ANSC 250 1st Edition Lecture 26 Outline of Last Lecture I. What you need to know II. Types of careersIII. Pet industry statistics (2006-2014)IV. Why do people spend so much money on their pets now?V. Working directly with animals VI. Veterinary medicine VII. Becoming a veterinarianVIII. Veterinary technicians and technologists IX. Animal behavior and training X. Applied animal behaviorists XI. Animal shelters and animal care and controlXII. Non-animal related animal sheltering jobsXIII. Working with a National Humane OrganizationXIV. Independent pet-related businessesXV. Research FieldsXVI. Companion animal nutritionXVII. Companion animal genetics XVIII. Working in the pet industry: Nestle-Purina PetcareXIX. Other areas of professional employmentXX. Other pet food companiesXXI. Pet products XXII. National Pet Store ChainsXXIII. Animal assisted therapyXXIV. Animal lawXXV. Psychology Outline of Current Lecture I. Animal Sports- Why compete? II. Types of sports and competitions III. Controversial sportsCurrent LectureI. Why compete? These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.a. Sports and competitions provide an outlet for innate behaviors. Some people also choose to compete for prestige, money, awards, as exercise for their pets, and just for fun.i. Past function: herdingii. Current function: companionshipiii. Connection with petsiv. Prestigev. Moneyvi. Conformationvii. Exerciseviii. Funb. Competitions are broken into two main types (not including just for fun):i. Conformation: meeting the breed standard (appearance) ii. Performance: based on function/abilitiesb. List just a few examples of these two types just so you can understand the difference:i. Conformation: dog and cat shows ii. Performance: agility, fly ball, rally obedience, course luring, dock diving, iii. Controversial sports: weight pulling, greyhound racing, sled dog racing, huntingII. Types of Sports and Competitionsa. At conformation shows, animals are judged on conforming to breed standards. i. Purebred dog registries 1. AKC2. UKCii. Purebred cat registries1. TICA2. CFA a. Agility is a competitive sport emphasizing teamwork between the dog and the handler. They do this by navigating through an obstacle course with the overall goal of a clean run in the shortest time possible. (no standard course) Some of the pieces on the course include: i. A-frame or dog walk i. Teeter-totter i. Tunnelsii. Jumps and hurdlesi. Pause table/boxi. weave polesa. Earthdog trials are a sport for small terriers bred to hunt game in small tunnels. Thisis a sport to showcase the dog’s natural abilities.b. Flyball is a team sport in the form of a relay race over hurdles with a box at the end. In the box is a tennis ball. (hurdles must accommodate the smallest dog on the team)c. Disc dogs is a competition where the dog and the handler are scored for their ability to throw and catch flying discs. An example from class of a dog who competed inthis sport, a pit bull needing an outlet for his energy, was of Wallace. (world champion disc dog and breed ambassador; was almost euthanized because of his breed and high energy; died of cancer- had a bucket list) Best video of the semester (in my opinion!).d. Dock diving is a sport where dogs jump off a dock into a body of water below. (distance of height; mostly retriever dogs, but others may compete)e. Canine freestyle is a competition which combines training, teamwork, music, and movement in a routinef. Triebball is a competitive sport which is relatively new to the US. Which working role is this similar to or utilizes the behaviors from? (move balls around as handler give them a series of commands)i. Livestock herding dogs b. The three phases of the Schutzhund include: (developed in Germany to test working ability of German shepherds and other protection dogs) i. trackingii. obedienceiii. protectionb. In Lure Coursing dogs are trained to chase an artificial lure. Sight hounds (such as grey hounds) are a popular type of dog for those interested in this sport, but any dogcan participate. (movement Is replicated to be like live prey) c. Purina Incredible Dog Challenge i. Sports: agility, dock diving, head-to-head weave poles, freestyle frisbee disc, jack russell hurdle racingII. Controversial Sportsa. Greyhounds are bred routinely each year to be a part of the grey hound racing industry. (gambling at casinos and tracks). These animals are kept in cages the majority of the day (20+ hours/day), are fed low grade meat, and are likely to be injured. These are animals raised for profit, they are not pets. Those that are deemed inadequate are disposed of. (thousands of animals/year, adopted or killed)- outlaws in 11 states- b/c not many tracks in US, not much interest) b. This industry is governed by state laws and regulated by the National Greyhound Association which has a set of welfare guidelines, conducts unannounced inspections and addresses violations. (owners must comply with state and track rules/policies)c. Retired greyhounds:i. Rescue groups specifically for retired racersii. Special needs due to racing pastiii. Known as the "world's fastest couch potatoes" iv. REGAP- retired greyhounds as pets (rescue group)b. These animals are generally retired by the age of 2-5 years and are removed in the following ways:i. killedi. Sent to research labsii. adoption programs with rescue groupsb. In weight pulling, the object is for the dog to pull the greatest amount of weight. (very athletic dogs, pull cart/sled weighted down for 16 feet within 60 seconds; can pull as much as 2,000 pounds)c. The Last Great Race on Earth is also called The Iditarod. (dog sledding) d. This is a celebration of Alaska's history.e. The race is 1,200 miles long. There are strict rules which include the dogs wearing booties, the animals being examined by a vet at checkpoints (20 checkpoints), and requiring rest times. f. Despite these rules, there are dogs who have become exhausted or had accidents during or after the race. Those dogs that are deemed inadequate can be disposed of. There is also additional concern for the conditions the dogs are kept in during