breed and history of dogs Flashcards
These two descendants of the Miacis appeared 35 million years ago what are they?
Daphaenus and Hesperocyon
What was considered to be the “grandfather” of the modern dogs?
Hesperocyon
In Egypt what were the dogs worshiped as?
Gods
What two types of dogs did the Babylonians keep?
greyhounds and spaniels
What two brothers were raised by a wolf?
Remus and Romulus
Which god had their gates guarded by a 3 headed dog?
Hades
Who developed the Chihuahua?
The Aztecs
How long ago did the Miacis appear?
40-50 million years ago
What ancient ancestor was considered to be the “father” of modern dogs?
The Tomarctus
The Tomarctus developed into wolves, foxes, fennecs, jackals and what?
Coyotes
If someone was caught stealing a dog from the Chinese Emperor what was their punishment?
Death, by a thousand cuts.
How many Ancient breeds are there?
Fourteen
Why is it named the toy dog group?
They’re popular house pets, and their small some as small as 1.5 pounds
What’s the smallest breed in the world?
The Chihuahua
What breed was held sacred in china in ancient times?
The Pekingese
Which breed dates back to 400 B.C.
The pug
What breed was bred in the Forbidden City of Peking?
The Shih Tzu
Which breed is descendants of the old fighting dogs in High Valleys of Tibet?
The Boxer
Doberman Pinscher What breed is originated in Apoldq, in Thuringia, Germany around 1890?
Doberman Pinscher
What is the descendant of Mastiff and Irish Wolfhounds
Great Dane
What breed is a descendant of the Dover dog and Rome
Rottweiler
Where does the Samoyed name come from?
The Samoyed Tribe in Siberia
The modern dog resembles which ancient ancestor anatomically?
The Tomarctus’.
Dogs have 99% the same DNA as what?
A wolf.
Greece used dogs for what?
Watch dogs
