Owner Test
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Owner Test
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Are YOU a qualified dog owner?? Your answers to the following questions will help tell you whether or not you're qualified to own a dog.
Paper, Pen or Pencil, Elementary level math skills, Honesty.
If you have the above items, you're ready to take this test... When you LAST chose to bring a pet dog into your home... R Prior to getting your dog, did you research to learn how much it could cost to care for the dog? Yes=10 Some=5 No=0
R Did you get your dog neutered/spayed at or before 9 months of age? Yes=15 No=0
R Did you choose a dog breed wisely and realistically based on YOUR lifestyle? Yes=10 Some=5 No=0
R Did you already have a veterinarian selected prior to getting your dog? Yes=10 Somewhat=3 No=0
R Did you realistically plan to have enough quality time weekly to spend training with your dog? Yes=15 Some quality time but not enough=3 No= minus 10
R Did you have enough quality time to spend cuddling with your dog? Yes=10 Some quality time but not enough=3 No=minus 5
R Did you already have a dog in your home when you bought the next one? Yes=5 No=10
R Did you already have more than two dogs in your home when you added another one? Yes=0 No=10
R Did you already have more than five dogs in your home when you added another one? Yes= minus 15 No=0
R Did you know most of the health risks involved in the dog breed you last selected? Yes=10 Some=5 No=0
R Did you keep your dog current on vaccinations? Yes=10 Some=5 No=0
R Did you take your dog into the veterinarian for yearly check-ups? Yes=10 Some=5 No=0
R Did you carefully research your dog's food before you fed it? Yes=10 Some=5 No=0
R Did you carefully monitor your dog's health? Yes=10 Some=5 No=0
R Did you carefully monitor and correct / reward your dog's temperament? Yes=10 Some=5 No=0
R Did you take your dog to obedience classes? Yes=15 Some=5 No=minus 5
R Did you take your dog to any puppy socialization classes? Yes=15 Some=5 No=0
R Prior to getting your dog, did you house-proof and yard-proof your residence? Yes=10 Some=5 No=0
R Did you make a personal commitment to keep your prior dog that you followed through on for its lifetime ? Yes=20 No=minus 10 Does not apply=0
R Have you ever handed over your dog to a shelter facility? Yes= minus 50 No=10
R Did you allow your dog to get away with bad behavior? Yes=minus 20 Some=minus 10 No=10
R Did you ever hit / kick or otherwise intentionally hurt your dog? Yes=test over, you're not worthy to own a dog or any animal No=5
R Did you provide your dog its own private space in a kennel or crate? Yes=10 Some=5 No=0
R If you had a large dog, did you provide adequate room to exercise freely? Yes=10 Some=3 No=0
R Did you take your dog on scheduled daily walks for most days in the year? Yes=15 Some=5 No=0
R Did you allow your dog to produce an 'accidental' litter prior to neuter/spay? Yes=minus 30 No=5
Possible Points: 300
You scored:
+251 to +300 = J Congratulations! You are very worthy of your dog. Dogs dream about belonging to homes like yours. You're in the top percentile of potential puppy owners that responsible breeders dream about placing puppies with. Very often, people in this group are successfully reaching out to help other dogs in need. You are our dog owner Hero and Role Model - thank you and keep up the good work!!
+201 to +250 = J You definitely qualify to own a dog. You're in the upper percentile of all qualified potential puppy owners. You certainly value your dog! A responsible breeder would probably feel good about placing a puppy with you. However, you still have room for improvement in being worthy of your dog. Consider making more effort for long walks and cuddle sessions with your dog, and maybe another obedience class or a special dog grooming session just because you know your dog feels and looks better for it. Most people in this category will spay/neuter, but not all do. Unfortunately, this is one of the people groups that still adds somewhat to the problem of the over-population of animal shelters. If you're in this group, just be certain you make a life-long, unchangeable commitment for the best interests of your dog and for dogs in general when you bring a dog into your care.
+101 to +200 = K You barely qualify to own a dog, and you definitely need to work harder at being worthy of your dog. Don't worry, you're in good company because the majority of dog owners fall into this category. But before you attempt to get another dog, get some personal training on how to better love and care for your dog. Read some books, attend some dog classes/seminars, visit and speak with some responsible breeders and/or dog trainers. And most importantly, realize the serious, long-term commitment you make when you bring a dog into your life. Dogs owned by people in this category are the most likely to be abandoned and/or end up in a shelter and be killed there. People in this category also are often the ones to help over-populate the unwanted dog world through neglect to spay/neuter. Unless you can make a firm commitment to be a better dog owner, you should consider just owning a pet snake or hamster (or maybe a cat) until you're ready for a deeper commitment.
+51 to +100 = K You don't yet qualify to own a dog but you do have merit for taking this test. If you work at trying harder, you may make a great owner for a pet lizard or spider. Forget bailing a dog out of an animal shelter because you'll probably just return it. You should practice on lizards and spiders for a few years. Then maybe you can attempt to move up to successfully owning a pet rat. Look at the bright side, at least your pet rock years are well behind you.
minus 140 to +50 = L You do not qualify to own a dog or any other live animal because you lack respect, value and consideration for life outside your own. Forget there's such a thing as animals. Let's hope you don't have kids, either. Need a pet? Find a rock and take it home. At least the rock would survive your lifestyle.
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