Dog Sports
This popular canine sport involves dogs navigating an obstacle course of jumps, tunnels, and weave poles as fast as possible.
What is agility?
This popular Japanese breed almost went extinct during WWII.
What is the Shibu Inu?
Previously the longest living dog on earth, this dog is now the name of a protagonist of a popular children's cartoon.
What is Bluey?
Arkansas's signature dog includes queso, chili, celery, and this brand of corn chip.
What are Fritos?
This painful historical practice, which reshaped women’s feet into a “lotus” shape, was outlawed in China in the early 20th century.
What is foot binding?
Inspired by professional scent detection work, this dog sport tests a pup’s ability to find specific odors in a variety of environments, from boxes to outdoor spaces.
What is Nosework?
The dog holds the record for the tallest dog ever recorded.
What is a Great Dane?
Such great heights! This dog was previously a stray street dog and became the first dog in Space.
What is Laika?
New York street vendors generally store their unsold dogs in warm-water baths, giving rise to this semi-affectionate moniker.
What is a "dirty water dog"?
Shambel Abebe Bikila was the first Ethiopian Olympic gold medalist, winning his first gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome while running in this style.
What is running barefoot?
This dog sport challenges canines to locate hidden rats (usually safely contained in tubes) in a course filled with hay bales.
What is Barn Hunt?
This German breed was designed to hunt badgers--it's name literally translates to "badger dog".
What is the Dachshund?
Balto is the most famous dog from the 1925 serum run to Nome, but this dog was the lead dog on that run across Alaska.
Who is Togo?
In this city hot dogs are served with cream cheese and often grilled onions.
What is a Seattle?
Feet have a very high concentration of this type of exocrine gland, more than any other part of the body.
What are (eccrine) sweat glands?
This dog sport combines obedience, tricks, and choreography to music, often referred to as “dancing with your dog.”
What is Freestyle / Canine Freestyle?
This dog breed is known as the "barkless dog", producing a yodel instead of the typical bark.
What is the basenji?
This dog starred in a series of silent films in the 1920s and 1930s and was known for performing stunts, becoming one of Hollywood’s earliest animal stars.
Who is Rin Tin Tin?
This city's signature dog is topped with seven key ingredients and is said to be "dragged through the garden". However no ketchup is ever added (or offered) as it is seen as cultural sacrilege.
What is Chicago?
Each human foot contains this many bones, with the quantity in both feet making up about a quarter of all the bones in the body.
What is 26?
First organized in the 1970s, this dog sport combines obedience, tracking, and protection work, and is often used to train police and military dogs.
What is Schutzhund / IPO / IGP?
This unique Scandinavian dog breed was developed on the remote, rocky island of Vaeroy. It has six toes on each foot and extra flexible joints, allowing it to climb cliffs and hunt puffins.
What is the Norwegian Lundehund?
This dog played a key role in the discovery of insulin, assisting Frederick Banting and Charles Best in early experiments.
Who is Marjorie or Dog 33?
This Rust Belt city's signature dog is called a "cheese coney", a hot dog which may be more cheese than hot dog.
What is Cincinnati?
This is the part of a knight's body armor that covers the foot.
What is a sabaton?