DNA Test for Mutts now available

[Dukesdad]

I just found out that there is now a company that will run a DNA test on mixed breeds to determine their breed mix. They can currently identify 38 breeds.
All you do is purchase the kit for $71.95. When the kit arrives you just swab the inside cheek and send it back.
Here is a list of breeds the test can identify:
Afghan Hound German Shepherd
Akita German Shorthaired Pointer
Basenji Golden Retriever
Basset Hound Greyhounds
Beagle Italian Greyhound
Belgian Tervuren Labrador Retriever
Bernese Mountain Dog Mastiff
Border Collie Miniature Schnauzer
Borzoi Poodle
Boxer Pug
Bulldog Rottweiler
Chihuahua Saluki
Chinese Shar-Pei Samoyed
Chow Chow Shetland Sheepdog
Cocker Spaniel Shih-Tzu
Collie Siberian Husky
Dachshund St. Bernard
Doberman Pinscher Whippet
English Setter Yorkshire Terrier
I was going to have Freckles tested but I may wait until they add more spaniels and an Aussie. I don't think there is any Cocker in him.
Here is the link to their site.
http://www.mmigenomics.com/CHBTKits/order.php

[tuttifrutti]

wow! that's really cool! just knowing the type of mix your dog is, especially as a puppy, would help with so many things i imagine!

[Samsintentions]

Dashound Saintbernard????? OMG....

[tuttifrutti]

haha, i didn't see that one. that would be...interesting, to say the least, lol.

[Samsintentions]

I sure hope the weenie dog was the father and not the mother! Good gawd I could see the "pain" now... not to meantion... oh never mind. DO not get me started....

[Dukesdad]

Thats a hoot looking at the list I posted above thinking the pairs were actual crosses. I should have listed them one on a line. That's the 38 breeds they can separate out of a DNA sample. I hope they continue to expand the list.

[tuttifrutti]

oh, haha,that makes much more sense, lol.