Doggy Dna

[PurpleParis]

Has anyone ever done one of those doggy DNA tests? We rescued a Pointer/Foxhound/Labrador from the RSPCA and heard about this DNA test, thought it might be an idea just to pinpoint what he actually is. Don't want to go and waste the money if it's not really any good. I believe Pets at Home do a kit but I also heard that the Kennel Club do one, but I'm not sure if that would only be for pure breeds??? Although why would they need one???!!!

Thoughts or answers anyone??

[woofgang]

Apparently they are total rubbish. I know, on the internet, a few people who have had them done and paid quite a bit for them to get completely unrealistic results...stuff like huge dogs having miniature dog dna and nothing else for instance.

[lankeela]

What the Kennel Club have is a DNA test for parentage proof, to ensure that dogs are our of the correct dog and *** as registered, rather than which breeds are in the make up. You would possible get a good result if it was just two breeds in the mix but any more would be very difficult to trace because there could be many different breeds or crosses in the background. Waste of money, what difference would knowing make? Celebrate your non pedigree for what it is! (And thats from a pedigree dog breeder!)

[Chaffinch]

IF, you love the dog........................why do you want to DNA test it??? would you love it any the less if it was NOT of the breading you though?

[PurpleParis]

We love him dearly.....so no it would make no difference, as I said above....just a thought......sometimes he is as dumb as a box of rocks and sometimes he is so clever it's like a different dog! As I said, no it won't make a difference to how we feel......

[wolf63]

My friend had a mutt who was collie-ish and was drop dead handsome with long silky hair. We used to wonder what combination of breeds went into making him who he was. It was curiosity and it made no difference to how much she loved him.

I don't think that the DNA tests are accurate - yet! The kennel club one may be to confirm parentage of pups - to see if the girl dog had more than one boyfriend.

I would love to have seen my kitties when they were babies but their mum was a feral cat :-( They were 18 months old when they employed me to look after them.

[wildwood]

To detect the different breeds in the DNA the lab would have to have a database of the different breeds and even then, it would be extremely difficult to find the relative markers because all dogs are basically one species.

The parentage confirmation is a lot simpler because there is only the two parent's DNA to compare.

[lankeela]

Mr friend had a pregnant *** and three males who could all have done the dirty deed - she had to submit DNA samples of all three males, the mother and every puppy to see which were by which dog, before the KC would register them. They do allow dogs to be registered even if two or more sires per litter. Some breeders do this deliberately, if the dog they want to use is old and might not produce puppies, or if its a rare breed and its a chance to extend the gene pool without the mother having to go through two whelpings.