Outdoors

Quiz: Can you tell these outdoorsy dog breeds apart?

Side view of a black and white dog walking in a forest. Photo by RobertArt/Shutterstock

While dogs come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, from the mop-like Komondor to the sleek greyhound, the reality is that they all came from the same place. According to Lisa Peterson, spokesperson for the American Kennel Club, “All domesticated dogs descended from a single grey wolf about 15,000 years ago.” It’s not surprising, then, that it can be pretty tough to tell some dog breeds apart.

We’ve paired some similar-looking outdoorsy dogs to put you to the test. Can you identify which breed is which?

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