Last week I asked you to guess the "mix" in our shelter rep Kathryn's pit mix, Bodie. You offered up some great guesses, from lab to hound to purebred pit. Well Kathryn got her results from the Canine Heritage Breed Test, and the answers may surprise you! She says:
Well, what do you think? Are you surprised? The Rhodesian Ridgeback is a type of hound, so commenter Ali had it right!When I received Bodie's DNA results, I was quite surprised. I was sent a certificate with all of the answers. The majority of Bodie's DNA is pit bull terrier. There was nothing in his secondary.
But down the line in his mix is Rhodesian Ridgeback. I would have never guessed that. I did a Web search on the breed, and actually the back end of Bodie's body is very similar. (See photos after the jump.)
Here's a Rhodesian Ridgeback from our breed guide. Bodie is at right. See the similarity in the rear end?
hi i have a dog very similar,peopl have said he has pitbull in him,even though illigal to have these dogs in englandhe might of been bred for fox hunting, a lot of peop;le got rid of there hunting dogs when the ban was impossed over here,but i have a 3 year old boy and they get on very well,our dog is very loving,im suprised really ,i might not of chose him from the dogs home if id have known his breed!so glad i did though,,,kerry york england
I'm confused. "Pit Bull Terrier" is not one of the breeds that the Heritage test lists on their website. Perhaps he came up Staffordshire Bull Terrier?
I didn't think pitbull terrier was one of the sample breeds??
i have an 8 month old puppy that looks just like this dog and people ask what she is and im like pit bull lab boxer mayber sweetest dog ever but i would have never been able to guess that was the real breed in this dog!