A month ago, we adopted Clowie from an animal shelter. Clowie
is actually from Louisiana, and was transferred to Atlanta in a shelter share
program. She was ill when she arrived and the shelter worked very hard to get
her better.
Clowie is an energetic puppy who loves to give kisses. Her
shiny black coat is marked with a star trek crest on her chest. Her kennel tag
touted a Lab mix. So lab was definitely possible, it was her long giraffe like
legs that had us scratching our heads. At the Vet’s for her check up we
questioned him about her breed.
He thought her ears were a bit too long to be a lab and suggested
we do a DNA test. I had heard about DNA tests for dogs and was anxious to try
it.
Arriving home, I looked up the kits online. There were
several to choose from, and not all of them cover the same breeds. After
reading the reviews I chose a test by wisdom panel. The reviews were wide
spread, most of the negative ones didn’t agree with the results. I ordered it
online and much to my surprise, I actually received it the next day.
The kit included two pipe cleaner like brushes and a prepaid
return envelope with instructions. Taking the sample from a squirming puppy
required my son’s help. We popped them in the mail and awaited the results.
Wisdom panel has a neat breed test where you enter your dog’s attributes and
they offer breed suggestions. This is free and fun to try! Click Here for theLink.
I choose to register my kit online and was able to track the
progress. A couple of days later I received an email that they had received the
kit and were processing the sample. The results were ready a week later; just
under the two week estimate.
And the vet was right. Clowie did not have a smidgen of lab
in her. I was surprised to find out her pureblood grandparents were Weimaraner,
Boxer, and French poodle. The poodle explains the long legs. The test goes on
to share all the attributes of each breed and breaks down components of her
mixed breed grandparent. I have attached the results if you want to take a peek click here.
These results will help my vet keep her healthy and decide
on the best training methods. We have puppy training scheduled for next week!
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