Intro to Dogs

Question 1

Estimate of how long dogs were domesticated

Answer 1

10-12,000 years, maybe longer

Question 2

What kind of animals are dogs? What is it important in?

Answer 2

pack animal, important in training

Question 3

Dogs are similar to what animal?

Answer 3

wolves

Question 4

Dogs aren’t as strict ____ as cats

Answer 4

carnivore

Question 5

Most dog breeds develop in the last ___ years

affects or associated with what?

Answer 5

• developed in the last 150-200 years

//: knowledge of genetic, changes in human culture

Question 6

Intact make dog

Answer 6

Stud

Question 7

Intact male dog

Answer 7

Stud

Question 8

Whelping

Answer 8

to give birth to puppy (Parturition)

Question 9

To give birth to puppy

Answer 9

Whelping, parturition

Question 10

Spaying

Answer 10

altering a female

Question 11

Cropping

Answer 11

• surgically remove dog’s ears
• done to puppies 8-12weeks after birth
• ut its ears stand up rather than flop
• common in doberman pinschers, boxers, and Great Danes

Question 12

Docking

Answer 12

• surgically remove part of dog’s tail
• done to puppies few days after birth
• common in cocker spaniels, Rottweilers, schnauzers

Question 13

Sight

Answer 13

• dichromatic
• better in low-light and motion detection
• breed variation
• poorer acuity
• maybe equivalent to 20:50 or 20:100

Question 14

Hearing

Answer 14

• can hear higher-pitched sounds
• may hear lower volume sounds
• mobile ears: locate source of sounds

Question 15

Smell

Answer 15

– 200+ million receptors
– Compare to about 5 million for humans
– Larger area of sensing tissue
– Brain devoted to smell is larger (40x)

Question 16

Taste

Answer 16

– humans have 9000 taste buds
– dogs 1706
– cats 473
* Related to sense of smell, however

Question 17

Considerations with owning a dog

Answer 17

• time: exercise, grooming, training
• costs: startup, normal maintenance, health care
• does ur housing allow it?
• vacation
• future plans (kids, location)
• allergies

Question 18

Basic Care

Answer 18

• housing
• ID/License
• spay/neuter (more in health)
• grooming
• eventual disposal

Question 19

Choosing Dog Type

Answer 19

• looks, size
• what you want it to do (trainable for those tasks?)
• fit your personality?
• apartment allow it?

Question 20

Pure Breed vs Mixed Breed: Overall predictability

Answer 20

Set by breeding: linebreeding/linebreeding, homozygosity

• appearance when mature
• adult size
• behavior/temperament

Question 22

AKC Dog Grouping

Answer 22

• Group I Sporting
• ex. Labrador Retriever
• Group II Hounds
• ex. Greyhound
• Group III Working Breeds
• ex. Samoyed
• Group IV Terrier
• ex. Scottish Terrier
• Group V Toy Breeds
• ex. Yorkshire Terrier
• Group VI Non-Sporting Breeds - ex. Dalmatian
• Group VII Herding
• ex. Shetland Sheepdog

Question 23

AKC Dog Group I

Answer 23

Sporting

ex) Labrador retriever

Question 24

AKC Dog Group II

Answer 24

Hounds

ex) Greyhound

Question 25

AKC Dog Group III

Answer 25

Working Breeds ex) Samoyed

Question 26

AKC Dog Group IV

Answer 26

Terrier ex) Scottish Terrier

Question 27

AKC Dog Group V

Answer 27

Toy Breeds ex) Yorkshire terrier

Question 28

AKC Dog Group VI

Answer 28

Non-Sporting Breeds ex) Dalmatian

Question 29

AKC Dog Group VII

Answer 29

Herding ex) Shetland Sheepdog

Question 30

Sporting dogs

Answer 30

- includes: pointers, retrievers, setters and spaniels - Many participate in HUNT/field activities, esp. for BIRDS - Require regular, invigorating exercise

Question 31

Hound dogs

Answer 31

- very diverse group - used for hunting - some use SCENT to find prey, others use sight

Question 32

Working dogs

Answer 32

* Bred to perform JOBS: guarding property, pulling sleds, water rescue, guarding livestock * Intelligent, capable, and FAST LEARNERS * Considerable SIZE and strength * Some may be unsuitable for average families – Size – Strength – Intelligence – Energy level

Question 33

Terrier dogs

Answer 33

* Energetic, and feisty character * Bred to hunt and kill PESTS * Require owners with determination – Training is challenging – Not a soft mouth

Question 34

Toy dogs

Answer 34

* Bred to be pets, companions * Have longer life-spans * Great for apartments or small spaces – Easier to control, cost less, eat less food

Question 35

Non-Sporting

Answer 35

- vary in size and disposition - most DEVELOPED for a SPECIFIC PURPOSE

Question 36

Herding dogs

Answer 36

- control other animals' movement - very intelligent and respond well to training - need lots of exercise, something to herd

Question 37

"Designer Dogs"

Answer 37

- PLANNED crossbreeding (HYBRIDS) - labradoodles, goldendoodles... - bullnose - pointer - papichon - Etc., ad anuseum

Question 38

Top 10 most popular breeds

Answer 38

1 French bulldog 2 Labrador retriever 3 Golden retriever 4 German shepherd dog 5 Poodle 6 Dachshund 7 Bulldog 8 Beagle 9 Rottweiler 10 Pointer (German Shorthaired)

Question 39

AKC Stats

Answer 39

TOP SPOT * AKC registers nearly one million dogs per year * AKC registration statistics are compiled in January of each year and represent registrations from Jan. 1- December 31 of the previous year * AKC registration statistics were compiled approximately every five years from 1915-1940, however, the Boston Terrier Club of America’s records show that between 1905 and 1935 the Boston Terrier held the number one or two position consistently * In 1925, the German Shepherd Dog displaced the Boston Terrier, seizing the number one spot