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06-17-2009, 11:26 AM | #1 |
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| DNA Results Are In Just got Sully's DNA back. He's 85-90% Yorkshire Terrier and 10-15% West Highland White Terrier... (must be why he's bigger) So I guess that makes him a: A Yorkland Terrier? A Westland Yorkie? Trying to come up with some creative breed name...JUST don't call my baby a mutt...he's very sensitive. The place where I got him got a hell of an earful....their response...."sometimes you just don't know who's jumping over the fence into the backyard". Bunch of Morons. |
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06-17-2009, 11:37 AM | #2 |
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| West Yorkland Terrier! Ha He is cute
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06-17-2009, 11:37 AM | #3 |
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| I'm wondering, I didn't say any threads before so sorry if it's been asked before, but was he "suppose" to be purebred? What made you get a DNA test. |
06-17-2009, 11:46 AM | #4 |
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| Seriously??? You don't know who is jumping over the fence??? I take it he was supposed to be purebred and sold as such? Did you get a refund? I know you love him all the same. |
06-17-2009, 11:50 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member | Was the dna a MARS wisdom test? It's not accurate for testing purebreed dogs....with the percentages you received...it's likely the trace amounts that appeared are simply markers that show up in lots of other breeds. Were he the mix of two different breeds...he wouldn't show up 85% - 90%. You get half the dna from each parent...not all one side. He may be larger, but I think he's all yorkie.
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06-17-2009, 12:03 PM | #6 | |
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Yes, I did buy him as a purebred. Hey, live and learn. I love him anyway but at least now when people say. "he's not a yorkie and that he looks like he had Beagle in him or that he looks part chiuahua"....I can show them the paper showing no beagle or chi.... He's a terrier. | |
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06-17-2009, 12:07 PM | #8 |
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06-17-2009, 12:13 PM | #9 | |
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I've learned my lesson not to "rescue" from a pet store EVER again. Learned a lot on this forum and wished I came here before, but then again I believe everything happens for a reason and that I was supposed to have this little guy in our home. He's brought joy to us - I just wanted some ammunition for rude people on the street who insist on telling me I got ripped off. | |
06-17-2009, 12:15 PM | #10 | |
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But your big guy is very cute and I am sure he will bring you many years of joy! I know it can be disappointing to not get what you expect, especially when some of us waited a long time to get the Yorkie we had in mind. But all things seem to happen for a reason, and sometimes the pup that might be off in a standard or two is the very best pet of all.
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06-17-2009, 12:19 PM | #11 | |
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How about calling him a "Yestie". I still like "Workie the best though
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06-17-2009, 12:34 PM | #12 | |
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Hmmm....so maybe I wrote the nasty letter for nothing?....that would be embarrassing...maybe that's what the manager of the store wants to tell me....YIKES. oooopsy | |
06-17-2009, 12:39 PM | #13 | |
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06-17-2009, 12:41 PM | #14 | |
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Don't feel bad! I would of responded the same, perhaps one of the grandparents were one of those " jumped over the fence dogs " | |
06-17-2009, 12:45 PM | #15 | |
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After reading a couple of these threads about people who have gone to all of the trouble and expense to get the DNA testing to determine if their dog is a purebred or not.... I am thinking it is probably a waste of time and money. If the test cannot tell if a dog is purebred, then these results that show just a little percentage of another breed are within the realm of what a purebred dog might test at. Am I reading all of their disclaimers right? I am disappointed with the testing! I would have thought it could tell a purebred. I am not sure why else people would want the test. If you know you have a mix, why pay money for the test? I think the company needs to make it perfectly clear that a purebred dog tested with their DNA test will not always show 100% of one breed. It seems poorly bred is more of a problem than mixed bred.
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