How well do you know dog breeds?

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Bob Juch · #1 Post by **Bob Juch** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:21 am

Can you identify dog breeds?

http://news.aol.com/article/obama-dog-p ... 1201329273

Scroll down to the test.

AnnieCamaro · #2 Post by **AnnieCamaro** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:44 am

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

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ghostjmf · #3 Post by **ghostjmf** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:41 pm

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

christie1111 · #4 Post by **christie1111** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 2:02 pm

I got one wrong near the end.

But I got the greyhound right!

tlynn78 · #5 Post by **tlynn78** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 2:03 pm

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

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SportsFan68 · #6 Post by **SportsFan68** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:49 pm

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.

ghostjmf · #7 Post by **ghostjmf** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 4:00 pm

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

silvercamaro · #8 Post by **silvercamaro** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 4:19 pm

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.)

SportsFan68 · #9 Post by **SportsFan68** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:03 pm

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.

ToLiveIsToFly · #10 Post by **ToLiveIsToFly** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:06 pm

I've seen dogs breed.

ToLiveIsToFly · #11 Post by **ToLiveIsToFly** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:14 pm

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

SportsFan68 · #12 Post by **SportsFan68** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:16 pm

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!

ulysses5019 · #13 Post by **ulysses5019** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 6:02 pm

ToLiveIsToFly wrote:I've seen dogs breed.

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

MarleysGh0st · #14 Post by **MarleysGh0st** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:55 am

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

Does Louisiana have a lot of leopards that need hunting?

silvercamaro · #15 Post by **silvercamaro** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:04 am

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.

christie1111 · #16 Post by **christie1111** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:20 am

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.

BackInTex · #17 Post by **BackInTex** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:18 am

10 out of 10

1 semi-guess to be honest

vettech · #18 Post by **vettech** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:24 am

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

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