I have not, but up until just a couple months ago, I had not owned a mixed-breed dog (not since childhood, anyway). Now that I have one, I admit to being curious, but back when those dog DNA tests were starting to become a thing, I remember hearing/reading that they were notoriously inaccurate. I'm sure they have improved over the many years that they have been available.
Tresa, I'm sure you have done your own research into that aspect, and I'm wondering what the latest is? They must be pretty good now, or I know you wouldn't have bothered.
That is an interesting mix. I went back to the post where you provided links to pictures, and I can definitely see the Siberian Husky in her. Boxer isn't that obvious, but of course we all know that a combination of breeds doesn't mean a dog is going to resemble all of those breeds. It is fun to know, though. Will you be doing the test on Ravon, too?
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Yeah they've come a long way, Embark is the most accurate with the biggest data base of breeds and even wild canids. A lot of people get upset when they are conviced their dog is a certain mix (like wolfdog or some breed they like) and finds out otherwise. Same thing happens with human DNA tests when somebody finds out they aren't as Irish or Italian as they thought lol. They get mad and say it's inaccurate because it doesn't go with their beliefs and pride.
Yeah the only boxer traits she shows are her broad head (not always evident in pictures) and she likes to paw at things a lot but not much. I guess since all the other breeds are each less than 12% not much shows of them.
There was an interesting experiment on dog genetics where many different breeds were allowed to breed indiscriminately and the end result was a pariah dingo type dog like Anya.
I did a little bit of reading up on the tests yesterday, and the Embark brand comes out on top of almost every review I found. That's the one I would use if I ever decided to do one on one of my dogs.
I'm still up in the air about breed identification with DNA. I've seen to many mix breeds that have had it done that I just couldn't make the connection with the results. Most of today's breeds are probably less then 200 yrs old, maybe less because of all the creations man has produced. Identification of a sire or dam yes. AKC now allows, with permission, using two different males for one breeding. Supposed to cut down on waiting between heat cycles to breed to a different male. I can agree with it for that also but just identifying numerous different individual breeds in one dog is just a bit of a stretch for me.
I will say though my own personal DNA says I have a bit of Neanderthal in me so that and two of my grandparents being born in Ireland I just maybe a bit hard headed.
I will say though my own personal DNA says I have a bit of Neanderthal in me so that and two of my grandparents being born in Ireland I just maybe a bit hard headed.
Bob, I have never actually wanted to do a DNA test on myself, since I've been happy going by what I've been told the entire time I was growing up, which is largely supported by the fact that I know exactly which country three of my sets of great-grandparents emigrated from. I am super-curious, however, to know whether I am one of the 2 percent or so of modern humans who carry Neanderthal DNA!
I did it for fun and also to find out about my family, mostly on my dad's side. We were never close and and questions about our past was shrugged off. Dad was one of 16 with 10 boys and six girls and all I ever heard was they were trouble. Don't want to bore anyone with details because this really isn't the place for it but I think everyone should know about their family history both good and bad. Now that I'm a nice old grandpa and want my kids and my grandkids to know and understand our history. It's a very interesting read for them.
I never did my DNA because I have no biological kids, so it’s a little like the pedigree of a steer...who cares? But my father did his...showed things like a propensity for nicotine addiction (been chewing Nicolette for years), likelihood of being scared of heights (I am)..lots of behavior predicted by DNA.
Dog people knew that. Labs fetch, pointers point, etc.
My dog...he is 70% ACD, 20% chihuahua, 10% border collie....I loved Embark. They keep sending updates.
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Bob, I have never actually wanted to do a DNA test on myself, since I've been happy going by what I've been told the entire time I was growing up, which is largely supported by the fact that I know exactly which country three of my sets of great-grandparents emigrated from. I am super-curious, however, to know whether I am one of the 2 percent or so of modern humans who carry Neanderthal DNA!
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