Exercise for Animals

Choose one benefit of exercise from the following options:

• Makes animals fat
• Strengthens muscles
• Provides stress
• Causes heart disease

If a Great Dane dog is to be exercised, which of the following would you need to consider?

• Age of animal
• Health condition of animal
• Natural behaviours of animal
• All of the above

Why is it important to consider the age of an animal before exercising it?

• It might be tired
• Different aged animals have different exercise requirements
• It might be injured
• It might not like exercising

Some animals should not be exercised at all due to underlying conditions or treatments; which of these conditions would prevent an animal from exercising

• Recovering from recent skeletal surgery
• Serious heart condition
• Serious respiratory failure
• All of the above

When preparing to exercise an animal, what should you avoid?

• Having unsuitable equipment
• Checking records
• Handling the animal in a safe manner
• Checking for lameness

During exercise an animal is panting excessively and showing signs of stress.  What should you do?

• Continue with exercise but monitor
• Continue with exercise regardless, the animal is bound to get used to it
• Stop exercise, return animal to enclosure and monitor closely
• Stop exercise and return to enclosure

If an animal defecates during exercise what should you do?

• Warn any other users of the exercise area to be careful of the mess
• Clean up the mess and dispose of appropriately
• Leave the mess, someone else is bound to clear it up
• Move the mess to one side so it is out of the way

After exercising the animal, you should record the following details:

• Your name and age
• The animals name and age
• The type of exercise given and reaction of the animal
• The date and the name of the animal

Which of these hazards would need to be identified before using an area for exercise?

• Broken fencing
• Sharp edges
• Deep holes
• All of the above

When choosing exercise toys you must consider...

• Is it a suitable size
• Will it be fun
• Will it be noisy
• Was it expensive