CPDT-KA 2026 TEST PAPER ALL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Level 1 Bite - ✔✔Air snap - no contact
✔✔Level 2 Bite - ✔✔Skin not punctured, may be red mark or slight bruise
✔✔Level 3 Bite - ✔✔1 to 4 holes from single bite, puncture no deeper than 1/2 length of
canine tooth
✔✔Level 4 Bite - ✔✔1to 4 holes from a single bite, deeper than 1/2 length of teeth,
severe bruising, could be slashes in both directions
✔✔Level 5 Bite - ✔✔Multiple level 4 bites
✔✔Level 6 Bite - ✔✔Victim dies
✔✔What level bites should be referred to dog bite specialist? - ✔✔Levels 3, 4, and 5
✔✔Percentage of bites that are level 1 through 3 - ✔✔99% - when referring to dog bites
✔✔Includes both Reward Based Training and Compulsive Training methods -
✔✔Operant Conditioning includes what types of training?
✔✔CER - Conditioned Emotional Response - ✔✔dog rides in car, hears loud backfire
and it scares him. Now he's afraid to ride in cars thinking he'll hear that scary noise.
What kind of response is this?
✔✔Thorndike Theory - ✔✔What is reinforced will occur more often and what is
punished will occur less often.
✔✔Punishment - ✔✔seems to increase the variability of the behavior.
✔✔ABC's of Learning - ✔✔Antecedent - stimulus present in environment BEFORE the
behavior
Behavior - anything the dog does responding to that stimulus
Consequence - anything that happens to the dog as a result of that behavior
✔✔Antecedent - ✔✔Any stimulus present BEFORE the behavior occurs
✔✔consequences - ✔✔This is what influences/drives the dog's behavior
✔✔(R+) - ✔✔Positive Reinforcement - a reward is added
, ✔✔(P-) - ✔✔Negative Punishment - a reward is subtracted
✔✔(P+) - ✔✔an aversive is added
✔✔(R-) - ✔✔an aversive is subtracted
✔✔Aversive - ✔✔Punishment, something unpleasant
✔✔Example of R- - ✔✔Dog on slip/choke collar - pressure is released when dog is not
pulling
✔✔Example of P+ - ✔✔A punishment is added - dog barks inappropriately and owner
whacks him with a newspaper
✔✔Definition of P+ and R- - ✔✔A punishment is added
A punishment or aversive is subtracted
✔✔Definition of P- and R+ - ✔✔Something desirable is subtracted
A reward is added
✔✔Example of P- - ✔✔Dog jumping on person. The person turns their back on the dog
or leaves the room
✔✔Example of R+ - ✔✔dog performs a sit and is given a treat immediately after
performing the behavior. This is
✔✔3 to 16 weeks of age - ✔✔brain is biologically ready to make long term change in
response to social input at this age
✔✔when to begin vaccination program - ✔✔6-8 weeks of age
✔✔when to start group class with pup - ✔✔1 to 2 weeks after receiving their first dose
of vaccine for distemper, parvo, and adenovirus
✔✔when is distemper, hepatitis, & parvo (DHP) vaccines given? - ✔✔start at 6 to 8
weeks of age & give every 3 to 4 wks until 12 to 14 wks old then boostered at 1 year
and repeated every 3 yrs
✔✔CDS - Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome - ✔✔Occurs in older pets. Disorientation,
social interactions, disruptions in sleep/wake cycles, house soiling, may startle more
easily due to loss of vision and hearing
✔✔When is rabies vaccine given? - ✔✔in the 1st year at 12 weeks of age or older, then
boostered at 1 yr. then every 1 to 3 yrs afterward.
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Level 1 Bite - ✔✔Air snap - no contact
✔✔Level 2 Bite - ✔✔Skin not punctured, may be red mark or slight bruise
✔✔Level 3 Bite - ✔✔1 to 4 holes from single bite, puncture no deeper than 1/2 length of
canine tooth
✔✔Level 4 Bite - ✔✔1to 4 holes from a single bite, deeper than 1/2 length of teeth,
severe bruising, could be slashes in both directions
✔✔Level 5 Bite - ✔✔Multiple level 4 bites
✔✔Level 6 Bite - ✔✔Victim dies
✔✔What level bites should be referred to dog bite specialist? - ✔✔Levels 3, 4, and 5
✔✔Percentage of bites that are level 1 through 3 - ✔✔99% - when referring to dog bites
✔✔Includes both Reward Based Training and Compulsive Training methods -
✔✔Operant Conditioning includes what types of training?
✔✔CER - Conditioned Emotional Response - ✔✔dog rides in car, hears loud backfire
and it scares him. Now he's afraid to ride in cars thinking he'll hear that scary noise.
What kind of response is this?
✔✔Thorndike Theory - ✔✔What is reinforced will occur more often and what is
punished will occur less often.
✔✔Punishment - ✔✔seems to increase the variability of the behavior.
✔✔ABC's of Learning - ✔✔Antecedent - stimulus present in environment BEFORE the
behavior
Behavior - anything the dog does responding to that stimulus
Consequence - anything that happens to the dog as a result of that behavior
✔✔Antecedent - ✔✔Any stimulus present BEFORE the behavior occurs
✔✔consequences - ✔✔This is what influences/drives the dog's behavior
✔✔(R+) - ✔✔Positive Reinforcement - a reward is added
, ✔✔(P-) - ✔✔Negative Punishment - a reward is subtracted
✔✔(P+) - ✔✔an aversive is added
✔✔(R-) - ✔✔an aversive is subtracted
✔✔Aversive - ✔✔Punishment, something unpleasant
✔✔Example of R- - ✔✔Dog on slip/choke collar - pressure is released when dog is not
pulling
✔✔Example of P+ - ✔✔A punishment is added - dog barks inappropriately and owner
whacks him with a newspaper
✔✔Definition of P+ and R- - ✔✔A punishment is added
A punishment or aversive is subtracted
✔✔Definition of P- and R+ - ✔✔Something desirable is subtracted
A reward is added
✔✔Example of P- - ✔✔Dog jumping on person. The person turns their back on the dog
or leaves the room
✔✔Example of R+ - ✔✔dog performs a sit and is given a treat immediately after
performing the behavior. This is
✔✔3 to 16 weeks of age - ✔✔brain is biologically ready to make long term change in
response to social input at this age
✔✔when to begin vaccination program - ✔✔6-8 weeks of age
✔✔when to start group class with pup - ✔✔1 to 2 weeks after receiving their first dose
of vaccine for distemper, parvo, and adenovirus
✔✔when is distemper, hepatitis, & parvo (DHP) vaccines given? - ✔✔start at 6 to 8
weeks of age & give every 3 to 4 wks until 12 to 14 wks old then boostered at 1 year
and repeated every 3 yrs
✔✔CDS - Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome - ✔✔Occurs in older pets. Disorientation,
social interactions, disruptions in sleep/wake cycles, house soiling, may startle more
easily due to loss of vision and hearing
✔✔When is rabies vaccine given? - ✔✔in the 1st year at 12 weeks of age or older, then
boostered at 1 yr. then every 1 to 3 yrs afterward.
