Cross Breeds

Has anyone done the Canine Heritage Breed test to find out what breeds their mixed breed dog is made of?

If so, what do you think? Were you surprised? Would you do it again? I love my mutt too! I would never change him. Sometimes I just look at him and I am so curious what his Momma Dog looked like and what his Daddy Dog looked like. But before I spend any money on the test, I wondered if others had any experience with it. My boy Buster: http://www.dogster.com/dogs/100162

Public Comments

1. Nope - never have done it nor do I really care. I love my mutt just the way she is..,
2. I know two people who have, and both concluded it was a scam. In both cases, the results made no sense and the test only includes a limited number of breeds.
3. Not sure if it is true or not but on opne web sight they where talking about it and someone sent in the info on thier dog who was a champion in the show ring pure breed golden and it came back that the dog was a mix of two different things, mother was a golden and the father they said was a lab. Like I said not sure if it is true. not even sure what that test is all about
4. No i have not, and like posted above, don't think i would! i love my lil' mixed smoothy just the way she is! And what breed or breeds she is could not change that! But i do know what breeds the owner said she was : Australian Shepherd/ Pom. and Chuawua(SP??) Heres my pup! http://www.dogster.com/dogs/566248 Added:here is one site and it says it cost 65$ I would never spend that much, for something that may or may not work!If someone truly cared that much- why not just get a pure bred? and even having this test could not really tell you what the parents looks where- just the general breed, who could of been mixed by both mixed parents... and there would be so many different jeans, it would just be a waste of time 4-6 weeks and a waste of money! The best way is to ask a vet, he could probably tell you best! http://www.uncrate.com/men/gear/pets/canine-heritage-breed-test/ Good luck! ♥
5. NOPE but it is a good idea if it is important to you or your insurance company - homeowners ins can be a head ache. HOT dog
6. PUREBREEDS ARE BETTER
7. Looking at their website, I don't know if I would do it. First, they only have 38 breeds. Sure they are some of the most popular breeds, but thats a pretty limited number. Second, until now, I did not know you could tell this kind of information from a species. Last I knew, a dog was a dog. Unless it is kept secret, you can't tell race, age, hair color, foot size, etc. from a small blood sample, so how could you tell what kind of dog you have by blood sample. If this does to a degree work, I would like to send in a sample of blood from a wolf... dogs are domesticated wolfs after all...
8. I haven't used the canine Heritage test but I have heard of it. Currently they can't idenitify all breeds. You might wish to check their website to see a list of the 38 breeds they can currently identify. If your pet contains a breed not listed they will not be able to identify that part of the DNA and may list a breed in the gentic that occured prior. They are supposed to be adding new breeds to their current base within a few months. There is also another DNA agencey called Zoogen that can determine what's in your doggies mix. Go to their website to see what breeds their DNA databse consits off. Also ask your vet if the perform the MARS test. It's suposed to be available sometime midsummer. Good luck. I think it's great you want to know your dogs history. It helps you better care for your pet if you know what your dogs breeds are and what they are genetically at risk for.
9. I have a dog that I adopted almost 5 years ago. She looks pretty much like a lab, but maybe a mix. For years I was obsessed with figuring out what she was. I researched on websites, reading about labs, German Shorthaired Pointers, Pointers etc. Trying to figure out if she was purebred, mixed etc. I took pictures and posted them on discussion groups asking people what they thought. Everyone always had a different opinion. Then, one day, for some reason, I decided I didn't care any more. I realized that no matter what I found out it wasn't going to change anything about my wonderful dog. Since then I realize that our relationship has gotten stronger. Since I worry less about what happened to her before she came to me and what her background is I focus more on our relationship now. She is more focused and well behaved. This could be a coincidence, but I'm not sure. Anyway this is all to say I know how you feel, trying to find out what makes up your dog. But I'm not sure I would spend the money, it will probably not change anything about how you feel about your gorgeous boy!