Q 01/05

Which small breed, whose motto is the Latin 'multum in parvo' (much in little), has a wrinkly short-muzzled face and curled tail?

A) Shih Tzu

B) French Bulldog

C) Boston Terrier

D) Pug

Answer · why

D) Pug

The Pug reached Europe from China in the sixteenth century. Legend says one saved the Prince of Orange by raising the alarm before an attack, and the ...

Q 02/05

Which sighthound is the fastest of all dog breeds?

A) Saluki

B) Borzoi

C) Greyhound

D) Afghan Hound

Answer · why

C) Greyhound

The Greyhound is built for the chase: long legs, a deep chest and a flexible spine power a gallop in which all four feet leave the ground twice in eve...

Q 03/05

What breed was Chaser, the dog who could fetch 1,022 toys by name?

A) Border Collie

B) Australian Shepherd

C) Belgian Malinois

D) Standard Schnauzer

Answer · why

A) Border Collie

Chaser was a Border Collie. Retired psychology professor John Pilley spent hours a day for three years naming each toy, hiding it and sending her to f...

Q 04/05

Which breed, bred by Cape Colony settlers to bay lions, is nicknamed the 'African Lion Hound'?

A) Anatolian Shepherd Dog

B) Doberman Pinscher

C) Rhodesian Ridgeback

D) Boerboel

Answer · why

C) Rhodesian Ridgeback

The Rhodesian Ridgeback tracked a lion and held it at bay until the hunter arrived, but never killed it. The breed began as crosses between the ridged...

Q 05/05

A dog's front dewclaw sits in the same position as which human digit?

A) Big toe

B) Little finger

C) Ring finger

D) Thumb

Answer · why

D) Thumb

The thumb: a dog walks on its other toes, and the dewclaw is an extra digit that rarely touches the ground. That is why its nail seldom wears down on ...