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Can you identify dog breeds?

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I got 100%. Some of my best friends are dogs.

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I got 7 out of 10. I was perfect until about 2/3 through! Dog fatigue set in!

I got one wrong near the end.

But I got the greyhound right!

I missed one, too. Can't remember which one, now.

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I guessed on two -- I'd never heard of a schipperke before, but that sure didn't look like any pomeranian or keeshond I'd ever seen.

As for the Norwegian elkhound, they talked about his big ears in the explanation about why I got it right, but they cropped them in the photo!

Still, it was a very fun little quiz -- a couple of them were adorable.

Anybody hear of a catahoula? My friends adopted a dog not knowing what she was, and it turned out great. She's wonderfully friendly and smart and looks just like this picture except she's quite thin, not stocky at all, and is all black and white. But the spots look just like hers.

I met one once. I said "what is that?".
"A Catahoula."
"A Cata-what-a?".

SportsFan68 wrote:

Anybody hear of a catahoula? My friends adopted a dog not knowing what she was, and it turned out great. She's wonderfully friendly and smart and looks just like this picture except she's quite thin, not stocky at all, and is all black and white. But the spots look just like hers.

Sometimes they go by an even longer name: Louisiana catahoula leopard hound. They don't necessarily all look exactly alike, because they are not an AKC breed, so "breeding standards" are not imposed.

A young 'un was in the pound the last time I was there. I was tempted, because they are very, very smart dogs, but I could tell this youngster was going to keep growing for a long, long time. I had vowed after Annie's traffic accident that I'd never again get a dog too big to carry. So, I came home with little puppy Lizbit instead, who has continued to grow for a long, long time. (Even so, she's still probably 30 pounds lighter today than the poundmate.)

silvercamaro wrote: . . .

Sometimes they go by an even longer name: Louisiana catahoula leopard hound.

. . .

I'll tell her tonight what her real name is. She'll love it, and she'll try to lick me to show her appreciation.

Even though she's thin, she weighs about 70 pounds -- she's solid. Her greyhound mix sis looks bigger but weighs about 65. They're both faster than a speeding bullet.

I've seen dogs breed.

8/10. Forget what I missed. I feel bad for the great dane having to wear that ribbon.

ToLiveIsToFly wrote:8/10. Forget what I missed. I feel bad for the great dane having to wear that ribbon.

I thought he looked fabu -- puttin' on the Ritz!

ToLiveIsToFly wrote:I've seen dogs breed.

I've only seen them breathe. But I've led a sheltered life.

silvercamaro wrote:Sometimes they go by an even longer name: Louisiana catahoula leopard hound.

Does Louisiana have a lot of leopards that need hunting?

MarleysGh0st wrote:

silvercamaro wrote:Sometimes they go by an even longer name: Louisiana catahoula leopard hound.

Does Louisiana have a lot of leopards that need hunting?

Not to my knowledge. Although catahoulas are hunting dogs, the "leopard" part refers to their spots.

SportsFan68 wrote:I guessed on two -- I'd never heard of a schipperke before, but that sure didn't look like any pomeranian or keeshond I'd ever seen.

As for the Norwegian elkhound, they talked about his big ears in the explanation about why I got it right, but they cropped them in the photo!

Still, it was a very fun little quiz -- a couple of them were adorable.

Anybody hear of a catahoula? My friends adopted a dog not knowing what she was, and it turned out great. She's wonderfully friendly and smart and looks just like this picture except she's quite thin, not stocky at all, and is all black and white. But the spots look just like hers.

Schipperke is Flemish for "little captain" , quite the water dog apparently.

I got is confused in my mind with the Keeshond, which is the national dog of The Netherlands. The Dutch Barge Dog.

10 out of 10

1 semi-guess to be honest

I got them all, but I'm a ringer.