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The Top 10, according to the American Kennel Club (AKC) 2004 list: Labrador Retriever, Golden Retriever, German Shepherd, Beagle, Yorkshire Terrier, Dachshund, Boxer, Poodle, Shih Tzu, Chihuahua.


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(1) Besides a family companion, this breed is also used for guarding, assisting the disabled, and locating humans under rubble in search & rescue missions:
(a) Basset Hound, (b) Jack Russell Terrier, (c) Pug, (d) German Shepherd

(2) Distemper is a highly contagious viral disease of dogs. The distemper virus is closely related to?
(a) Chicken Pox, (b) Measles Virus, (c) Viral Infection, or (d) Kennel Cough

(3) Who is Scottish Terrier - Barney’s newest four-legged friend in the White House?
(a) Socks, (b) Miss Beazley, (c) Buddy, (d) Daisy

(4) The average dog lives for 15 years; however, the oldest recorded age of a dog is of a Queensland “heeler” named Bluey who passed away at?
(a) 42 years & 2 months old, (b) 20 years & 8 months old, (c) 29 years & 5 months old, (d) 16 years & 11 months old

(5) As reported in the Orlando Sentinel and Detroit Free Press on January 19, 2005 , why was the third quarter of the Magic-Pistons basketball game delayed?
(a) dogs ran onto the court, (b) a celebrity’s dog barked repeatedly, (c) dog excrement was found on the court, (d) a dog bit one of the basketball players

(6) These working dogs, also referred to as a Nordic breed, love cold weather. Originally bred to pull sleds and live outside, which breed best fits this description?
(a) Golden Retrievers, (b) Beagle, (c) Siberian Husky, or (d) Yorkshire Terrier

(7) The Beagle is recognized under which breed group, according to the AKC (American Kennel Club)?
(a) Sporting Dogs, (b) Terriers, (c) Toys, (d) Hound

(8) In 2001, Flossie, a lab-chow mix, saved owner/actress Drew Barrymore from what life threatening ordeal?
(a) car crash, (b) house fire, (c) intruder, (d) falling piano

(9) In most states, it is legal for insurance companies to charge homeowners higher premiums or refuse to renew a policy based solely on the owner’s breed of dog?
True or False

(10) Norfolk and Norwich terriers are nearly identical in appearance, except?
(a) Norwich Terriers have erect ears/Norfolk Terriers have dropped ears, or is it (b) Norfolk Terriers have erect ears/Norwich Terriers have dropped ears.

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