canine breed groups ABH

what are the 7 breed groups (canine breed groups)

1. sporting

2. hounds

3. working

4. terriers

5. toy

6. non-sporting

7. herding

define quartering (canine breed groups)

search by crossing back and forth and then freezing when spotting prey

define flushing (canine breed groups)

spring in heavy cover to force birds out

define marking (canine breed groups)

locate and remember when grabbing another bird

3 traits of sporting dogs (canine breed groups)

1. soft mouth for retrieving prey

2. hunting

3. high energy

what are the 2 types of hounds (canine breed groups)

1. sight hounds

2. scent hounds

6 traits of sight hounds (1 is a lil unfair) (canine breed groups)

1. tall

2. long slim legs

3. narrow head

4. deep chests

5. reserved

6. have 0 body fat, so they are hard to do anasthesia on

6 traits of scent hounds (canine breed groups)

1. bred to track

2. square build

3. penulous ears

4. vocal

5. bold

6. difficult to train

what are 3 jobs of working dogs (canine breed groups)

1. guarding

2. water tasks

3. drafting

define drafting (canine breed groups)

pulling carts or sleds

3 traits of working dogs (canine breed groups)

1. working

2. highly trainable

3. square, muscular

4 traits of terriers (canine breed groups)

1. rough wiry coat

2. assertive

3. strong prey drive

4. active

3 traits of toy dogs (canine breed groups)

1. vocal

2. long life span

3. timid

what is a non-sporting dog breed (canine breed groups)

anything not in the other breed groups

3 traits of herding dogs (canine breed groups)

1. can do many jobs efficiently

2. love to learn

3. like being busy