This document presents a hypothesis that a dog named Koda, a 2.5 year old female Basenji, will choose a natural treat over a processed treat. The experiment tests this hypothesis by giving Koda two options for a treat - a natural raw meat option or a processed treat option - while controlling for variables like time of day, amount of treat, and test environment. The results show that Koda preferred and chose to eat the natural raw meat treats rather than the processed treat options.

1. Teleah Elliss
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2. Hypothesis: Koda will choose a natural treat
over a processed treat.

3.  Koda is a two and a half year old female Basenji
 Basenjis are traditionally palace dogs of the
Pharoahs in Ancient Egypt
 They were later discovered in Africa and bred as
hunting dogs.
 Basenjis do not bark.
 Pack animals and independant
 Not trainable by food
 Koda will not do anything she doesn’t want to

4. Independant Variable:
The types of treats given to Koda
Dependant Variable:
Koda

5. Controlled Variables
 Time of day- 7am and 5pm
 Amount given- 20gms
 Food preparation
 Set up of back garden
 Type of bowl
 Procedure to hand out food
 Time she has to eat the treats- 1 minute

6. Procedure For Giving Koda Treats
 Koda is removed from the room during food
preparation
 Set food up outside
 Bring her to the back door and make her sit
 Open door to let her out
 Close the door and observe so she does not have
any distractions

7. Treats for Koda
Natural Processed
 Raw chicken  Polony
 Raw beef  Liver treats
 Raw lamb  Beef treats
 Raw pork  Dog biscuits

8. Koda eating her treats.

9. Results

10. Koda preferred a natural treat
over a processed treat.