A few weeks ago, I ordered a DNA Breed testing kit for Bear. You take a cheek swab from the dog, mail it into the company, and they test it for specific breed DNA. There are about 50 or so breeds on the list, and we figured Bear fit into those (everything we ever thought Bear "might" be is on the list).
We got the results over the weekend, and they were surprising!
The results come back with different breeds, listed as Level 1-4.
Level 1 means that over 75% of your dog is from the breed listed. Bear did not have any level 1 results.
Level 2 means that each breed listed represents 34-75% of your dog. I thought surely Bear would have lab or golden retreiver here. Bear didn't have any level 2 results.
Now it gets interesting!
Level 3 means that each breed listed is 20-36% of your dog. Bear came back with 2 breeds - English Springer Spaniel and Pomeranian (WTF)! Maybe that's why Bear gets along so well with little dogs, he's one at heart.
Level 4 means that each breed listed is 10-19% of your dog. Bear had 4 breeds - German Shepherd (which Scott was sure Bear had in him), Golden Retreiver (which we knew, and the shelter said that his mom was a Golden), Saint Bernard (WHAT?), and Siberian Husky (again, WHAT?).
The results came with a little write up of the temperment and common health conditions of each breed listed.
So, Bear is truly a mutt in every sense of the word.
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
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