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What a surprise We were pretty sure there was Australian Shepherd in Teddy, and we also thought he was part Boxer. But he isn't. There is Labrador Retriever and Sheltie as well. PLUS -- a whole lot of generic mixed-breed ancestors that could include two different types of Shepherds, Red and White Setter, and Norwegian Elkhound. He has a curled tail, so Elkhound makes sense.
Karma, who we thought to be German Shepherd and Labrador, turns out to be Golden Retriever and Labrador Retriever, with a possibility of (get this) Mexican Hairless (Xolo-something)!! I googled the Xolo and was struck by the eyes -- so much like Karma's. Enigmatic, exotic, a little wideset. But the statistical possibility that she might also have some Kerry Blue Terrier or Bearded Collie in her...I don't think so. Kerry Blue? Seriously?
next time, send me your $80 a photo, and description... i'll get you just as close as these dna tests can.
DNA can tell you if the parents are, or are not, the parents... breeds........ not there yet!
But you can have fun with it.
Don't you think you're jumping to conclusions here? I never sent a photo or any other description of the dogs in with the cheek swabs. All the form asked for was the dog's name, gender, and whether it was spayed/neutered. Yet I get results back that pretty much verify the breeds we thought our dogs were, with a couple of surprises. There is absolutely Aussie in Teddy. There is absolutely retriever in Karma. We figured that. The laboratory people had no way of knowing if I was sending in samples from a bullmastiff or a chihuahua. So no, I don't think you could match the results by looking at a photo.
Sorry Tina, not trying to upset you or anyone who wants to have a bit of fun with this. But just know that today, with the knowledge they have, knowing exact breeds is not an exact science.
Most breeds are so intertwined in their history, and therefore in their genetics that they can't tell a bullmastiff from a collie. They can tell you if you dog is related to other dogs they have tested, or if the documented sire and dam are indeed the sire and dam (if they are dna'd). They can tell you if they find a certain gene that is common amongst a group that your dog may have that group back there...
Those of us in the bird dog world have been grappling with this subject for years. And lots of progress is being made for sure. Many of us want to know if there is a pointer in the background of some breedings out there with our competition field trial dogs. They can't tell us that yet. Just sire and dam and siblings.
But just know that those tests are not fact, (not yet) but rather indications of maybe, possibly, could be.... not for sure. Do it for fun if you want, just don't want folks spending their money on something that isn't totally true, unless they just want to do it for fun.
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