Has anyone ever gotten their dog DNA tested?

[mommadog1]

Originally Posted by Breezeaway

Here is what the results look like you get back.

thats pretty kewl.. I would like to have it done on my cockapoos. I think it would be very helpful with our work getting the cockapoo recognized as purebred.

[MadDeDo]

My mom's dog was rescued from a neighbor 9 years ago. They had a female shih tzu that they bred, and she had a litter of pups. The mom and puppies were kept OUTSIDE in a cat carrier, covered in fleas, it was horrible...but that's another story. All the puppies died from parvo except one...she was the last one left and the neighbor asked us to come look at her (at the time we didn't even know she had puppies), and we could not leave her with those horrible people. We wanted to rescue the mother too but she wouldn't let us have her. We were told that the father was a Yorkie. She didn't really look like a Yorkie OR a shih tzu, but she was the cutest puppy. She has been my mom's baby now for 9 years and they are inseparable. She sleeps with her head on my mom's pillow every night. My parents are divorced now, but my dad actually ended up taking the mother when the people moved out (they brought her over and said if he didn't take her they would take her to the pound! ). Anyways, a couple years ago for Christmas I bought my mom the wisdom test so we could use it on Teddie and find out what breeds she REALLY is...and the results came back 90% Shih Tzu???? We collectively agree that it must be wrong...because although Teddie has a few shih tzu features and we know that's what her mother is...she also has some features that are not AT ALL shih tzu. She has more of a terrier personality and terrier hair. She looks 100% different from her mother. I suppose the father could have been a terrier/shih tzu MIX and maybe she is 75% tzu, but I just can't see it. I will always wonder if it was accurate. I think I paid about $80 for the test. Here are a couple pictures of my mom's Teddie Bear...

[mommadog1]

Oh there is NO doubt in my mind that dog is 90% shih tzu. I KNOW shih tzu's, I used to breed and show them for a little while. And rescued many. I can see it clearly.

That DNA test is very accurate

What was the other 10%? Yorkie?

[MadDeDo]

Originally Posted by mommadog1

Oh there is NO doubt in my mind that dog is 90% shih tzu. I KNOW shih tzu's, I used to breed and show them for a little while. And rescued many. I can see it clearly.

That DNA test is very accurate

What was the other 10%? Yorkie?

Ha really? She really doesn't act like one, and her hair is cut down in those pictures so you can't really see...but when her coat grows out it is very fine and long with a silk texture. Her mom is so obviously a shih tzu in every way, but she looks nothing like her mom...so that's what made us think not all shih tzu. We know she's a BIG part shih tzu because she does have a lot of characteristics of a tzu, but just don't think she is THAT much of one. Her mom is about 13 lbs, she is about 20 lbs lol. Of course as a Yorkie breeder I am fully aware that puppies can turn out quite different from their parents, so it's very possible you are right.

The other 10% was undetermined...they couldn't say what else was in there so I don't know what that means.

Also, I made a mistake...it wasn't the wisdom panel...it was this: Amazon.com: BioPet DNA Breed Identification Kit:... . Maybe we should do a real wisdom panel to see if that makes a difference?

[mommadog1]

Originally Posted by MadDeDo

Ha really? She really doesn't act like one, and her hair is cut down in those pictures so you can't really see...but when her coat grows out it is very fine and long with a silk texture. Her mom is so obviously a shih tzu in every way, but she looks nothing like her mom...so that's what made us think not all shih tzu. We know she's a BIG part shih tzu because she does have a lot of characteristics of a tzu, but just don't think she is THAT much of one. Her mom is about 13 lbs, she is about 20 lbs lol. Of course as a Yorkie breeder I am fully aware that puppies can turn out quite different from their parents, so it's very possible you are right.

The other 10% was undetermined...they couldn't say what else was in there so I don't know what that means.

Also, I made a mistake...it wasn't the wisdom panel...it was this: Amazon.com: BioPet DNA Breed Identification Kit: Home & Garden. Maybe we should do a real wisdom panel to see if that makes a difference?

That is weird they cannot determine the other 10%.. I thought they could tell every breed in a dog..hmm false advertisement..LOL

Well the pictured of her shaved I could see her features even better and that was mainly how I could tell.. Her leg shape, chest, and her long body. Shih tzu's also have silky soft long coats... But she is adorable. I especially like her wet look

Also, shih tzu's can easily get up to 20 pounds. AKC is between 9 and 16 pounds. But I have seen them larger. And whatever that 10% is, is obviously throwing the larger size. She could very well be mixed with terrier, lots of terrier breeds out there.

[mommadog1]

Well this might be the problem, their web site says >>"We believe that 92.5% of the mixed breed dog population in the USA is covered by our 62 validated breeds."

They have DNA for only 62 breeds. BioPet Vet Lab - DNA Breed Identification

[mommadog1]

"The Mars Wisdom Panel test offers excellent breed detection and accuracy with a database of 170 breeds detected, one of the largest of any DNA breed test."

That is a HUGE difference then the BioPet!