveness and irritability have in common?
a) your husband/wife, teenage son/daughter
b) they’re all symptoms of canine thyroid disease
c) your mother-in-law
8. Why do you love your dog?
a) because he matches my interior décor
b) because he provides me with companionship and love, and gives me someone to share my own love with
Answers:
1.
a) Wrong – lose a point : although in theory if all a dog had to do all day was sit in a room with the TV on, then stress and over-exuberance could induce aggression.
b) Correct – add a point : a dog who is not comfortable in a situation he has not been used to may be fearful, which can show itself as aggression.
c) Correct – add a point : 80% of aggressive dogs tested for thyroid disease are positive for thyroid disease.
2.
All correct - add a point : as well as genes, diet and stress, all pharmaceutical products such as vaccines, non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, flea control products, steroids, antibiotics, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, can cause illness.
3.
a) Wrong – lose a point : that’s just your reaction!!
b) Correct – add a point : the canine diet has incorporated faeces for millennia. They eat the faeces of herbivores to get vital vegetable nutrients which have been ‘processed’ in the guts of their natural prey.
c) Correct – add a point : poo contains vital digestive enzymes for dogs. Although, unhealthy amounts, or from unwanted sources, obviously indicates a problem.
4.
a) Correct – add a point : a raw diet provides a robust immune system. Garlic (as well as other supplements such as Neem and Grapefruitseed Extract) acts as a deterrent.
b) Wrong – lose a point : onion is toxic to dogs. (Please note: whereas garlic is part of the onion family there have not been any recorded cases of ‘garlic poisoning’ in dogs by the Veterinary Toxins Unit, UK).
5.
All correct – add a point : in the wild, dogs eat raw fresh prey, including meat and bones. Raw meaty bones are nature’s toothbrush for carnivores. When we feed processed pet food, we condemn them to eating mush all their lives, with no way of removing foodstuffs from their teeth and gums. Bad breath can also indicate liver and kidney problems.
6.
All correct – add a point : apart from the expected causes through ill health/industrial agents, poor nutrition and vaccines can also cause epilepsy. Epilepsy is a symptom of encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) which is a known side effect of vaccines.
7.
a) Wrong – lose a point : we were only joking!
b) Correct – add a point : please note that vaccines can be a cause of thyroid disease.
c) Wrong – lose a point : see a) above.
8.
a) Wrong – subtract 20 points : hmmmm………
b) Correct – add 20 points : It’s great to make your acquaintance!!
SCORES
25 – 27. Well done! You really do love your dog. Love is active – it’s not just sentimentality. To properly care for your dog, you need to know how to care for him, and how to make the right choices. Your dog is fortunate to have you.
21 – 24. You love your dog, too, and you’ve gone a long way towards acquiring knowledge that will help you to help him. Hopefully you’ll have got the ‘knowledge bug’ and will want to know more.
Minus 27 – Plus 20. You love your dog enough to at least answer the questionnaire, but you need to know more about what keeps him healthy. By learning more about what makes a dog healthy or sick, you can save yourself a fortune at the vets, and spend many more years with your friend (and maybe see him or her as more than just matching the décor!!).
1. Aggression in dogs can be caused by
a) watching too much TV
b) under socialisation as a puppy
c) underlying thyroid disease
2. Illness in dogs can be caused by
a) their genes
b) diet
c) veterinary pharmaceutical products
d)stress
3. Why do dogs sometimes eat other animals’ poo?
a) to annoy you
b) for the nutrients
c) for the enzymes
4. How can you prevent fleas and worms without using toxic chemicals?
a) feeding a raw diet and including garlic and/or other natural supplements
b) feeding onions
5. Why do some dogs have bad breath?
a) they eat from cans and packets
b) they don’t brush their teeth
c) they have liver or kidney problems
6. Which of these can cause epilepsy in dogs?
a) lead & industrial chemicals
b) malnutrition
c) vaccines
d) low blood sugar, head trauma, heart disease, brain tumour & strokes
7. What do moodiness, aggression, erratic temperament, hyperactivity, lack of concentration, depression, mental dullness, lethargy, fearfulness, anxiety, submissiveness, passivity, compulsiveness and irritability have in common?
a) your husband/wife, teenage son/daughter
b) they’re all symptoms of canine thyroid disease
c) your mother-in-law
8. Why do you love your dog?
a) because he matches my interior décor
b) because he provides me with companionship and love, and gives me someone to share my own love with
Answers:
1.
a) Wrong – lose a point : although in theory if all a dog had to do all day was sit in a room with the TV on, then stress and over-exuberance could induce aggression.
b) Correct – add a point : a dog who is not comfortable in a situation he has not been used to may be fearful, which can show itself as aggression.
c) Correct – add a point : 80% of aggressive dogs tested for thyroid disease are positive for thyroid disease.
2.
All correct - add a point : as well as genes, diet and stress, all pharmaceutical products such as vaccines, non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, flea control products, steroids, antibiotics, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, can cause illness.
3.
a) Wrong – lose a point : that’s just your reaction!!
b) Correct – add a point : the canine diet has incorporated faeces for millennia. They eat the faeces of herbivores to get vital vegetable nutrients which have been ‘processed’ in the guts of their natural prey.
c) Correct – add a point : poo contains vital digestive enzymes for dogs. Although, unhealthy amounts, or from unwanted sources, obviously indicates a problem.
4.
a) Correct – add a point : a raw diet provides a robust immune system. Garlic (as well as other supplements such as Neem and Grapefruitseed Extract) acts as a deterrent.
b) Wrong – lose a point : onion is toxic to dogs. (Please note: whereas garlic is part of the onion family there have not been any recorded cases of ‘garlic poisoning’ in dogs by the Veterinary Toxins Unit, UK).
5.
All correct – add a point : in the wild, dogs eat raw fresh prey, including meat and bones. Raw meaty bones are nature’s toothbrush for carnivores. When we feed processed pet food, we condemn them to eating mush all their lives, with no way of removing foodstuffs from their teeth and gums. Bad breath can also indicate liver and kidney problems.
6.
All correct – add a point : apart from the expected causes through ill health/industrial agents, poor nutrition and vaccines can also cause epilepsy. Epilepsy is a symptom of encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) which is a known side effect of vaccines.
7.
a) Wrong – lose a point : we were only joking!
b) Correct – add a point : please note that vaccines can be a cause of thyroid disease.
c) Wrong – lose a point : see a) above.
8.
a) Wrong – subtract 20 points : hmmmm………
b) Correct – add 20 points : It’s great to make your acquaintance!!
SCORES
25 – 27. Well done! You really do love your dog. Love is active – it’s not just sentimentality. To properly care for your dog, you need to know how to care for him, and how to make the right choices. Your dog is fortunate to have you.
21 – 24. You love your dog, too, and you’ve gone a long way towards acquiring knowledge that will help you to help him. Hopefully you’ll have got the ‘knowledge bug’ and will want to know more.
Minus 27 – Plus 20. You love your dog enough to at least answer the questionnaire, but you need to know more about what keeps him healthy. By learning more about what makes a dog healthy or sick, you can save yourself a fortune at the vets, and spend many more years with your friend (and maybe see him or her as more than just matching the décor!!).