The Truth will be Discovered

[Maxy24]

Or maybe not depending on the accuracy of these things, I guess we'll see lol. I got a dog DNA test for Christmas so Tucker's swabs are going out in the mail today. I do hope it comes back with more than just chihuahua, I already know that part!

So, what do you think it'll be?

Dad (probable) and Mom

Brother

 

[BostonBanker]

Without looking at the relatives, I'd put money on some spaniel. Since it's a DNA test, it will probably come back Springer or something.

And probably some Tibetan mastiff.

 

[Maxy24]

Yeah, spaniel has always been a popular guess, though I can never pinpoint a specific spaniel he looks like, it's just the coat I think!

And Tibetan Mastiff is a given, where do you think he got his golden-red color?

 

[*blackrose]

Chihuahua/Pug with some Pomeranian or something like a Japanese Chin/English Toy Spaniel/Tibetan Spaniel?

 

[BostonBanker]

The coat, but also the face just looks kind of spaniel-y to me. If they weren't so uncommon, I'd think Tibetan Spaniel.

 

[*blackrose]

The coat, but also the face just looks kind of spaniel-y to me. If they weren't so uncommon, I'd think Tibetan Spaniel.

Yah. Kind of makes me wonder if the dad was like a Chi/Chin mix or something and just had a smooth coat cs long, but that coat showed up in the pups? Don't even know if that's possible. Lol

 

[milos_mommy]

I see Pom. Maybe something bracy because of dad's face?

 

[Maxy24]

Pom is another one we hear a lot from people trying to guess. There is a pom mix at work that looks a lot like him, just pointy-er with a more dense coat. Tucker's features are a lot softer/rounder I guess (more so than his brother's even), which could be spaniel influence.

I don't see any pug in him but I could see it in dad. Tucker does look a lot like the Tibetan spaniels. I've never seen one or known anyone who owns one so I do suppose they're pretty rare. Tuck is from TN, not sure what is common down there.


What do you think about mom's tail being curly? Does that indicate a specific breed or does it crop up fairly often in mutts?

 

[Annabell]

Pug, Chi, Pom, and Bichon.

 

[pinkspore]

I'm gonna go against the grain and say papillion. Tucker's tail and profile made me think pap, and then I saw his brother.

 

[Maxy24]

What makes you think bichon, Annabell?


My uncle has always felt very strongly that he has papillon in him, there are certainly similarities.

 

[Annabell]

lol I know someone who has a dog that looks similar to Tucker that came back as bichon. You never know! I looked up photos of shaved bichons (eww), but I could maybe see it in his face.

 

[Maxy24]

The swabs finally arrived at the lab 3 days ago. I'm a little concerned it took them 9 days to get them though. I've been reading that most of the really strange results you get are likely due to contamination to the DNA and I worry that spending that long in the mail might cause that. I'm also a little concerned, after reading more about contamination issues, that I wasn't careful enough. I waited 2 hours after he ate to swab him but like, JUST 2 hours. I was excited lol. If he comes back as a catahoula/old english sheepdog I want some new swabs

 

[Maxy24]

Results are in! He is a whole lot of chihuahua and..... MIN PIN!! At least I know why he's so darn loud. Unfortunately one of his grandparents came back as a total mix, so there is still some mystery there. I'm going to guess mom has the min pin going on.

 

[straw]

What were their speculations on the mixed-breed portions?

I've always found these pretty cool. Venice's was a little odd, I just assume because she is so muttly her DNA is beyond scrambled.

 

[amberdyan]

That's so cool! It's nice to see one that comes back believable.

 

[Maxy24]

I'm really glad I got the test kit, it was fun! For the mixed breed portions they said there was most likely toy group, terrier, and/or guardian breed. What they consider to be in each of these groups is a little wonky though (they list chihuahuas in the terrier group and AmStaffs in the guardian group for example). Here is exactly what it says:

 

[BostonBanker]

Fun! I've been meaning to do this for ages; I think you've motivated me to go ahead and order a kit.

 

[MericoX]

Which test kit did you use? Some day I want to do Charlie and Ollie if I found some that aren't going to break the bank. Ollie is it least known part shih-tzu.

 

[Maxy24]

I used wisdom panel, it's what I've heard the most good things about. Luckily I didn't have to pay for it, it was a Christmas gift. I had wanted to try it for a while but couldn't bring myself to spend the money.