If you've been keeping up, then you know a year ago I changed my mind about dogs and we adopted Stan the Mann Doggo. When he got him we were told he was a "Retriever Mix." We were handed a wriggly little puppy with lots of loose skin, giant paws, and huge brown eyes. As he's grown over the last year and a half, he hasn't lost the loose skin or the giant paws or the huge brown eyes, but he also has never resembled a Retriever of any kind. In fact, we weren't sure what kind of dog he was.
From certain angles, he definitely looked like he had some Beagle in him or some Boxer, but we just didn't know.
So, over Christmas, the Hubs bought a dog DNA test from Wisdom Panel as a surprise for our family. We'd finally find out Stan's genetic makeup.
He sat down and let me swab his mouth and then we sent off the sample. In the meantime, we all wrote down what we thought the results would be.
My list was:
1. Retriever.
2. Beagle.
3. Boxer.
4. Chihuahua (just to be an ass).
Over the weekend, Stan's results landed in our inbox, and shocked is an understatement.
We knew Stan was a mixed breed, but we didn't expect him to have 15 different breeds. But the most shocking part was that NOT ONE BIT of him is Beagle or Boxer.
He's a little bit of a lot of breeds, but he's 28% of one particular breed that came as a huge surprise. It was such a surprise that I asked my readers if they could guess. I ran a contest and anyone who guessed correctly would be entered to win a signed copy of one of my books (thanks for entering - the winner has been notified).
I saw a lot of Boxer and Beagle guesses (we weren't the only ones who could see that, I guess). Several Labs and Pit Bull guesses. A TON of Bernese Mountain dog and St. Bernard. And one lady who guessed Chow Chow because every rescue she knows in Kansas City has a little Chow Chow in it. Her theory is there's a Chow Chow on the loose around town living his best life. I kind of agree with her theory since Stan is 6% Chow Chow.
But so many of these guesses were wrong. And I'm not surprised, because Stan the Mann is 28% Akita!
I don't see it. It's hidden in there.
For those of you who guessed Pit Bull, you were close. That's second on the list at 14%. He's also 1% St. Bernard which apparently really shows through when he's wearing his tie. And that wrinkly skin of his? I'm assuming it's from his 2% Chinese Shar-Pei.
Here's the whole shebang:
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5 comments:
So did anyone guess correctly😄
I had guessed Australian Shepherd since my dog has that mix. At least I was 3% right.
Never would have guessed. I guess he's Akita on the inside.
I thought he looked a lot like a terrier and the wrinkled skin I knew had to come from a Shar Pei because I have a Parson's Russell terrier mixed with Shar Pei and she looks exactly like her dad the terrier but has a curly tail, jowls and a few wrinkles like the Shar Pei. I can see the Akita but the retriever, not so much. I think a Shiba Inu is related to the Akita so he looks more like the Shiba. Glad you are enjoying him. He is a handsome boy.
I saw a lot of Boxer and Beagle guesses we weren't the only ones who could see that, I guess). Several Labs and Pit Bull guesses. A TON of Bernese Mountain dog and St. Bernard.
And one lady who guessed Chow Chow because every rescue she knows in Kansas City has a little Chow Chow in it. Her theory is there's a Chow Chow on the loose around town living his best life. I kind of agree with her theory since Stan is 6% Chow Chow.
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