dog information

Question 1

How long ago did Miacis live

Answer 1

40 to 50 million years ago

Question 2

What animal was considered to be the grandfather of the dog family

Answer 2

Hesperocyon

Question 3

What animal was considered to be the father of the dog family

Answer 3

Tomarctus

Question 4

How many breeds have been developed in the past 100 to 250 years

Answer 4

400 breeds

Question 5

What are the seven major groups

Answer 5

sporting, herding, terrier, toy, working, hound, and nonsporting

Question 6

what was the first animal domesticated by humans

Answer 6

Dogs

Question 7

When was dogs domesticated

Answer 7

14,000 years ago

Question 8

What percentage of wolves is in dogs DNA

Answer 8

99%

Question 9

What was the name of the early domestication of dogs

Answer 9

Jackals

Question 10

What kind of breed did the babylonians have

Answer 10

greyhounds and spaniels

Question 11

Where was the dog buried

Answer 11

with its rulers

Question 12

what kind of dog guarded the gates of hades

Answer 12

a three headed dog (cerberus)

Question 13

Who developed the Chihuahua

Answer 13

Aztecs

Question 14

What was dogs used for

Answer 14

food, to carry things, and wool

Question 15

How many breeds are officially recognized by the AKC

Answer 15

178