DNA test for dogs

[NYWayfarer]

We adopted a shelter pet in August. Iggy was labeled a “hound mix” by the SPCA. Everyone that sees her thinks she is, or is part Golden Lab.

 

 

I have a detective mind by nature. No mystery goes without investigation with me. I purchased a dog DNA test to find out the breeds Iggy is made up of. A quick cheek swab mailed to the company takes about three weeks to get back results.

 

I was shocked. There is not an ounce of Lab blood in her. About the only thing I got right was my guess that the hound part of her was Treeing Walker CoonHound. Our vet said he saw Beagle in her upon her initial visit.

 

No one believes the Shar-Pei part until I show them she has a blue dot on her tongue. Shar-Pei and Chow dogs have blue tongues.

 

Anyway we love our German Sheppit as we now call her. She is really a sweet dog. Not a mean bone in her body. Other than some destructive bed shredding separation anxiety at times we are very happy.

 

If you have a mutt, these tests can be eye opening fun.

 

[Mike L]

I never thought about doin that!

But the best thing…You could care less about what she is and gave her a home!

Well Done

 

 

 

 

Mike

[12poundbass]

[Eric 26]

My wife did one of these tests on one of our beloved rescue’s, it’s pretty cool to see the mixture. And I couldn’t agree with @Mike L more, nothing but shelter/throwaway’s for my wife and I from these 2 going forward?

[Susky River Rat]

One of these days I would love to do this to my recuse dog. They say he is lab golden retriever mix. They could never get a good swab on him. It’s not super important to me but eventually would be nice to know. I personally think there is some Shepard in him.

[NavyToad]

Good lookin’ dog whatever his DNA.

 

[TnRiver46]

I’ve always been skeptical of those, couldn’t they just make it all up? We’ve sure got a weird mutt that would be interesting to know about. In my neighborhood mutts are referred to as “south Knoxville brown dog” and they are always available for free pickup haha

 

[NYWayfarer]

@TnRiver46 They could make it up, however I did research to find a reputable company. I did notice some of the cheaper test companies had bad reviews and stayed away.

 

Once I got the results it became clear that it was accurate. I can see her Beagle eyes, Pitbull teeth, Shar-Pei blue tongue and Coonhound nose. 
 

[TnRiver46]

32 minutes ago, NYWayfarer said:

@TnRiver46 They could make it up, however I did research to find a reputable company. I did notice some of the cheaper test companies had bad reviews and stayed away.

 

Once I got the results it became clear that it was accurate. I can see her Beagle eyes, Pitbull teeth, Shar-Pei blue tongue and Coonhound nose. 
 

I’ve seen many people order the kits and pit bull always shows up, I guess they get around!!

[GreenPig]

Guy in the van said she was a rare small breed Red Lab, she'd be a great duck dog. I'm not so sure. What do y'all think? I guess I need to get a DNA kit. It'll likely read 80% Hog, 11% Feist, 9% Unknown Beast.

[Sam]

Redbone Coonhound!  A great dog.

 

I think it is outstanding that you had the test done. 

 

Hope more of us would do this in the future.

[Kyle S]

From the looks of your picture @NYWayfarer, We may have taken the same DNA test. 

Iggy looks like the sweetest thing! Congratulations to you and your family.

We adopted our boy River February 27th, 2022. He weighed 16lbs the day we brought him home, and now he's over 60lbs! They grow so fast hahah

River's breed guesses were all over the place.

Boxer was the most common which was obviously a good one.

[NYWayfarer]

6 hours ago, Kyle S said:

From the looks of your picture @NYWayfarer, We may have taken the same DNA test. 

Iggy looks like the sweetest thing! Congratulations to you and your family.

We adopted our boy River February 27th, 2022. He weighed 16lbs the day we brought him home, and now he's over 60lbs! They grow so fast hahah

River's breed guesses were all over the place.

Boxer was the most common which was obviously a good one.

Looks like an Embark test which is what we used as well. River is a great looking dog. The Supermutt on his breed summary has me intrigued. I looked it up and it means traces so small they can’t be assigned to a particular breed.

 

Iggy is 70lbs now. I wanted a small dog but they didn’t have any at the shelter. My son really wanted Iggy. We are super happy with our choice.