Dog Meets Baby · Quiz answer key

The signals you missed

Every answer from Your dog is talking. Are you listening? — in the order you answered them, so you can check straight down the list.

12 questions 19 points Multi-select questions score one point per signal
0–15Still learning

Under 80%. These signals are subtle and easy to miss — and completely learnable.

16–19You've got this

80% and up. You're reading what most people walk straight past.

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Q1 media

012 points

What do you see?

  • Ears pinned back
  • Relaxed body
  • Whale eye
  • Raised hackles
Commonly missed

Raised hackles is the popular wrong pick. Hackles signal arousal, not fear specifically — and this dog's coat is flat along the spine.

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Q2 media

021 point

Nose lick in this context means:

  • I can't wait to give you kisses
  • I'm hungry
  • I'm stressed
  • I love you
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Q3 media

031 point

These licks are:

  • Doggie kisses, the dog loves this baby
  • The baby must have some spit-up on its face
  • Pure affection!
  • Appeasement licks
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Q4 media

041 point

The dog exposing its belly in that context:

  • Belly rub please
  • Please stop, I'm not a threat
  • Playful
  • I need a nap
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Q5 media

051 point

Dog's eyes are:

  • Soft
  • Blinking
  • Hard stare
  • Big, dilated pupils, whites showing
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Q6 media

061 point

The dog is barking at the little boy as if it were saying:

  • Hurry up, climb on the couch with me
  • Stay away, I'm scared of you
  • Let's play
  • I'm frustrated. Why is this baby not doing anything?
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Q7 media

073 points

Which signs indicate the dog enjoys this interaction?

  • Neutral ears
  • Soft eyes
  • Relaxed mouth and tongue
  • Straight sit
Commonly missed

Straight sit trips a lot of people. A dog can sit squarely and still be uncomfortable — posture alone tells you nothing without the face.

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Q8 media

081 point

What kind of licking is this?

  • Baby, you are stressing me out. Stop moving, please!
  • Dog must be a big ear licker
  • Conflicted — dog looks mostly relaxed and responds to "leave it" immediately
  • Dog hates the music and licks the baby's ear to let everyone know
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Q9 media

091 point

Whale eye could mean that the dog:

  • Is unsure or conflicted
  • Wants space
  • Doesn't want to be touched
  • All of the above
Scoring quirk

All three are true — but the point only lands on "All of the above" on its own. Ticking the individual signals as well loses it.

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Q10 media

102 points

This dog's body is:

  • Loose, wiggly
  • Cowering and leaning back
  • Tense
  • Leaning forward
Commonly missed

Leaning forward and leaning back are opposites, and a fair number of people picked both. Weight shifting away is the tell here.

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Q11 media

114 points

How can you tell this dog enjoys this interaction?

  • Relaxed mouth
  • Relaxed body
  • Leans on the boy
  • Soft eyes
Worth 4 points

Every option is correct. This is the single biggest score swing in the quiz, and most people stop after spotting two.

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Q12 media

121 point

The dog is communicating through yawning and chewing on the bed:

  • I'm so tired (and a bit hungry)
  • Nap time for me
  • Discomfort with the baby's behavior and/or proximity
  • Invitation to join her on the bed and play or hang out
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Internal note — not for publication

Layout draft. Outstanding before this ships:

  • All 12 media slots are placeholders — still to be pulled from the live form.
  • Five "commonly missed" notes are Claude-drafted from real submission data. Dominika to approve wording.
  • Q9 scoring quirk: worth confirming this is intentional before publishing it as a note.
  • Source doc typo to fix in Jotform: Q8 reads "responds to elave it".