Jennifer3141 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I adopted a dog several weeks ago from our local shelter and I was dying to know what he is. I was warned ahead of time that sometimes mutts are so "muttish" that they really cannot tell and you end up with 30 breeds listed but I struck gold! One of my dog's parents was a Border Collie/German Shepherd. The other parent was was Labrador/Great Dane. We got this breed profile that cracked us up. And he does look like pieces of all of them. It was so cool looking at his tail and understanding that it's a BC tail. And his weird back-leg guard stance is his GS. Crazy legs are the GD. Lab is the rest of him. Just so darn cool. I told DH I want this for humans!!! I'd love to know if the rumors of a First Nation great-grandmother are true. :D Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 That is so fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I thought about doing this with my pup. I just didn't think I could get "close" enough... But, it's fun to think about :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annlaura Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 That's really fun! Great mix. I am a little curious about the mystery part of my beagle mix. Best guess was sheltie, but sometimes I think it must be a larger shepherding breed. Don't think DH would pay for testing though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMe Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I heard you can do this too, last time I was at the vet with our mutt! How much did it cost? Ours drives me crazy on what he is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Here's a place that does it for $69. http://www.wisdompanel.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMe Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Here's a place that does it for $69. http://www.wisdompanel.com/ Oh this is cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula in PA Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Jen, what place did you use for this and how much did it cost? We've got a mixed up mutt, too. She looks like a miniature husky, but boy does she ever act like a terrier sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Jen, what place did you use for this and how much did it cost? We've got a mixed up mutt, too. She looks like a miniature husky, but boy does she ever act like a terrier sometimes. American Eskimo and ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 Jen, what place did you use for this and how much did it cost? We've got a mixed up mutt, too. She looks like a miniature husky, but boy does she ever act like a terrier sometimes. We did ours at the vet's office using blood. It came from a company called Wisdom Panel - Professional Canine Genetic Analysis. It was $149, the results were available online and they mailed this cool 10 page or so profile on the breeds. They were off on Riker's weight quite a bit so far - they said he'd top out at 77 pounds and he's already 98 pounds and skinny as anything. But I really like the profile - they show you profile pics of a collie's tail for example (and now we understand the weird GS tail placement sometimes!!) and that's what Riker has which looks a little odd with his GD legs. So I'm really glad we did it. My vet said some companies are using cheek swabs but they are less accurate and you're more likely to get that "indeterminate" breed profile. I don't know why. DNA should be DNA, theoretically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula in PA Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 So it's the same company that Darla posted, just the professional instead of the home kit. There's actually a vet around here that offers the professional, but it's not our usual one. Something to check into. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula in PA Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 American Eskimo and ? This is her: It doesn't show well in this picture but she has a bit of a bushy tail. She also has husky-like fur. But she's full grown and only about 25-30 pounds. She looks bigger than she really is because of those very long legs! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 This is her: It doesn't show well in this picture but she has a bit of a bushy tail. She also has husky-like fur. But she's full grown and only about 25-30 pounds. She looks bigger than she really is because of those very long legs! :tongue_smilie: She's sooo cute!! Mini huskies are quite rare. She sure looks husky & something though. Something very smooth coated from the looks of her. Oh, and my husky is majorly fluffy (not like that's a good thing...). She sheds like you would NOT believe. Her coat is so thick it doesn't lay down flat. It stands on end like a nice dense plush carpet. I really wish she had a coat like your dog. I could bathe her decently myself. I'm going to see if I can find a pic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 Paula, you need to test her!! What are those legs?? :D Does she like to jump?? Riker jumps like a pogo stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Paula, you need to test her!! What are those legs?? :D Does she like to jump?? Riker jumps like a pogo stick. :iagree: I want to know what she is! How is her personality? Is she a runner? Independent? More like a cat than a dog ("I'll do what you ask if/when it suits me.")? My husky is all of the above, with occasional bouts of normal dog-like behavior. Occasional. Training her is a challenge... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 So in the world of designer mutts you have a Border Shepard LabraDane. I think the DNA testing for dogs is great. We did one on our rescue. We were way off on what his mix was when we were guessing. He is what we fondly call a WeimStaff. One parent is a Weimeraner and the other is an American Staffordshire Terrier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula in PA Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Paula, you need to test her!! What are those legs?? :D Does she like to jump?? Riker jumps like a pogo stick. She loves to jump like that! Her leaps are amazing, too. :iagree: I want to know what she is! How is her personality? Is she a runner? Independent? More like a cat than a dog ("I'll do what you ask if/when it suits me.")? My husky is all of the above, with occasional bouts of normal dog-like behavior. Occasional. Training her is a challenge... You just described her exactly. She's all of those things, but also jumps around a lot like I've seen some terriers do and has this crazy mixed personality. She's such a contradiction sometimes. We love her very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutor Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Just so darn cool. I told DH I want this for humans!!! I'd love to know if the rumors of a First Nation great-grandmother are true. :D We did this on ourselves in our molecular genetics class in college. Everyone got the results they expected except me. Scottish? Check! English? Check! Irish? Check! German? Check! Polynesian?! Guess those family rumors about piracy were true. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Just so darn cool. I told DH I want this for humans!!! I'd love to know if the rumors of a First Nation great-grandmother are true. :D Jen You can have this done with a simple mouth swab. My father did it last year and got a whole profile on our ancestry. Google: National Geographic genographic project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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