Test Your

            Dog's IQ

Find yourself bragging to friends and family how smart your dog is?  Is you dog in a class of their own?  Here is your chance.  Finally an IQ test to show how smart your dog really is.

IQ TEST - start here

1. With your dog watching, pretend to reach for a snack and eat it. Your dog:

A.  Watches you intently as if you are actually eating
B.  Investigates the spot from which you took the "food" to see if anything is there
C.  Couldn't be less interested
D.  Seems to realize you're just pretending

2. Your dog's way is blocked by a fence too high for it to jump over. What do they do?:

A.  Runs alongside the fence and looks for a way around it
B.  Forgets it and runs off in a different direction
C.  Tries to burrow its way underneath or get through somehow
D.  Waits for you to lift it over

3. Does your dog seem to recognize any of these words: supper, the vet, bed, good-bye (or your own variations)? If so, how many?

A.  Yes -- three or four words
B.  Yes -- two
C.  Yes -- one
D.  No

4. If you were in the kitchen & began to unwrap food with your dog in earshot, what would it probably do?

A.  Come into the kitchen as soon as it heard the sound
B.  Come in only if it felt hungry
C.  Not realize you were unwrapping food unless you did so right in front of it

5. If you dog is near a door & hears a strange noise outside, its first reaction is to:
A.  Begin to bark and want to go outside
B.  Ignore the noise
C.  Quietly monitor the noise

6. When out on a walk, you & your dog come across a much larger dog or even a horse. What does your dog do?

A.  Runs up and nips at the animals feet, barking at it and harassing it
B.  Growls or barks fiercely, but only from a safe distance
C.  Stays out of the way
D.  Approaches the animal cautiously or playfully

7. When walking your dog on a lead, you come to a busy road. Would your dog:

A.  Stop on the pavement and access whether it's safe to cross?
B.  Rely on you to decide when to cross?
C.  Continue forward and force you to pull back tightly on its leash?

8. If you decide to stop playing with your dog, but it still wants to play, how will it let you know?

A.  By whining softly
B.  By trying to start the game with you again
C.  By growling

9. Does your dog appear to remember people, such as relatives who come to visit only occasionally?

A.  No
B.  Yes, especially if they were friendly to it on the last visit
C.  Sometimes
D.  No, unless they offered it food

10. If your dog needed water but there was none in its bowl, it would:

A.  Wait for you to notice that the water bowl is empty
B.  Look for other means of refreshment, such as the toilet bowl or a puddle
C.  Find you and begin to whine
D.  Summon you to its bowl to show you that it's empty
E.  Sit next to its bowl and whine

11. How does your dog behave when it has been caught doing something wrong?

A.  It slinks away, ears and tail down
B.  It dashes off with a worried look in its eyes
C.  It dashes off with a gleeful look in its eyes
D.  It cowers in front of you

12. How curious is your dog when it finds itself in new surroundings?

A.  Very curious, exploring every nook and cranny
B.  Reasonably curious
C.  The only thing it's ever curious about it what's for dinner

IQ TEST - score here

The scoring system is simple, add up the points for each answer and check below for results.

1)  A=2, B=3, D=4

2)  A=4, B=1, C=2, D=2

3)  A=4, B= 3, C=2, D=1

4)  A=3, B=3, C=1

5)  A=2, B=1, C=3

6)  A=1, B=3, C=4, D=2

7)  A=4, B=3, C=1

8)  A=2, B=3, C=1

9)  A=1, B=4, C=3, D=2

10) A=1, B=4, C=3, D=4, E=2

11) A=4, B=2, C=1, D=3

12)A=3, B=2, C=1

IQ TEST - results here

14 or Below,     BLISSFULLY IGNORANT.  This dog is just happy being a dog... smelling the flowers walking with his family.. Life is GREAT for this dog.  There is no better dog for a cuddle and a movie or a book.  This dog will respond to a soft voice and a gentle touch.  Any dog can learn to sit!

15 - 18               SOMEWHAT OBTUSE.  This dog takes a few more times to pick things up, but keep trying.  Your best bet is training with food treats.  This dog will follow you to the end of the earth.  This dog depends upon you for protection and guidance so be sure to give lots of hugs.  Just as the blissful dog, never train this dog with anything but a loving hand.

19 - 23               OCCASIONALLY CLEVER.  This dog is the master of surprise.  Just when you think it is safe to leave him or her... SURPRISE! Your locked cupboard has been compromised and your desert gone.  This clever learner will respond well in obedience training when asked in a calm positive consistent voice.

24 - 27               AVERAGE.  In mathematics average means the intermediate level, in sports its the total scored divided by total games, and in law... average means incurrence of damage or loss of a ship or cargo at sea.  There is nothing average about the word average.  This dog will show you!  With positive reinforcement training this dog will master hundreds of tricks.

28 - 31               BRIGHTER THAN AVERAGE.  This dog is the perfect candidate for a partner of adventure.  You will be able to teach this dog obedience and tricks easily, and this adventurer will be adoringly waiting by the door for you to return home.  This dog will not forget... so, to not make a mistake use a gentle hand in asking this Fido to sing Happy Birthday.

32 - 37               VERY SMART.  Characterized by sharp quick thought; bright this dog will seem amusingly clever.  As well as a witty, lively conversationalist. Bright dogs equal fun tricks and wonderful companions for life.  In training this dog, and all canines using the gentle approach will take you much further and prevent unwanted responses to situations.

38 - 41               EXTREMELY SMART.  Take this dog to the Circus or your local talent show.  The two of you will delight an audience in your well perfected fashionable renditions of broadway musicals. Always remember like the others, this canine will thrive if you train with kindness.  Just because you have to be firm does not mean you have to be mean.

42 or Above,   CANINE GENIUS.  Your dog really is a can do doggie.  This dog also must live with a firm yet loving approach to training.  His high intelligence will allow you to teach him to do about anything.  See you both on PetStar!

GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN AND LET US KNOW HOW IT GOES!  FOR ANY QUESTION ON TRAING, PLEASE CONTACT JAIME ELLSWORTH THROUGH OUR SHELTER OFFICE.

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January 12th, 2010

island tail tutors TAKE

SJI LIBRARY   

BY THE BOOK!

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On a not so sunny saturday in early January the island tail tutors were meeting and greeting readers at the SJI Library.  There were snacks provided by Melina and the library, as well as a few souvenir books for attendees.  It was fantastic to see all the enthusiastic readers just ready for tuesdays in January, February, and March ... the days the island tail tutors will be at the library listening to readers from 330pm to 430pm.

The program launch was a smashing success, with more than 20 people in attendance. When asked, the island tail tutors stated "We are ready, looking forward to tuesdays with all the new faces and stories."

If you have any questions please call Tawny at 360.298.1330 or the library and ask for Melina.

What does it mean to be a kennel kid aps-fh member?

  It means...

• You love animals
• You take great care of your own animals
• You love learning about all animals
• You're ready to make a difference

Stop out at the shelter to sign up and get started on making a difference in an animals life today.

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Come and Read

at the SJI LIBRARY

with the           

                island tail tutors

MEET THE TAIL TUTORS

tHE CAVALIER CREw,

king charles spaniels

and their Alpha Carol

And NO team is complete
without a Dalbador; LUCKY

(lab/damnation mix)

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Recipe for

Long Happy Life

1.  Drive to 111 Shelter Road.

see contact us page for photo/directions

2.  Adopt fuzzy cuddly friend(s).

they are a lot more fun in pairs

3.  Take home add love, food and water.

for any question on care please as your adoption specialist

picture below:  beginning of long happy life

Call Leslie at 378.2158

for information on how to start a long happy life.

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