Dog Group & Breeds 1.0 Flashcards
Learn basic concepts of dog breeds, groups, and varieties
Name The 7 Breed Groups
1 Sporting 2 Non-Sporting 3 Hound 4 Working 5 Terrier 6 Toy 7 Herding
What is a Variety
Specifies a dog by size, coat, or color
example:
TOY poodle, WIREHAIR terrier
What is a Dog Breed
dogs that have relatively uniform physical characteristics developed by humans, with breeding animals selected for phenotypic traits such as size, coat color, structure, and behavior.
Sporting Group
Dogs that hunt birds
Hound Group
Dogs that use Sight and/or scent to track
Working Group
Dogs that work by pulling, carting, rescue, or protection
Terrier Group
Dogs bred to locate and capture vermin
typically named by origin location
Toy Group
Companion, non-working dogs
aka “decorative” breeds
Non-Sporting Group
Catch all for undefined dog breeds
Herding Group
Dogs bred to move and/or protect livestock
Name 6 Sporting Dog Breeds
1 Gordon Setter 2 German Shorthair Pointer 3 Lagatto Romagnolo 4 Spinone Italiano 5 Sussex Spaniel 6 Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Name 6 Hound Dog Breeds
1 Basenji 2 Borzoi 3 Cirneco Dell'Ente 4 Ibizan Hound (smooth or wire) 5 Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen 6 Rhodesian Ridgeback
Name 6 Working Dog Breeds
1 Black Russian Terrier 2 Boerboel 3 Dogue De Bordeaux 4 Chinook 5 Komondor 6 Kuvasz
Name 6 Toy Dog Breeds
1 Affenpinscher 2 Havanese 3 Manchester Terrier 4 Italian Greyhound 5 Papillon 6 Pekingese
Name 6 Terrier Dog Breeds
1 Airdale 2 Bedlington 3 Sealyham 4 West Highland 5 Soft Coated Wheaten 6 Glen of Imaal