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Enjoy these Dog Big Brain quizzes we've created for you, helping to test the Dog knowledge you have.
Question 1
Which dog sport uses play equipment?
| Agility | |
| Flyball | |
| Scootering | |
| All of the above | |
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All these sports use variations on <br> play equipment, from a teeter-totter to <br> a ball to a scooter. We humans often use <br> the items at hand in our own fun activities <br> in creating sports for our dogs.
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Question 2
Which dog sport has roots in horse jumping?
| Field trials | |
| Agility | |
| Obedience | |
| Musical freestyle | |
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Yes, agility! In this sport, dogs jump over <br> hurdles and through tires, as well as complete <br> other unique activities such as weaving through <br> a set of poles and crawling through a fabric <br> tunnel. While the events are not identical <br> to what horses do in jumping competition, <br> the concept is similar.
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Question 3
Which dog sport has dance elements?
| Flygility | |
| Canine freestyle | |
| Obedience | |
| Mushing | |
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Yes! Canine freestyle or musical freestyle is a <br> unique sport that includes dance-like steps <br> for trainer and dog. Click the link for more.
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Question 4
Which sport´s best known event is the Iditarod?
| Obedience | |
| Flyball | |
| Eventing | |
| Sled dog racing | |
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Indeed! The famous 1,049-mile sled dog race <br> from Anchorage to Nome in Alaska is called <br> the Iditarod, named for an old gold mining town. <br> Click the link for more about this sport that <br> has professional and amateur levels.
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Question 5
In which sport do dogs leap and twist?
| Agility | |
| Frisbee | |
| Obedience | |
| Coursing | |
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Yes! Dogs soar to catch the frisbee in their <br> mouths, and often twist and turn on the way down.
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Question 6
In which sport is a dog attached <br> with a sturdy line to his owner?
| Coursing | |
| Obedience | |
| Skijoring | |
| Canine freestyle | |
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It´s true. In skijoring, a dog in harness is <br> attached by a sturdy line to a special belt <br> the skier wears. The dog and skier work as <br> partners on a snowy trail.
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Question 7
Which sport was developed for terriers?
| Flygility | |
| Field trials | |
| Flyball | |
| Earth dog trials | |
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Yes! Earth dog trials were created to test terriers´ <br> innate skills in "going to ground" after small <br> game, the work they were developed to do. The <br> name terrier comes from the Latin terra, meaning earth.
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Question 8
Which breed is most likely <br> to participate in fields trials?
| Chow Chow | |
| Beagle | |
| Pomeranian | |
| American Eskimo | |
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Field trials are typically thought of as trials <br> or tests of the skills of hunting dogs, such as <br> the beagle.
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Question 9
Which breed is ideally suited for weight pulling?
| Alaskan Malamute | |
| Cocker Spaniel | |
| Scottish Terrier | |
| Afgan Hound | |
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Right! The Alaskan Malamute was developed to haul <br> loaded sleds, so weight pulling is a natural sport <br> for this strong dog. Many breeds of varying <br> sizes can participate, however, as competitions <br> are arranged by weight classes.
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Question 10
Which sport is ideal for the sighthounds?
| Sled dog racing | |
| Obedience | |
| Earth dog trials | |
| Lure coursing | |
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Yes! Lure coursing is designed to test the <br> speed of the sighthounds in chasing their quarry, <br> the purpose for which dogs such as greyhounds, <br> Afgan hounds and many others were developed.
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