Dog Test Review - History and Breeds

Question 1

What is the ancestor of the entire dog family?

Answer 1

Miacis

Question 2

What is considered the “grandfather” of the entire dog family?

Answer 2

Hesperocyon

Question 3

What animal is considered to be the “father” of modern dogs?

Answer 3

Tomarctus

Question 4

What are the four major lines of dog that descended from Tomarctus?

Answer 4

herd dogs, hounds and terriers, northern and toy dogs, and guard Dogs

Question 5

How many major groups of dogs are there today?

Answer 5

seven

Question 6

What are the seven major dog groups of today?

Answer 6

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

Question 7

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

Answer 7

over 400

Question 8

When were dogs domesticated?

Answer 8

14,000 years ago

Question 9

Dogs were worshiped as what in Egypt?

Answer 9

gods

Question 10

In Babylon, dogs were buried in ruler’s ________.

Answer 10

tombs

Question 11

___________________________ dogs were the main breed of early Rome.

Answer 11

mountain shepherd

Question 12

____________ developed the Chihuahua.

Answer 12

Aztecs

Question 13

Tibet developed the ______________ and the _______________

Answer 13

Lhasa Apso, Shih Tzu

Question 14

How many breeds are officially recognized by the AKC?

Answer 14

178

Question 15

How many breeds are recognized by the Kennel Club UK?

Answer 15

209

Question 16

Dogs from the Toy Dog group are very popular ____________.

Answer 16

house pets and companions

Question 17

What breed is the smallest in the world?

Answer 17

Chihuahua

Question 18

What is the smallest sight-hunting dog?

Answer 18

Italian Greyhound

Question 19

What breed has the nickname “rat terrier”?

Answer 19

Manchester Terrier

Question 20

The Pekingese has a _____________ that needs frequent care.

Answer 20

long coat

Question 21

The Pug is a very old breed that dates back to ________

Answer 21

400 B.C.

Question 22

What are some typical traits of a Yorkshire Terrier?

Answer 22

demanding, dependent, and difficult to housebreak

Question 23

What breed dates back to 624 B.C.?

Answer 23

the Shih Tzu

Question 24

What breed was developed when a Bulldog, Old English Terrier, and Spanish Pointer were mixed?

Answer 24

the Bull Terrier

Question 25

The Fox Terrier has two varieties; _________ and _________

Answer 25

smooth, wire

Question 26

The Miniature Schnauzer has a __________ origin.

Answer 26

German

Question 27

What terrier traces back to a Spanish shipwreck?

Answer 27

Skye

Question 28

The Rottweiler is a descendant of what?

Answer 28

The Dover Dog of Rome

Question 29

The Samoyed was used as what?

Answer 29

a sled dog and to herd reindeer

Question 30

What breed has a bear-like gait?

Answer 30

Old English Sheepdog