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Dog History review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bitch | a female dog |
| litter | a group of puppies born from the same pregnancy |
| heat cycle | this is an active period of a bitch's reproductive cycle. Its characterized by a bloody discharge, the release of eggs for fertilization and a period of active willingness to breed |
| sire | designation given to father of the litter |
| stud | male dog that performs breeding on the bitch |
| whelping | The act of giving birth aka labor |
| dam | designation given to the mother of the litter |
| outcrossing | breeding 2 non related individuals |
| line breeding | breeding 2 distantly related individuals |
| The gestation of the dog is 63 days T/F | True |
| Most breeders will attempt to have a low coefficient of inbreeding meaning they are trying to balance having predictable traits with genetic diversity T/F | True |
| AKC stands for American k9 club T/F | False |
| An example of a cross bred or designer dog is the standard poodle T/F | False |
| The Labrador is considered an ancient breed T/F | False |
| According to the AKC top 10 breeds Chihuahua makes the list T/F | False |
| While genetic inbreeding lines is frowned upon by many kennel clubs, line breeding is widely accepted T/F | True |
| Dogs share 99.8% of their DNA with wolves and foxes T/F | False |
| The AVMA opposes ear cropping, but not tail docking | False |