Has anyone seen the new one? It tests for many more markers, and gives not only ancestry but age and health risks. It’s pricy, but I think I may give it a shot.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EINBA76/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=3IN3XWW8KTFOQ&coliid=I1HXK60E5IHEVI
Interesting thread, not too surprising though. A while back there was an article in a Toronto paper about dog genetics. I wish I could find it. Anyhow I had a Tibetan Terrier, 21 lbs., drop ears, long, thick double coated. This breed, according to the article, This breed is the closest of all breeds to the wolf. I kid you not. She was very intuitive though and I swear we read each other’s minds.
The pony I bought had a purebred Morgan father. The dam, according to her breeder is Exmoor, misspelled. According to the only Exmore pony breeder in Ontario she can’t be because she knows the whereabouts of all her ponies and not one has been bred to a Morgan.
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I can’t remember any more…
Someone I know sent in a sample from a known purebred that she bred-- just to see what happened. It did not come back as 100% that breed. So there’s clearly some not insignificant margin of errror
Just to update, they responded to my email questioning the results. They asked for pictures of my dog. We shall see.
We did a Wisdom Panel test on two dogs. One was highly accurate, as we already knew what she was. A straightforward cross between an ACD and a JRT. That’s exactly what came back. The other, mystery dog, didn’t make a lot of sense. She has very obvious Border Collie (looks and behavior), plus something bigger/more muscular, more laid back, maybe Lab or a Pittie. Her test came back as 25% BC, 25% Boxer (OK, I’ll buy that), but also 25% Min Pin and 25% Italian Greyhound! She is 75lbs! There is NO WAY she has that much toy breed in her ;).
I’ve heard the tests are more accurate for mixed dogs with purebred parents, and after that it’s a crap shoot. That bore out in our experiment.
