ANS 105: Hound Group Dog Breeds Quiz

Which group of dogs may be the oldest purebred dogs?

• Hound Group

• Working Group

• Toy Group

• Sporting Group

What common ancestral trait is shared by the Hound Group?

• Traits used for hunting

• Traits used for herding

• Traits used for guarding

• Traits used for companionship

Which of the following best describes gaze hounds?

• They depend only on sight for hunting.

• They depend only on scent for hunting.

• They depend on both sight and scent for hunting.

• They do not hunt at all.

How do scent hounds differ from gaze hounds?

• Scent hounds depend only on scent, while gaze hounds depend only on sight.

• Scent hounds depend only on sight, while gaze hounds depend only on scent.

• Both depend only on sight.

• Both depend only on scent.

A hound that uses both sight and scent for hunting would be described as using which of the following?

• A combination of the two

• Only sight

• Only scent

• Neither sight nor scent

What does the word "Dachs" mean in German?

• Dog

• Fox

• Badger

• Weasel

In which country were Dachshunds first bred?

• France

• Germany

• United States

• England

During which period did Dachshunds first come to the United States and become popular?

• Early 1800s

• Early 1900s

• Late 1700s

• Mid 2000s

Why were Dachshunds considered ideal for following badgers, weasels, and foxes?

• Their speed and agility

• Their courageousness, potential fierceness, and size

• Their ability to swim

• Their sense of smell

Analyze how World War I affected the popularity of Dachshunds in the United States.

• Their popularity increased significantly

• Their popularity dropped briefly

• They became extinct

• They were banned