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dog test review Flashcards

1
Q

What is the ancestor of the dog family?

A

Miacis

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2
Q

How long ago were dogs domesticated?

A

14,000 years ago

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3
Q

What Egyptian god has the head of a jackal?

A

Anubis

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4
Q

What dog breed was the main breed of ancient Rome?

A

The Mountain Shepard

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5
Q

What dog has three heads according to Greek legends?

A

Cerberus, guardian of the underworld.

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6
Q

Who developed the Chihuahua?

A

The Aztecs

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7
Q

What did the Aztecs think small dogs could do?

A

Cure diseases and predict the future

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8
Q

Who developed the Chow Chow breed?

A

The Chinese

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9
Q

What was the sentence for taking dogs from the palace?

A

Death by 1000 cuts

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10
Q

How many breeds are recognized by the AKC?

A

178

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11
Q

How may breeds are in the world?

A

400-800

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12
Q

Who developed the Shih Tzu?

A

Tibet

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13
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What was the founders of Romes’ connection to dogs?

A

They were nursed by a mountain wolf

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14
Q

Where were ancient Babylonian dogs buried?

A

In the tombs of the rulers

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15
Q

How many breeds are recognized by Kennel Club UK?

A

209

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16
Q

How small can toy dogs get?

A

1.5 pounds

17
Q

What dog can hunt wild bear?

A

Great Dane

18
Q

What dog is named after its tribe of origin?

A

The Samoyed

19
Q

Why were herding dogs developed?

A

To herd sheep and cattle

20
Q

What breed is used as guide and police dogs?

A

The German Shepard

21
Q

What dog is the smallest sporting dog?

A

The American Cocker Spaniel

22
Q

what dog name means “to Splash in water”?

A

poodle

23
Q

what was the oldest sled dog?

A

the Alaskan Malamute

24
Q

what breed was made by mixing no less than 4 others?

A

the Doberman Pinscher

25
Q

what breed is the descendant of the Dover dog in Rome?

A

the Rottweiler

26
Q

what dog has a gate like that of a bear?

A

the Old English Sheepdog

27
Q

what dog is a miniature collie?

A

the Shetland Sheepdog

28
Q

what short dog has unusually fast legs?

A

the Welsh Corgi

29
Q

what breed is the smallest in the world?

A

the Chihuahua

30
Q

what breed was held sacred in ancient China?

A

the Pekingese

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