jcm 2,326 Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 A few people will know that I've often asked what they think is in my lurcher, usual reply is "it's a lurcher, you will never know". Lol. Well I stumbled across online dog DNA testing the other week. £60 for a kit. You swab the dogs mouth, send it off and they email you the breeds in your dog. Broken down to "significant" "intermediate" and "insignificant" amounts. They don't ask for a photo or breed type etc. just a swab. Just had the results back and it says "intermediate amounts of whippet, saluki and greyhound". I honestly would of bet my life on there being collie in there. Gaz How long did it take for the kit to come and the test results come back Quote Link to post
nothernlite 18,027 Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 send the rspca to your door thats how there doing alot of guys is it not dna test on there dogs for hare and deer traces ? They are wasting there time. No body runs hare or deer in England anyway since the ban. The RSPCA should start spending there money educating the owners of fat pet dogs about animal obesity, not pestering us rabbiters. your sound then just saying i know of 2 cases up here thats how the boys got done with a dna test dont see the point of it imo if it puts your mind at reast fair play Quote Link to post
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted December 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 send the rspca to your door thats how there doing alot of guys is it not dna test on there dogs for hare and deer traces ? They are wasting there time. No body runs hare or deer in England anyway since the ban. The RSPCA should start spending there money educating the owners of fat pet dogs about animal obesity, not pestering us rabbiters. your sound then just saying i know of 2 cases up here thats how the boys got done with a dna test dont see the point of it imo if it puts your mind at reast fair play Sorry mate didnt realise what you were getting at. Understand what you were saying now 1 Quote Link to post
fitchet 788 Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 send the rspca to your door thats how there doing alot of guys is it not dna test on there dogs for hare and deer traces ? Hhhmmmm guess i better stop feeding hare and deer to my dogs as part of there BARF diet. Serious do they actually do that ? Atb 1 Quote Link to post
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted December 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 send the rspca to your door thats how there doing alot of guys is it not dna test on there dogs for hare and deer traces ? Hhhmmmm guess i better stop feeding hare and deer to my dogs as part of there BARF diet. Serious do they actually do that ? Atb Yeh they do mate. Quote Link to post
riohog 5,621 Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 A few people will know that I've often asked what they think is in my lurcher, usual reply is "it's a lurcher, you will never know". Lol. Well I stumbled across online dog DNA testing the other week. £60 for a kit. You swab the dogs mouth, send it off and they email you the breeds in your dog. Broken down to "significant" "intermediate" and "insignificant" amounts. They don't ask for a photo or breed type etc. just a swab. Just had the results back and it says "intermediate amounts of whippet, saluki and greyhound". I honestly would of bet my life on there being collie in there. Gaz A few people will know that I've often asked what they think is in my lurcher, usual reply is "it's a lurcher, you will never know". Lol. Well I stumbled across online dog DNA testing the other week. £60 for a kit. You swab the dogs mouth, send it off and they email you the breeds in your dog. Broken down to "significant" "intermediate" and "insignificant" amounts. They don't ask for a photo or breed type etc. just a swab. Just had the results back and it says "intermediate amounts of whippet, saluki and greyhound". I honestly would of bet my life on there being collie in there. Gaz well if you are happy with there analysis fair play , i for one am very sceptical of these tests , having spoken to a few folk in the u/s that have had results back baring no relationship whatsoever to the breed of dog they owned ,coulor genetic identity seems to be very acurate ,breed type genetic tests apear to be very hit and miss 1 Quote Link to post
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted December 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 I was very sceptical myself mate. I honestly expected it to ask "possible breeds" on the paperwork or ask for a photo so they could guess etc. Or I thought it might come back with "bullmastiff x collie" and have wasted £60. Lol. Gaz Quote Link to post
tripletree 75 Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 I always thought that DNA couldn't be used to determine breeds unless it's used with a comprehensive DNA DATABASE so that the dogs that are in your dog would have to have their DNA catalogued as well. It's like if you take the DNA of a ped whippet I don't think they can determine whether it's had some non ped blood sneaked into it's ped simply by looking at the DNA only by comparing it with the DNA of it's supposed ancestors which would have to be on database as well. I may be wrong but I'd keep my money in my pocket 1 Quote Link to post
riohog 5,621 Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 I always thought that DNA couldn't be used to determine breeds unless it's used with a comprehensive DNA DATABASE so that the dogs that are in your dog would have to have their DNA catalogued as well. It's like if you take the DNA of a ped whippet I don't think they can determine whether it's had some non ped blood sneaked into it's ped simply by looking at the DNA only by comparing it with the DNA of it's supposed ancestors which would have to be on database as well. I may be wrong but I'd keep my money in my pocket yes that is my understanding of it aswell there is a few companys set up and seem to be cashing in on this with very scetchy results i think one such is called vetgen .. Quote Link to post
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted December 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 They claim to have a DNA database of 159 breeds. Quote Link to post
riohog 5,621 Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 They claim to have a DNA database of 159 breeds. they seem to work on the basis of probability not true facts Quote Link to post
tripletree 75 Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 If every dog by law was dna tested at birth it may be possible but I'd agree with Riohog it's probably not very accurate Quote Link to post
riohog 5,621 Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 If every dog by law was dna tested at birth it may be possible but I'd agree with Riohog it's probably not very accurate my bitch was dna tested shortly after birth but, that was only to prove parantage ,as both parents were swabbed and pups aswell it doesent determain breed...this was mandatory folr regestration in dwzrv " regestration germany." Quote Link to post
haymin 2,465 Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 So is confidential as what would happen if it came back and it said there was pit in the mix? Quote Link to post
crorider 174 Posted December 14, 2012 Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 Well it's obviously pretty accurate if they didn't see any pictures or have any knowledge of type of dog. It could of come back shitzu, lab and poodle Quote Link to post
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