Final Exam

Please complete the following assessment as part of your HSH certification process based on your experience and understanding of the job to this date.

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What could it mean if a dog is licking his lips? Select all that apply.*

Dog is nervous
Dog is hungry
Dog is anticipating
Dog is angry

What could it mean if a dog sneezes? Select all that apply.*

Allergies
A cold
Nothing
Needs to go to the vet immediately

Which of the following pieces of equipment have no-pull functions? Select all that apply.*

Vest Harness
Easy Walk
Gentle Leader
Freedom Harness

What could a dog's bark mean?*

Greeting
Warning
Playful
All of the above

What does it mean if a dog is crouched low to the ground with his front end and has his hind end in the air?*

He is begging for food
He wants to go on a walk
He wants to play
He wants you to leave

You forgot to punch in to your visit and have already been there for five minutes. What should you do?*

Punch in at that point and stay until the software registers you being there for thirty minutes
Don’t punch in at all and just punch out at thirty minutes without letting your manager know
Punch in at that point and leave when you have been there for a total of thirty minutes after letting your manager know
Punch in at that point and leave when you have been there for a total of thirty minutes without letting your manager know

Where do you clip a leash on the Easy Walk Harness?*

Back at the dog's shoulders
Collar
Front at the dog's chest and back at the dog's shoulders
Front at the dog's chest

Which head collar has a strap that tightens the noseband in place?*

Halti
Gentle Leader

How far in advance must you submit your time off requests?*

Five days
14 Days
Whenever you want
10 Days

You arrive at a client's house and the dog who should be there is not home. What do you do?*

Leave and don’t say anything
Send the client a journal entry and tell them there is no dog there and you are leaving
Call your regional manager for further instruction
Stay the whole visit and send the journal at the end stating that there was no dog there

If you are doing a daily dog walk for a client who has cats, should you scoop their litter boxes?*

Describe the HSH approved way to hold a leash.*

You walk into a house and there is blood in very small spots across the floor. It is in a pattern as if it is happening as the dog walks. What do you do, and what might be the cause of it?*

A puppy that you have been walking for a few weeks begins nipping at you when you are leashing him up. Why might he be acting this way?*

You walk into a house for the first time and the dog slinks down low to the ground with his ears to the sides, making fleeting eye contact. What would you say is the reason for this behavior—what is the dog feeling and why might that be?*

A dog jumps up on you, and when you push him off he jumps up again. What do you do, and why might he be jumping?*

If you see a package at a client’s house but you do not have a visit on with them, what do you do?*

You arrive at a client’s house and there is an extra dog there. What do you do?*

When using a harness or head collar, do you take off the dog’s standard collar before walking them?*

The dog you are walking starts limping on a walk. He will walk on the paw but doesn’t want to keep much weight on it. What do you do?*

If you are doing a daily dog walk for a client, should you bring in their mail?*

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