Dog Breeds and Behaviour

What this quiz asks

• Domestic dogs descend from which wild animal?
• What is a group of puppies born to the same mother at the same time called?
• Which breed is known for its white coat covered in black or liver-brown spots?
• Dogs cool themselves down mainly by panting.
• This breed's fancy show haircut was first meant to help it do what?
• Which breed, famous for its droopy face and powerful nose, is used to track people by scent?
• The Saint Bernard became famous for rescuing travellers lost in the snow in which mountains?
• Select ALL of these breeds that were bred to herd livestock.
• Can dogs hear higher-pitched sounds than humans can?
• The German name of which breed means 'badger dog', after the animal it was bred to hunt?
• Chocolate can be poisonous to dogs.
• Hachikō, the loyal Japanese dog who waited for his late owner at a Tokyo station for years, was which breed?
• A dog lowers its front legs to the ground and keeps its rear end up in the air. What is it usually saying?
• How many teeth does an adult dog normally have?
• Order these breeds from lightest to heaviest typical adult weight.
• Select ALL of these breeds that originally come from China.
• Which of these breeds is famous for having a blue-black tongue?
• In 1925, relays of sled dogs rushed medicine across Alaska to Nome. What breed were Togo and Balto, its most famous lead dogs?
• The Basenji, an ancient breed from Central Africa, is famous for what unusual trait?
• The Norwegian Lundehund, bred to climb sea cliffs and hunt puffins, has at least how many toes on each foot?