Gail's dog Skylar as a puppy
Thanks for everyone's great guesses on the heritage of my mixed-breed dog, Skylar! I also thought what many of you did -- that she had some Golden Retriever and the rest was probably Sheltie and/or Border Collie. But I was wrong on all counts! When you get your results back from the Canine Heritage Breed Test, you get a great-looking certificate and a breed composition analysis with three categories. The first is primary. You probably won't have an entry in this category unless your dog has one purebred parent. Obviously my puppy had no listing here!
The next is secondary, for breeds that have a strong influence on your dog's DNA. No luck here either. But in the third category, "In the Mix," we did well -- Skylar had five breeds listed! This is for identifiable breeds (they test for more than 100) that each have a small presence. In other words, no one in Skylar's recent ancestry had any kind of committed same-breed relationship. Get the results after the jump!
A Brittany (from our breed directory)
So the results are: English Coonhound,
Beagle, German Shepherd Dog, Brittany
and English Setter! I can definitely see the Brittany in her. As for the others -- well, you tell me, do you see them in there somewhere? I had also looked at Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers and, since according to the AKC, no one is exactly sure what breeds went together to make up Tollers (but probably spaniel and setter types), she could be close to that breed as well.
Of course, if you love your dog, I don't think it matters what she's made of, but finding out was a lot of fun and I definitely recommend it for anyone else who has a puzzle dog.
Next up: Kathryn, another person in our office, has a pit bull mix. You can see the pit, but have you ever wondered what the mix is? Well, Kathryn knows and will be posting a picture of her Bodie for you to try your breed-guessing skills again. Good luck!
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I can see the German Shepherd in her, too. :3 She's very cute!
I have a mutt that looks just like your dog. Exactly like your dog. How big was your dog at 5 months?
My friend sent in one of those DNA tests for his dog, Bristol, and when we got the results, there was nothing there, they had no idea what he was because he is so thoroughly mixed! He's one darn cute doggie though!
I am so bad at guessing what breed dogs are and if you asked me about Sky Sky, I would have said, "Well she's the cutest breed. Duh!' I have known Skylar since the day she was brought home and she has always been my favorite dog. I love love love her :) Now I'm even more excited to know more about her!
Skylar comes from a long proud line of mutts, and she is a beautiful example of the breed! =)
That is quite the combo!!! Who knew you could throw all those breeds together and wind up with such cutness!
Skylar is such a beautiful dog, at least we now know why she is so.