Dog DNA testing. Mutt owners only I suppose.

[vash]

We have a mutt. We can guess all day what he consists of. We were told he is half Aussie Shepherd - half white labrador.

He acts like a Shepherd and fetches like a lab. Very goofy looking for sure.

Anyone sent in for clarification? I see it in my wife’s search history. It could happen.

And whoever came up with the business is brilliant. People love dog!

[rwest]

Hi Vash,

I had my long time foster dog (Tundra, rip)tested, because everybody would ask and I was curious. I heard that the saliva test is very hard to do accurately on a dog, so I had the vet do it by a blood draw.

[rwest]

If I remember correctly it was a bit over a hundred dollars, although the vet was the one that he went to for water therapy and because they loved him so much and he was with a rescue, we always got a good discount.

[vash]

RIP Tundra! Dogs are fantastic. They aren’t handicapped with insecurities and self conscious thoughts. Tundra is a perfect example.

[rwest]

No kidding Vash, no limits with him, he was fearless and once he was in that cart, he thought he was a regular dog.

[Tobra]

RW, how much was that test?

I am a bit curious about this one, supposed to be a Dutch Shepherd, according to the shelter and my vet. He is 10 months old, about 85#, sort of odd habitus. Loong torso, hind legs longer than the front. Gives him a bit of a hitch in his getalong when he walks, but he can really cover ground at a gallop. I bet he could clear a six foot fence and not even touch it. He is bigger than we expected he would be already. Dutch is supposed to be more of a 60-70# dog, this guy is shaping up to be more of a miniature pony. These pictures are from December when he was closer to 65#, those are 8" tiles on the floor.

[id10t]

Lets just judge dogs by the content of their character and not their genetic markers

Mine is mostly mutt with maybe some mutt-mutt heritage mixed in somewhere.

[crustychief]

We had Sophie done as we were curious as well. We got an email saying the swab was inconclusive and they would send out another kit. Then, magically a week later they sent a analysis from the original sample saying she was mostly German Sheppard. part Border Collie and a smidge of Pug. I think it is a hoax, they never sent the second kit. Here is a picture of my German Sheppard/ Pug. Lol.

[stevej37]

If you do send it in...be prepared for surprising results.
My sister sent in two tests for her dogs. Both came back as almost unbelievable.

[nota]

I have a GSD/LAB/CHOW mix people we got her from had both parents

looks like the white first dog pictured but is black with a white chest spot minus the trolly

[nota]

crusty does your dog chase small critters
as looks like she has some jack russell in her tree

[crustychief]

Originally Posted by nota

crusty does your dog chase small critters
as looks like she has some jack russell in her tree

I think she is a cross between Dalmatian, Whippet and Jack Russel. Very fine short hair, long narrow head, skinny long tail.

[rwest]

Originally Posted by Tobra

RW, how much was that test?

I am a bit curious about this one, supposed to be a Dutch Shepherd, according to the shelter and my vet. He is 10 months old, about 85#, sort of odd habitus. Loong torso, hind legs longer than the front. Gives him a bit of a hitch in his getalong when he walks, but he can really cover ground at a gallop. I bet he could clear a six foot fence and not even touch it. He is bigger than we expected he would be already. Dutch is supposed to be more of a 60-70# dog, this guy is shaping up to be more of a miniature pony. These pictures are from December when he was closer to 65#, those are 8" tiles on the floor.

Hi Tobra,

It was a bit over a $100, but the rescue did get a discount, I want to say around $150 regular price, check with your vet.

I felt pretty good with the blood draw test as two of the breeds made good sense from our guesses.

Rutager

[KFC911]

The only reason I would need to DNA test a mutt is to ensure there was no cat in the mix

I've never met a dog that I didn't connect with....less than a handful of cats however....and they thought they were dawgs

[ckelly78z]

My dog is my big Shweety, he is a male 70# Aussie lap dog that fetchs, and herds, or some mix thereof. I don't care, just like I don't need to contact Ancestry.com to figure out who I am.

[cstreit]

We did the same with our rescue - she's a goofy looking thing and we wanted to know.

30% Beagle. 30% Jack Russel/Boston Terrier, 30% "other"