mysql> CREATE DATABASE pets;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> USE pets;
Database changed

mysql> CREATE TABLE dog
    -> (name varchar(20),
    -> owner varchar(20),
    -> breed varchar(20),
    -> sex char(1),
    -> birth date,
    -> death date
    -> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.02 sec)

mysql> DESCRIBE dog;
+-------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Field | Type        | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+-------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| name  | varchar(20) | YES  |     | NULL    |       | 
| owner | varchar(20) | YES  |     | NULL    |       | 
| breed | varchar(20) | YES  |     | NULL    |       | 
| sex   | char(1)     | YES  |     | NULL    |       | 
| birth | date        | YES  |     | NULL    |       | 
| death | date        | YES  |     | NULL    |       | 
+-------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
6 rows in set (0.03 sec)
