Click on the red arrow for the answers to each question. 

1.   How old does a dog need to be before it can be fully house-broken?

2.   How many years of selective breeding stand between a wolf and the domestic dog?  

3.   What’s one way to eliminate certain types of cancer in dogs? 
4.   What is an OFA-certified dog? 
5.   What were Dalmatians bred to do? 
6.   Are dog owners allowed to bring their dogs to hotels? 
7.   What is "breed rescue"? 
8.   By what age should puppies have been exposed to people?
9.   Can aggressive or fearful personalities be detected in puppies at 7 weeks of age? 
10.   What can you tell by the size of a puppy’s paw? 
11.   Name a favorite food for people that is poisonous to dogs. 
12.   What characteristic do 96% of dogs surrendered to animal shelters have in common? 

This page was last updated on 07/17/03.

The Choosing the Perfect Dog Web site is based upon a class designed by Michele Godlevski in 1994.  This class was featured in the AKC Gazette in 1995.

Black & white drawings by Jane Finneran.

None of the images on this page may be used without permission.
                                                                       

   Site and text written by  Michele Godlevski.