Please answer the questions based on the same dog as you did last time, which should have been your eldest one. If you have forgotten which one you answered for just complete this short section about your dog.

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What breed is your dog?

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What age is your dog?

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What sex is your dog?

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Has it been neutered or spayed?

The first set of questions requires you to handle your dog. Different breed shapes may make this section harder to answer. If you want to add some information about what you see, just type it in.

While your dog is standing, look at your dog from above. See if you can see a ‘waist’, the area past its ribs before it gets to its hind legs. Which best describes what you see?

While it is still standing, look at it from the side, at its abdominal tuck, the bit under its body, matching the waist position that goes towards its back legs. Which best describes what you see?

Look at your dog and run your hands over its ribs. Which is the closest description of what you can feel and see?

The next set of questions ask for your opinion on a variety of dog-related issues. Please select the button which most closely matches your opinion

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It is important to me that my dog enjoys his/her food

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I think of my dog as a member of the family

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Dogs don’t need tasty food

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Dogs don't need to eat vegetables

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I like my dog to be strongly attached to me

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I spend time thinking about what to feed my dog

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I frequently put the needs of my dog above mine

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I think of my dog as being child like

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Owning a dog has never stopped me doing the things I want to do

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I would find it very hard to put my dog on a strict diet

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I don’t have enough time to exercise my dog as much as he/she would like

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My dog is very fussy about what it eats

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A dog only needs food, water and shelter for it to be content

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My dog gets as much exercise as he/she wants

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I prepare food especially for my dog

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Overweight dogs are just as happy as correct weight dogs

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I think of my dog more as a human than as a dog

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I worry that my dog isn’t getting a balanced diet

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If my dog is seeking attention I ignore it

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My dog thinks a walk is a better treat than food

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Dogs are happier when treated like dogs rather than humans

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If a brand of food costs more it is likely to be better for my dog

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I don’t like clinging dogs

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I feel guilty if I leave my dog alone for more than two hours

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Food is very important to my dog

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I make sure my dog has things it likes to eat

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When I return to my dog after an absence I give him/her a food treat

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When eating a meal I save some food for my dog

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My dog begs for food when I am eating

Most dogs are strongly attached to their owners/raisers, and some demand a great deal of attention and affection. Thinking back over the recent past, how often has your dog shown these signs of attachment or attention-seeking?

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Displays strong attachment to one particular member of the household

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Tends to follow you (or other members of the household) about from room to room

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Tends to sit close to, or in contact with, you (or others) when you are sitting down

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Tends to nudge, paw or nuzzle you (or others) for attention when you are sitting down

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Becomes agitated (whines, jumps up, tries to intervene when you (or others) show affection for another person

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Becomes agitated (whines, jumps up, tries to intervene when you (or others) show affection for another dog or animal

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Is beside himself/herself with pleasure when you (or others) come home after a brief absence

Please feel free to add your comments about owning a dog, nutrition or exercise below, and for futher points you can email us (Please submit this form first though)

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Please Press the SUBMIT button when your answers have all been selected