After we floated the idea of a dog breed quiz, our loyal readers overwhelmed our inbox with photos of their dogs. We’ve picked 15 of those pictures. How well do you know your dog breeds?
Take the Quiz: What Kind of Dog Is That?
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This quiz is like looking at a picture of a white person and asking if they are Russian or English.
posted by Joel on 3-31-2009 at 11:59 am
Seriously, trying to guess what a mixed breed is mixed with is like trying to separate raindrops once they get in a puddle. Could be anything in there.
posted by Katie on 3-31-2009 at 12:44 pm
Joel, I agree.
And just a little complaint: In question number two, the dog is too far away from the camera to decipher what it could be. For all I could tell, it looked like a big ball of black fur.
posted by Shelly on 3-31-2009 at 12:48 pm
RE:Joel
Are you saying that all white people look alike? :)
You had to see that coming!
posted by SDK on 3-31-2009 at 1:03 pm
I don’t know what the big complaints are all about! If nothing else, you get to look at cool dogs on your lunch break.
posted by Michael on 3-31-2009 at 1:09 pm
I actually thought it was easy and fun. I only missed one. You need to correct the basset crossbreed. It says “spring” spaniel rather than “springer”, and I thought it was a trick question.
posted by Elizabeth on 3-31-2009 at 1:14 pm
OH MY GOSH!!! i’m in love with tater tot!!! elvis and zoot are precious, too!!
why all the complaints?? everybody needs to caaaaaaalm doooooown =)
recaptcha: humorous to
posted by audrey on 3-31-2009 at 2:33 pm
RE: Jason…
How about a cat version? I have had a couple cats that are actual breeds rather than just “a furry fur ball thing”, ha.
posted by Sarah in CA on 3-31-2009 at 3:09 pm
Poco Zucca in Italian means Not Enough (or small minded) Pumpkin. But it should be written Poca Zucca, because Zucca is feminine. So the people that named that dog A: have a silly inside joke regarding the dog, B: think the dog is an idiot, or C: really like pumpkin and can’t get enough. But really… if someone is going to name something in a language that they don’t really know, I think some SERIOUS research should be done first.
posted by Kate on 3-31-2009 at 4:10 pm
C’mon, mixed breed dogs?? Seriously?
posted by Alicia on 3-31-2009 at 5:33 pm
Awww, Deuce is so cute! He must be a baby, his face isn’t very pointy yet.
posted by Leah on 3-31-2009 at 5:48 pm
The authors of the quiz asked people to submit mixed breeds only if they know what the breeds are. My dog, who was included in the quiz, was an accidental breeding between two purebred dogs.
posted by Emily on 3-31-2009 at 6:32 pm
Elizabeth: Thank you for pointing that out. I corrected the typo.
posted by Andréa Fernandes on 3-31-2009 at 7:01 pm
I know this probably isn’t what you were after, Shelly, but I can’t resist. Here’s a closer picture of Elvis:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarafina65/2166999807/
posted by Sarafina on 3-31-2009 at 8:13 pm
Ok, while I’m not like SUPER angry, I think a more appropriate quiz name would be “guess what this mutt is mixed with!” I expected normal-looking breeds of dogs and to guess them, but it takes a TON of cross breeding to make a homogenous looking new breed. Example: the puggle people know and love sometimes comes out looking WAYYYY different. I do pug rescue, I should know! Click the link on my name to go to my flickr, my mixed-breed baby is there… barely ANYONE can guess her true heritage… she’s a Bugg, aka Boston Terrier/Pug mix. I think this quiz was just… not what was expected, and slightly disappointing. I would LOVE a “what breed is this” quiz with clear one-breed photos, and then a “guess the mix” quiz.
posted by Kelly J on 3-31-2009 at 8:25 pm
I’m feeling a little guilty that I didn’t submit my dog’s pic…..
:-)
posted by Meri on 3-31-2009 at 11:12 pm
As a the owner of a yellow lab, I take offense to the breed being called “golden” in one of the questions. Sure, it was phrased correctly later on in the quiz, but seriously people,GOLDEN = Retriever, YELLOW = Labrador. I didn’t expect this site to spread ignorance.
posted by Katie on 4-1-2009 at 2:48 am
While my big ball of awesome wasn’t included, I still really liked the quiz. I scored a 9/15 and got most of the mixes right. Some dogs are pure mutt, but if you look for some distinctions you can usually find them. For instance, with Kelly’s dog, if the choice was oug mixed with a) beagle and b)boston terrier, I’d have chosen b. That’s obviously not a puggle.
One suggestion only, and yes I have a personal stake in it. No pit at all? Not even just one? They get persecuted enough without being shunned from harmless quizzes. People should see happy, healthy pits instead of the vicious killers people like to think about.
Also, that bernese mountain dog is GORGEOUS.
posted by Caitlin on 4-1-2009 at 11:23 am
10/15
You guys have some cute doggies!
posted by NYCGirl on 4-5-2009 at 2:33 am
I second the Bernese. She’s beautiful!! And the GoldenDoodle? I hate poodles, but the mix of the two is adorable!
In hindsight, I wish I had known about the quiz, I would have submitted my pups! I have a Rottie/Shepherd and a Border Collie/Flatcoat mix. No one has yet to guess them right. Oh well…
posted by Cassie on 4-8-2009 at 10:31 pm
Elvis is the cutest! Although maybe I’m biased, since he IS my dog.
But this quiz is full of great dogs, I think they should do another one with new dogs, or a cat quiz!
posted by Allison on 2-9-2011 at 1:33 pm