[Cloudyrva]

We rescued a mix a couple months ago and people love trying to figure out what he is. His DNA test is being mailed out today to get an idea but I thought it would be fun to see what people think before we get results back.

He is 10 months old, very talkative, rambunctious,stubborn, but super quick to learn when focused. Extremely food motivated. Webbed feet, curly tail, skinny stature. 48 lbs. No matter how hard or for how long you run him, he takes a 2 minute power nap and is back to full energy. Super cuddler. No understanding of personal space.
(Severe separation anxiety and fear of strangers due to his previous home and being a covid puppy)

We have gotten a lot of husky, pitt, working kelpie, and lab from people so far. I will post results once we receive them.

 

[Toedtoes]

I'd guess there is beagle and many basenji in there. Possibly border collie.

 

[Lillith]

My guess would be Husky/Pit Bull.

 

[DaySleepers]

I definitely believe husky, and some kind of bully or hound would explain the shorter coat and blockier face, but I'd bet there's 3+ breeds in there! It'll be interesting to see how he matures. Do let us know when the test comes back!

 

[Toedtoes]

The webbed toes could come from lab or pointer or spaniel. Or even doxie or poodle.

The face mask could be husky, but it could also be beagle (look at the beagle in the forum banner at the top). The talkativeness could be from either too, or basenji.

The liver coloring could come from many things: lab, husky, doxie, pointer, spaniel, dobie, poodle, etc.

The tail could be from husky, etc, or basenji.

His narrowness and long legs could be from husky, but also pointer or poodle.

I really don't see anything pit in him.

I would definitely say at least three breeds.

 

[Tibetanmastiff-pup]

Mostly a husky. That's my best guess.

 

[Cloudyrva]

I definitely believe husky, and some kind of bully or hound would explain the shorter coat and blockier face, but I'd bet there's 3+ breeds in there! It'll be interesting to see how he matures. Do let us know when the test comes back!

Super mutt. 1/4 husky, 1/4 great Pyrenees. bluetick coonhound, treeing walker coonhound, plott hound. And a bunch of much smaller percentages of other breeds.

 

[DaySleepers]

Very cool! I wouldn't have guessed so much hound, definitely a unique pup you've got there!

 

[Toedtoes]

How many breeds total?

 

[Cloudyrva]

How many breeds total?

17

 

[Toedtoes]

Wow! That's the most I've heard of in one dog so far. I think it's awesome.

It will be interesting to learn if you see any signs of those breeds in her personality or behavior or appearance. My Bat-dog had 7 breeds in her and I saw something from every breed - even if it was just a bit of velvety fur at her cheek from the Shar Pei. The GSP was the least visible - it waswasn't until she did a stance with her foot up that I said "oh there's the GSP!".

 

[Khecha Wacipi]

I keep thinking of getting DNA test done for my terrier, as I would love to know. What's the best one?
I am aware that I could send in his sample and it might turn out he doesn't even have terrier in him, you never know. He looks and acts like a terrier, but dogs can surprise you.

 

[Toedtoes]

I've used dnamydog.com with good results. It's less expensive than the others and only does breed identification (no health tests). It also doesn't identify "pitbull" as a breed.

 

[DaySleepers]

@Khecha Wacipi Embark is likely to be your best choice if you're looking for most accurate. It has a large number of breeds (350+ vs. DNAmydog's 98), uses more genetic markers than most other brands, and as it's one of the most popular brands their database is pretty massive. General consensus is that it gives about as consistent and reliable results as is possible for the current technology. DNAmydog is definitely the best affordable option out there, but you are going to sacrifice some accuracy.

I have hopes for the Darwin's Ark project, but as a citizen science project it's got a long way to go before its genetic database catches up with the top contenders in the industry. They actually win for most genetic markers tested, and have participants run through surveys designed by behavioral scientists in the hopes of eventually being able to reliably find patterns linking various genetic markers to behavior expression. But since they run on grants and donations, they just don't have the resources or numbers to be truly reliable yet, so I see using them as more about contributing to science than expecting highly precise and informative results.

 

[Toedtoes]

Dnamydog has fewer breeds definitely. They purposely don't include rare breeds that are unlikely to be in a mix breed dog in North America.

 

[Cloudyrva]

Wow! That's the most I've heard of in one dog so far. I think it's awesome.

It will be interesting to learn if you see any signs of those breeds in her personality or behavior or appearance. My Bat-dog had 7 breeds in her and I saw something from every breed - even if it was just a bit of velvety fur at her cheek from the Shar Pei. The GSP was the least visible - it waswasn't until she did a stance with her foot up that I said "oh there's the GSP!".

a lot of them are little 1% breeds but so far we've definitely seen the husky, where everything is an argument, and he is very hound-like out in nature. Not sure if his protectiveness of my husband and I is from the Pyrenees or from lack of socialization and trust in humans. But he is probably the most stubborn and entertaining dog I've ever owned!

I keep thinking of getting DNA test done for my terrier, as I would love to know. What's the best one?
I am aware that I could send in his sample and it might turn out he doesn't even have terrier in him, you never know. He looks and acts like a terrier, but dogs can surprise you.

So I take DNA tests with a grain of salt. I dont believe they are 100% accurate but it gives you a good idea. I personally like Wisdom Panel. The only reason I trust it more is because it got my dads AKC certified lab right, and my lab/staffy mix right. And then with this, our vet and Opie's trainer all said he had to have some kind of husky so when he came back 1/4 husky, I was satisfied. If you go with any of them, I would opt out of loading a photo of your dog on their site. Some people believe it will effect the results you get back. Idk how true that is, but I chose to not upload. If you do it, let me know what breeds he is!