NFT: Just got a dog - DNA testing question

Thanks for adopting.

We asked he vet about a DNA test and she said they are not always accurate. Technology may have (probably) has improved since, but we never went ahead with it. At the end of the day it didn't matter.

Have fun with your dog!

Thanks and very true. I guess it’s for peace of mind but your right, at the end of the day (antrel rolle), it doesn’t matter.

As mentioned, it doesn't really matter. BUT, it is fun and interesting to know. We adopted our Lucia about two years ago, and she was marketed to us as a Basset Hound / Lab mix. We got a DNA test, and she was far from that (lol) -- 37.5% Staffordshire Terrior, 25% Chihuahua, 12.5% Lab, 12.5% Boxer, 12.5% Rottweiler. We were excited that it came back 100% identifiable, I have friends that got results back and it said 50% unidentifiable - so you do run that risk. Good luck!
Wisdom Panel - ( New Window )

linked in my original comment, I would recommend

our dog was listed as a Black Lab/Corgi mix. DNA says 50% Staffordshire Terrier, 12.5% Rottweiler, 12.5% Chow Chow, 12.5% Mastiff, 12.5% undetected.

Looks like a chocolate lab. Testing confirmed one parent was purebred chocolate lab and other parent was a Heinz 57, with percentage possibilities of 6 or 7 breeds.

So we don't know anything that we didn't know before testing.


Conclusion. She's a brown dog. Sweet and friendly... and dumber than a box of rocks.

Pretty much describes the Choc Lab part. We had a pure bred. Very loving but short on brainwaves.

My kids got a huge kick out of it. Finn turned out to be 25% Lab and a mixture of a bunch of other breeds. Is it accurate? I don’t really care, I guess. Seems like it. And the health screen came back clean.

You’re not the father. ;-)

it is fun. our dog is a rescue and her results were not at all what we expected but now watching her behavior we can see it. she looks like a collie but has no collie in her. she does have beagle and she acts a lot like a beagle.

I used it on my 2 rescues to see what the hell they are haha. Very easy and quick turnaround. Available on Amazon!

I've done some research regarding this very topic as I run the only 24 hour Pet Rescue/Pet Welfare Internet radio station in the nation and Wisdom Panel is a good choice and relatively inexpensive but you should also consider EMBARK DNA testing as well. It may be more expensive but is has more breeds in their data base and the more breeds, the more accurate. They also have a really cool feature where they offer a family tree data base so if someone has adopted a sibling and are near by and have registered they will be able to match it. It's a nice feature as this could establish a nice find and create playdates for your pup.
I'm so happy you decided to rescue a pet and the best of Luck!

In comment 14913737 SamdaGiantsFan said:

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linked in my original comment, I would recommend

Same here. Kudos on adopting !

In comment 14913801 myquealer said:

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our dog was listed as a Black Lab/Corgi mix. DNA says 50% Staffordshire Terrier, 12.5% Rottweiler, 12.5% Chow Chow, 12.5% Mastiff, 12.5% undetected.

We just got our results back from wisdom panel. Our dog is was 37.5% am staff, 12.5% Rottweiler, 12.5% chow chow, 12.5% boxer and 25% other. That’s weird !!

Turns out she’s 100% that bitch...