Petfinder Blog

Thanks to everyone for your guesses about my dog Bingo. Many of you suggested that he has some Beagle in his family tree; Schnauzer and wire-haired Dachshund were also popular guesses.

Well, here are the results:

Bingo's DNA test found that he's a mix of Yorkie, Miniature Pinscher and Cocker Spaniel. There's more there, but I have to wait until more breeds are added to the database to find out!

Like Skylar and Bodie, my mutt Bingo has had his DNA tested to determine what breeds are in his family tree. But before I tell you the results, what's your guess?

Some background: I adopted Bingo from a rescue named C.A.R.E. in Bayonne, NJ, a little over two years ago. They had pulled him out of Associated Humane Societies, Inc. in Newark, NJ, when he was three months old.

He'd been at C.A.R.E. for six months (nobody wanted him!) when I stumbled upon his picture on Petfinder while searching for a Schnauzer mix (my previous dog, whom I'd lost a year earlier, was half Schnauzer).

This was made by one of the folks I do rescue transport with. This frame of mind is what keeps so many of us going. Have to warn you, it's a tear jerker, but I am so happy she did this.

I have a transport to do tomorrow and I couldn't be happier that I am involved. Well, I could be -- if no one needed to be pulled from these shelters. But for now, I am happy to help.