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1. 1. A dog holds a down position but stays tense and scans the room. What does this show?

   A dog holds a down position but stays tense and scans the room. What does this show?

   Remaining in position is not the same as feeling relaxed Tension is irrelevant if the dog stays still A down position always proves relaxation

2. 2. At a café, your dog cannot relax as people keep brushing past the mat. What should guide your decision?

   At a café, your dog cannot relax as people keep brushing past the mat. What should guide your decision?

   Move the mat into an even busier passage Keep the dog there until exhaustion Increase space or leave rather than insist on finishing the drink

3. 3. Where is a sensible place to introduce a settling mat?

   Where is a sensible place to introduce a settling mat?

   The busiest doorway during arrivals A comfortable quiet spot with enough room for the dog A slippery surface where the mat moves underfoot

4. 4. A dog can wait briefly while you stand nearby. Which next step is reasonable?

   A dog can wait briefly while you stand nearby. Which next step is reasonable?

   Practise first beside an open road Add a long wait and leave the room immediately Extend the easy wait a little before adding much distance

5. 5. During mat practice, a helper walking close by makes your dog get up repeatedly. What adjustment helps?

   During mat practice, a helper walking close by makes your dog get up repeatedly. What adjustment helps?

   Ask the helper to circle faster and closer Have the helper move farther away and simplify the exercise Insist on the original difficulty until the dog stops moving

6. 6. A dog gets up from the mat after a long rest and heads for water. What should you do?

   A dog gets up from the mat after a long rest and heads for water. What should you do?

   Make drinking conditional on a longer stay Block the water to preserve the exercise Allow access to water and reconsider whether practice is still needed

7. 7. When reinforcing a dog for settling on a mat, where can you place the food?

   When reinforcing a dog for settling on a mat, where can you place the food?

   On the mat within comfortable reach In a position that requires stretching uncomfortably Far away so the dog must leave each time

8. 8. You move the mat from a carpeted room to a tiled kitchen and the dog hesitates. What should you check first?

   You move the mat from a carpeted room to a tiled kitchen and the dog hesitates. What should you check first?

   Whether the dog is deliberately challenging you Comfort, stability and the changed surroundings Whether repeating the cue more loudly fixes every cause

9. 9. A dog voluntarily investigates a new mat. What is a suitable early step?

   A dog voluntarily investigates a new mat. What is a suitable early step?

   Reward comfortable interest instead of demanding a long stay immediately Push the dog onto the mat Require ten minutes lying down before any reward

10. 10. A quiet mat routine works at home. What is a sensible first outing to practise it?

    A quiet mat routine works at home. What is a sensible first outing to practise it?

    A crowded event with no exit plan An outing where the dog must stay for hours A quiet suitable place with an easy option to leave

11. 11. Which observation best suggests the settling plan suits daily life?

    Which observation best suggests the settling plan suits daily life?

    The dog rests comfortably in appropriate settings with its needs met Every outing lasts longer even when the dog struggles The dog remains motionless regardless of distress

12. 12. A dog waits well during indoor practice. Is this enough protection at an open exit?

    A dog waits well during indoor practice. Is this enough protection at an open exit?

    Yes; a learned wait replaces all safety measures No; keep appropriate physical safety measures as well Yes; one successful indoor trial proves outdoor reliability

13. 13. Two dogs compete for food during initial mat practice. How can you simplify?

    Two dogs compete for food during initial mat practice. How can you simplify?

    Practise separately in comfortable safe spaces Expect competition to teach calmness Put both rewards on one small mat

14. 14. Your dog is comfortable until someone starts sweeping nearby. What does this suggest for practice?

    Your dog is comfortable until someone starts sweeping nearby. What does this suggest for practice?

    Sweeping must be made louder immediately Introduce that movement more gently and at a manageable distance The dog has forgotten every previous lesson

15. 15. In three short trials, the dog leaves just before the reward arrives. What is a sensible change?

    In three short trials, the dog leaves just before the reward arrives. What is a sensible change?

    Reward an easier, shorter successful wait Lengthen the wait to discourage leaving Withhold every reward for the rest of the day

16. 16. A settling session ends while the dog is comfortable. What is an appropriate next step?

    A settling session ends while the dog is comfortable. What is an appropriate next step?

    Prevent any movement for the remainder of the evening Require another long stay to prove the lesson worked Let the dog choose normal rest or another suitable activity

17. 17. You reward a short successful wait. Why make the end of the exercise clear?

    You reward a short successful wait. Why make the end of the exercise clear?

    So you never need to consider the dog's needs So every reward must mean staying indefinitely So the dog can learn when the requested wait is finished

18. 18. Your dog settles beside you but follows as soon as you take several steps. What can you practise?

    Your dog settles beside you but follows as soon as you take several steps. What can you practise?

    One small movement away, returning before the task becomes too difficult Leaving for much longer on the next attempt Scolding the dog for noticing you move

19. 19. During a quiet evening, your dog rests calmly without being asked. What opportunity is this?

    During a quiet evening, your dog rests calmly without being asked. What opportunity is this?

    Interrupt the rest to demand a formal cue first Assume only requested behaviour can be encouraged Gently reinforce a behaviour you would like to see again without making a fuss

20. 20. Your dog chooses a comfortable sideways resting position rather than a neat down. What matters for a settling goal?

    Your dog chooses a comfortable sideways resting position rather than a neat down. What matters for a settling goal?

    Comfort and relaxed behaviour, not a perfect symmetrical pose Only a perfectly straight down can count The head must remain raised throughout