Guess Each Dog Breed’s True Birthplace (Part 1)

[B] Japan | Fox-tailed hunter born in Japan’s mountains; China and Korea boast spitz cousins that look confusingly alike.

[A] Germany | Police-dog fame began with German herds—Alpine neighbors just borrowed the uniform.

[C] United Kingdom | A Scottish estate needed a rain-proof bird fetcher; New-World picks just host backyard barbecues.

[D] Mexico | Named after Mexico’s Chihuahua state; Iberian and Andean choices only supply tapas and alpacas.

[A] Russia | Chukchi sled dogs first mushed across Siberia—Canadian and U.S. teams drive copy-sleds.

[B] Canada | Born on Newfoundland fishing boats; Britain merely polished its table manners.

[C] France | Paris gave it haute-coiffure, though “Pudel” is German—neighbors just wag along.

[D] Japan | Bear-bold guardian from Akita Prefecture; neighbors share kanji but not pedigree.

[B] Congo | The bark-less jungle runner hails from Congo; East-African options share savannas, not silence.

[C] China | Tibetan nomads prized these lion-look guards; Himalayan neighbors felt the roar, not the pedigree.

[A] United Kingdom | Forged on Anglo-Scottish hills to eyeball sheep—Irish and Antipodean cousins borrowed the accent.

[C] United Kingdom | British coursing refined the speedster—Mediterranean picks chased hares first.

[D] United Kingdom | Queen Elizabeth I prized “pocket beagles”; Snoopy later syndicated the brand.

[A] Croatia | Spotted coach dogs trace to Croatia’s Dalmatia coast; Italian carriages were merely paparazzi.

[C] Germany | Literally “badger hound”; Central-European neighbors tried tunneling into the credit.

[D] Russia | Snow-white sledder of Siberia’s Samoyedic tribes; Scandinavia merely supplies similar snow.

[B] Belgium | Named for Malines; France and Germany deploy them but didn’t invent them.

[B] United States | Californian ranchers mis-named this Basque herder; Australia never even stamped the passport.

[A] Germany | Despite the name, Germans bred the “Deutsche Dogge”; Denmark just sends postcards.

[D] Germany | Munich breeders crossed bulldogs into a punchy protector; Alpine rivals just spar for attention.