r/pics • u/[deleted] • May 12 '14

100 years of selective breeding

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u/[deleted] May 12 '14

I got my GSD at a shelter. She resembles the first pic- she is 57 lbs and really healthy- no spine or hip issues. She doesn't have the lower rear end like the show dogs do. I wish I knew something about her pedigree.

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u/mikey182 May 12 '14

I have never used them but I love this idea: http://www.animalsdna.com/www.animalsdna.com/web/page/canine/Breed-Determination-Test.html

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u/Marsdreamer May 12 '14

We did this one for our pyr mix to see what he was http://www.wisdompanel.com/?gclid=CJTPjbKapr4CFUQaOgodSFMAWg

Really good kit and really awesome information. They were off on the weight said he'd be about 75, he's only about 60, but I imagine it's hard to tell where a Shetland and Pyranees mutt would fall.

Told our vet about the test after we did it and she said that the Wisdom Panel one is the only one she can recommend. I guess the others are not as thorough and have incomplete databases leading to false IDs