Dog Breed Groups

Question 1

What are the 7 AKC dog breed groups?

Answer 1

• Working
• Sporting
• Hound
• Herding
• Toy
• Non-sporting
• Terrier

Question 2

Name 2 types of working dogs

Answer 2

• great pyrenees
• Akita

Question 3

What do working dogs do? (3 examples)

Answer 3

protect people
protecting people/livestock
pulling sleds/carts

Question 4

What are 2 breeds within the sporting group

Answer 4

Gordon setter
English setter

Question 5

Difference between retrievers and pointers/setters/spaniels?

Answer 5

retrievers built for swimming and waterfowl, setters/spaniels/pointers bred for land game.

Question 6

Name 2 breeds within the hound group

Answer 6

• Borzoi
• Basset hound

Question 7

What are the 2 sub-groups within the hound group?

Answer 7

• scenthounds
• sighthounds

Question 8

Name 2 breeds within the herding group

Answer 8

• Briard
• Finnish Lapphund

Question 9

Name 2 breeds within the terrier group

Answer 9

• Cesky terrier
• Irish Terrier

Question 10

What are terriers used for?

Answer 10

Hunting small, underground rodents and vermin

Question 11

Name 2 breeds within the toy group

Answer 11

• Italian Greyhound
• Pug

Question 12

Name 2 breeds within the non-sporting group

Answer 12

• Chow chow
• Bulldog