ANSC 210 1nd Edition Lecture 4 Outline of Previous Lecture I. Top Ten Most Popular Dog BreedsII. AKC, Dog Groups, and Dog BreedsIII. Mixed Breed DogsOutline of Current LectureI. Silky TerrierII. AKC PapersIII. New BreedsIV. AKC CompetitionsV. Companion Animalsa. Ratsb. RabbitsCurrent Lecture-Own show dogs and reptile sanctuary I. Silky Terriera. Terrier groupb. Ground-going dogc. Use to be used to hunt vermin (rats and mice)d. Bigger terriers also used for gaming and huntingII. AKC papersa. Papers are only as good as the condition of the dogb. If the dog is a poor specimen of the breed standard, then the papers are not worth muchc. People are often willing to pay large amounts of money in order to purchase the breedIII. New Breedsa. You have to spend generations of dog breeding in order to create a new breedb. In order to create a new breed, you have to be breeding towards a standardi. Cannot just aimlessly breed and call it a new breedIV. AKC Competitionsa. In order to win Champion, you need 15 points and two majorsi. Points determined by different judgesThese 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.ii. Majors determined by different judgesb. Participating in competitions can strengthen the bond between humans and animalsc. Stronger bonds means more obedienced. More time spent with the dog means more obediencee. AKC has a Good Citizen Certificatei. Do not have to be registeredii. Basic obedience and mannersV. Companion Animalsa. No longer limited to just dogs and catsb. Cats - most apartments require declawed catsc. Ratsi. Best college pets ii. Only live 2 to 3 yearsiii. Research shows that the tails gross people outiv. Can get bigv. Can train them to fetchvi. Dumbo rats1. Different coat lengths2. Different coat colors3. Large earsd. Rabbitsi. Can live 10 to 12 yearsii. Must be held tightiii. If they jump off of high surfaces, they can break front legsiv. Can kick out and break their own legsv. Their bone density is half of humansvi. Have STRONG prey mentality vii. Continuously growing teeth1. Incisors2. Molarsviii. Rabbits are usually thin1. Only feed a small portion of pellets2. Feed mostly hay (helps keep teeth short)ix. Come in variety of:1. Hair length2. Color3. Upright/Lop ears4. Length of
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