Dogs Allowed

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1. How did bull-dogs get their name? Because they were used to guard cattle. Because they look like caricatures of John Bull. Because they were used for bull-baiting. Because their heads look like "boules" or "bowls".

2. Some breeds of dogs have been specially trained for specific jobs. Which of these was originally meant for rat-catching? a dachshund a Yorkshire terrier a harrier a husky

3. Greyhounds are used as hunting-dogs because of their qualities as scent-hounds. True False

4. Saint-Bernard dogs are called so because they were first bred in Clairvaux, when Saint-Bernard was the Abbot there. True False

5. Which of these breeds of dogs is or has also been given the name "Alsatians"? Spaniels German Shepherd Dogs Mastiffs Great Danes

6. On November 3, 1957 the Soviet Union launched a female dog into space. Her now famous name was Laika. What did that name mean? barker little lady little fox beauty

7. Who was in a famous tragic story, the owner of a particularly faithful dog called Gelert? Prince Llewellyn King Ethelred the Unready King Arthur King Henry VII of the House of Tudor

8. Which of these breeds got its name from a tax-collector who needed this type of dog as a companion when doing his job? Chihuahua Doberman Basenji Dingo

9. Bloodhounds got their name because they are so bloodthirsty. True False

10. Which of these types of dogs sheds (moults) the least? poodle corgi collie husky