Dog DNA Testing
Just wondering if anyone else has done this and what your thoughts were on the outcome. These are my two dogs: The big one is screenname Moose-dog (due to his long lanky legs) and the small...
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Yep, that's pretty much all the choices I had thought of for them. The shepherd in both was pretty much a given - especially since I purposely look for shepherd mixes for my dogs.
As for the tongue, the most common breeds to have black on their tongues are the Asian breeds - as Bat-dog had other physical traits that tended towards the Shar-pei/Chow (velvet coat; excessive wrinkling under chin (which you can't tell by the photos); excessive gum tissue in mouth; etc.), it made sense that she had at least one of those in her.
OK. Here are the results:
Moose-dog:
75 percent or greater = Shepherd
10-20 percent = Newfoundland
9 percent or less = Poodle
I wondered where he got the white stripe down his chest - that's not something that usually occurs with shepherds or dobies, but never really worked up a third breed. Should have known he was Canadian since he's such a sweet fellow. The poodle threw me off completely, but I realize the "dobie traits" I was seeing (long legs, etc.), were the same as with a standard poodle. :)
Bat-dog:
20 - 36 percent = Shepherd
10 - 20 percent each = Pembroke Welsh Corgi; Boxer; Shar-pei; Chow
9 percent or less each = Beagle; German Shorthaired Pointer
She surprised me a bit. I had guessed beagle due to her talking and her face looks a bit beagle-ish, but it's surprising how little beagle there really is. The chow and shar-pei were also on target with my guesses. The corgi and boxer threw me - didn't connect those. Thought she might have pointer/setter in her from her stance in the bottom photo, but never guessed GSP.
All in all, it was an interesting exercise. I did not submit photos of the dogs with the samples. I had worried that Bat-dog might have pit in her (not because I don't like pits, but because she is the people-scared one and that can create problems) - it's nice that I can eliminate that potential issue.
As for the tongue, the most common breeds to have black on their tongues are the Asian breeds - as Bat-dog had other physical traits that tended towards the Shar-pei/Chow (velvet coat; excessive wrinkling under chin (which you can't tell by the photos); excessive gum tissue in mouth; etc.), it made sense that she had at least one of those in her.
OK. Here are the results:
Moose-dog:
75 percent or greater = Shepherd
10-20 percent = Newfoundland
9 percent or less = Poodle
I wondered where he got the white stripe down his chest - that's not something that usually occurs with shepherds or dobies, but never really worked up a third breed. Should have known he was Canadian since he's such a sweet fellow. The poodle threw me off completely, but I realize the "dobie traits" I was seeing (long legs, etc.), were the same as with a standard poodle. :)
Bat-dog:
20 - 36 percent = Shepherd
10 - 20 percent each = Pembroke Welsh Corgi; Boxer; Shar-pei; Chow
9 percent or less each = Beagle; German Shorthaired Pointer
She surprised me a bit. I had guessed beagle due to her talking and her face looks a bit beagle-ish, but it's surprising how little beagle there really is. The chow and shar-pei were also on target with my guesses. The corgi and boxer threw me - didn't connect those. Thought she might have pointer/setter in her from her stance in the bottom photo, but never guessed GSP.
All in all, it was an interesting exercise. I did not submit photos of the dogs with the samples. I had worried that Bat-dog might have pit in her (not because I don't like pits, but because she is the people-scared one and that can create problems) - it's nice that I can eliminate that potential issue.
