1. Harcourt Journeys: Story Selection
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2. “The Right Dog for the Job”
Unit 4: Lesson 17
“The Right Dog for the Job”
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3. Turn your Text Book to page 430.
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7. Why might a foster puppy coordinator need someone with patience, kindness, and experience raising dogs?
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8. Answer:
Because a person like this will help to raise puppies who can later become service dogs.
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9. Describe how the puppies changed and grew during their first six weeks of life.
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10. Answer: When they were born, their eyes and ears were closed.
They grew and their eyes and ears opened.
Soon, they began playing.
At four weeks, they began to eat puppy food.
At six weeks, they did not need their mother’s milk.
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12. Why do you think Sandy might be a good choice to raise Ira?
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13. She knows how to handle golden retrievers because she already has one.
Answer:
She knows how to handle golden retrievers because she already has one.
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14. What important task does Ira learn to perform early
What important task does Ira learn to perform early? Why is this an important task for a service dog?
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15. Answer:
He learns to retrieve things. It is important because he may need to retrieve things for the person with disabilities he is placed with.
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17. Why might a symbol be more useful than words to identify wheel-chair access areas?
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18. Answer:
The symbol can help people who may not be able to read or don’t know the language used on the sign.
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20. What text clues on these pages support the idea that all puppies need training to become service dogs?
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21. Answer: The puppies have to learn to walk at heel on a leash; they learn to lie quietly under a table.
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22. Explain how Ira’s experiences with Kathleen are different from those with Sandy, the puppy raiser.
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23. Answer: Kathleen teaches Ira specific tasks, such as retrieving keys and opening doors. Sandy helps Ira get used to different places and situations.
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25. What is the next important part of Ira’s training?
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26. Answer:
Sandy begins to bring Ira to her classroom two days a week, so Ira can learn other skills.
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27. Why does Sandy tell students not to pet a service dog in training?
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28. Answer: It might distract a dog from a task.
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29. How does the photograph on page 436 make the information given on the selection clearer?
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30. Answer:
It provides both a visual and text reference for the last paragraph on the page, where children take turns calling Ira’s name.
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32. When Ira performs a task correctly, he usually receives food as a reward. What are some other kinds of rewards he could receive?
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33. Answer:
Pat on the head
Chew toy
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35. Why might Ira be able to learn a new career?
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36. He’s smart, patient, and easily trained.
Answer:
He’s smart, patient, and easily trained.
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37. What does the expression “running a red light” mean?
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38. Answer: It means going through a red light without stopping.
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39. Explain how service dogs and guide dogs are similar
Explain how service dogs and guide dogs are similar? How are they different?
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40. Answer: Similar – obedient, patient, confident, calm, loving
Different – a service dog always obeys and does things like picking up dropped keys; a guide dog wears a special harness and can disobey for safety reasons, and guides its owner through traffic
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43. Describe a time when Irah might have learned to wait patiently.
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44. Answer:
Sandy made Irah lie on his rug for long periods of time. He may have wanted to get up, but he was not allowed to.
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45. What do Don and Irah get to do at the end of the selection?
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46. Answer:
Sandy invites them to the eighth grade graduation of the students who helped train Irah when he was a puppy.
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49. How did you do?
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