Dog DNA test

[Fentonite]

We had Calvin, our 2 1/2 year old Rottie, DNA tested. He's not papered/registered but looks and acts just like my last 3 Rotts; a big happy goofy clown. He's the first one we've had with a tail, and I think that throws some people off. We get asked pretty often "what's he mixed with?". So we did a DNA test. We've done DNA dogs tests before, but from cheaper companies. This company (Embark) was more expensive, but had a ton more info. Not only did we learn his breed percentage, we learned the haplogroup and haplotype of each of his parents and some of his common lineage back through the European colonial times. They tested for over 160 genetic diseases and conditions, and his traits based on the alleles of each chromosome. It was pretty crazy reading the report that lists all the genetic markers that specifically describe him - from his wavy hair, his "improper coat", snout shape, shorter stature, they even predicted his current weight exactly. Somehow we got lucky, Calvin has no worrisome genetic predisposition for scary diseases. This was a fun experiment!

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

I’ll confess I have wanted to do the ancestry or 23andme (human) tests on my dog just to see what they send back. But not for $100.

[Mazin]

100% freaking awesome pup!

[UncleDave]

Fentonite

Could you PM me the info on the service you used.

[gnihcraes]

Cool. I'll have to visit, I've not met this furry critter.

[Gunner]

My GF and I were talking about this. She adopted a 6month old pup a couple months ago and we have no idea what he is. Lab mix something


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[Fentonite]

100% freaking awesome pup!

You got to meet him when he was about 10 weeks old, right? Still a happy goober.

Fentonite

Could you PM me the info on the service you used.

Done

Cool. I'll have to visit, I've not met this furry critter.

Think of a younger, slightly smaller Harry (with a tail). Come by any time!

[Ah Pook]

I have a mutt (heeler/whippet/?). I'm happy and he is happy about being a mutt.

Kewl that you can trace the lineage.

I'd be kind skeart to trace my DNA. All I know is I'm a northern Europium mutt.

[Fentonite]

Don't get me wrong - I'd love him just as much whether he was pure or not, we were just curious to see what else might be in there. And after our last boy died suddenly and unexpectedly, we also wanted to look into his risk of health problems.

I'd be curious to check my own DNA, but my tinfoil is too tight to voluntarily put my DNA into some database.

[Gunner]

I’ve done my DNA it’s pretty cool. I mean I came back mostly Western European but I had some others in there as well that threw me off


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