Chapter 8: Dog Breed Identification and Production Management
1. A purebred dog has parents who are registered and who have a known
parentage. A mixed breed dog is a cross between two or more breeds.
2. See Table 8-2
4. Some factors that must be discussed include:
• Size of the dog as an adult
• Indoor or outdoor dog
• Space needed for dog
5. Signs of a female dog in estrus include:
• Swollen vulva
6. A maintenance diet is fed to adult dogs who regularly exercise and are
9. internal parasites are found inside the body such as in the intestines; external
parasites live outside the body on the hair coat and skin
11. zoonosis
12. bacterial: tetanus, viral: rabies, fungal: ringworm, protozoan: giardiasis,
rickettsial: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Clinical Situation
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