NAVTA Practice Test

A normal pulse rate for a dog would be ____.

1. 60 beats per minute.

2. 80 beats per minute.

3. 100 beats per minute.

4. 120 beats per minute.

The correct answer is: 80 beats per minute.

A normal pulse rate in dogs typically ranges from 70 to 160 beats per minute, with an average rate of around 100-120 beats per minute for most healthy adult dogs. Option B, 80 beats per minute, falls within this normal range and is therefore the correct answer. Option A, 60 beats per minute, is below the typical range, while options C and D, 100 and 120 beats per minute respectively, are within the normal range but not as commonly observed as the average pulse rate for dogs.