CPDT KA HANDBOOK 2026 EXAM
PREPARATION GUIDE QUESTIONS AND KEY
KNOWLEDGE AREAS
◉ You have confirmed that a dog is healthy and ready for training.
The next step in your training protocol should be
Answer: Install management
◉ A dog barks at skateboards. The trainer let's the dog see a
skateboard that is not moving and immediately presents food. She
then removes the skateboard and immediately stops giving food.
This is an example of
Answer: Desensitization and counter conditioning
◉ A dog approaches a garbage can. It blows over in the wind and the
dog runs away. The dog no longer approaches the garbage can. What
happened?
Answer: The dog was positively punished for approaching garbage
cans
◉ While working on counter conditioning to a stimulus, it is possible
for the unconditioned stimulus (the food ) to become "poisoned".
This means
,Answer: The food begins to predict the conditioned stimulus
◉ Teaching a dog to go to mat instead of barking at the doorbell is an
example of
Answer: Differential reinforcement of an incompatible behavior
◉ Whether or not something is a reinforcer or a punisher is
determined by
Answer: The learners opinion
◉ You are teaching a clients dog to go to crate. Each time the dog
steps inside the crate, you mark the behavior and toss a treat in the
crate. Over time, the dog is going to the crate more and more. You
treat each time. Finally you are able to treat the dog after he is fully
inside the crate and close the door. This is an example of
Answer: Shaping using positive reinforcement
◉ A dog moves in with a new family and for the first week barks at
the mailman. The second week the dog just looks up and notices the
mailman. The third week the dog sleeps through the mail man's visit.
This is an example of
Answer: Habituation
,◉ Placing the dog physically on the dogwalk in agility is an example
of
Answer: Prompting
◉ A normal body temperature for a dog would be
Answer: 102
◉ When a client tells you they want to stop their dog from barking
hysterically at the mailman every day, you suggest they pull their
curtains around the time the mailman shows up. This is
Answer: Management
◉ Megan lives near a fire station and whenever the siren goes off her
dog ginger howls and lunges at the front door. She continues to do
this until the noise stops. This is
Answer: R-
◉ Which protazoan infection in puppies can manifest as large
amounts of diarrhea or loose stools
Answer: Giardia
◉ This type of reinforcement creates unpredictability which keeps
the dog motivated
Answer: Variable ratio
, ◉ A dog exhibiting some arousal while responding well to cues is
most likely in a state of
Answer: Eustress
◉ One drawback to the head halter is
Answer: They often require a period of adjustment
◉ Dogs who didn't receive enough socialization as a puppy are
typically
Answer: Neophobic
◉ Dogs owner taught her to take treats nicely from her hand like
this. She closed her fingers around and would not let her have the
treat until she stopped grabbing so roughly. This is what?
Answer: Negative punishment
◉ Cpdt endorses the American veterinary society of animal
behavior's recommendation not to use shock prong or choke collars
as a first line of training for dogs because
Answer: People and dogs could get hurt. And it can prevent the dog
from learning.
PREPARATION GUIDE QUESTIONS AND KEY
KNOWLEDGE AREAS
◉ You have confirmed that a dog is healthy and ready for training.
The next step in your training protocol should be
Answer: Install management
◉ A dog barks at skateboards. The trainer let's the dog see a
skateboard that is not moving and immediately presents food. She
then removes the skateboard and immediately stops giving food.
This is an example of
Answer: Desensitization and counter conditioning
◉ A dog approaches a garbage can. It blows over in the wind and the
dog runs away. The dog no longer approaches the garbage can. What
happened?
Answer: The dog was positively punished for approaching garbage
cans
◉ While working on counter conditioning to a stimulus, it is possible
for the unconditioned stimulus (the food ) to become "poisoned".
This means
,Answer: The food begins to predict the conditioned stimulus
◉ Teaching a dog to go to mat instead of barking at the doorbell is an
example of
Answer: Differential reinforcement of an incompatible behavior
◉ Whether or not something is a reinforcer or a punisher is
determined by
Answer: The learners opinion
◉ You are teaching a clients dog to go to crate. Each time the dog
steps inside the crate, you mark the behavior and toss a treat in the
crate. Over time, the dog is going to the crate more and more. You
treat each time. Finally you are able to treat the dog after he is fully
inside the crate and close the door. This is an example of
Answer: Shaping using positive reinforcement
◉ A dog moves in with a new family and for the first week barks at
the mailman. The second week the dog just looks up and notices the
mailman. The third week the dog sleeps through the mail man's visit.
This is an example of
Answer: Habituation
,◉ Placing the dog physically on the dogwalk in agility is an example
of
Answer: Prompting
◉ A normal body temperature for a dog would be
Answer: 102
◉ When a client tells you they want to stop their dog from barking
hysterically at the mailman every day, you suggest they pull their
curtains around the time the mailman shows up. This is
Answer: Management
◉ Megan lives near a fire station and whenever the siren goes off her
dog ginger howls and lunges at the front door. She continues to do
this until the noise stops. This is
Answer: R-
◉ Which protazoan infection in puppies can manifest as large
amounts of diarrhea or loose stools
Answer: Giardia
◉ This type of reinforcement creates unpredictability which keeps
the dog motivated
Answer: Variable ratio
, ◉ A dog exhibiting some arousal while responding well to cues is
most likely in a state of
Answer: Eustress
◉ One drawback to the head halter is
Answer: They often require a period of adjustment
◉ Dogs who didn't receive enough socialization as a puppy are
typically
Answer: Neophobic
◉ Dogs owner taught her to take treats nicely from her hand like
this. She closed her fingers around and would not let her have the
treat until she stopped grabbing so roughly. This is what?
Answer: Negative punishment
◉ Cpdt endorses the American veterinary society of animal
behavior's recommendation not to use shock prong or choke collars
as a first line of training for dogs because
Answer: People and dogs could get hurt. And it can prevent the dog
from learning.
