Do you have what it takes to be a Wag walker?
Applicants for jobs with Wag are required to take tests to evaluate their dog-walking acumen. Here are a few questions from one of Wag’s tests.
1. When you meet a dog for the first time, you should:
a) Always make direct eye contact to assert yourself as the alpha.
b) Approach the dog hastily while talking in elevated, high-pitched tones.
c) Crouch down to make yourself smaller, call the dog’s name in soothing tones and let the dog approach you.
d) Immediately start petting the dog as soon as it get within an arm’s distance.
2. Which statement about the step-in harness is true? a) A step-in harness always clips in the front. b) The step-in harness is widely agreed upon as the safest harness available.
c) A step in harnesses can be applied safely by being slipped over the dog’s head. d) A step-in harness always clips in the back.
3. What should you do first before giving a dog a treat? a) Find out if the dog has any allergies. b) Ask the dog to sit or give paw. c) Allow the dog to sniff the treat. d) Place the treat on the ground or in the dog’s bowl.
4. What is the recommended space between a dog’s collar and its neck? a) 2 fingers b) No space c) 5 fingers d) Depends on the dog
(Correct answers: 1-c, 2-d, 3-a, 4-a)