What you see may not be what you get!!!
Wil now knows what is dog is!!! Do you want to know?
Many of us love dogs…no matter what kind….even if they are mixed together as a “mutt”. The breeds that we think are our dog, may not necessarily be what we think. The dog in the photo above is what Wil Colosimo believed to be a Basenji. From www.basenji.org comes the following. “The African Barkless Dog is a well-defined breed created by Nature in one of her happier epochs. The basenji has associated with man long before the building of the Pyramids. This fascinating hound is still used as a hunting dog by primitive tribes in Africa to this day.” However, this isn’t the dog that Colosimo thought it was. Colosimo sent away for a dog DNA test and discovered that his dog was really a combination of german shepard and dachshund. Wow…was he surprised?!
There are two types of DNA tests available for canines. One is relatively simple and the sample can be gathered with a quick swab from the inside of your dog’s cheek. The sample is then sent away to a lab to determine the true breed(s) of your beloved mutt. The second is a blood test which must be done by a veterinarian, but the results will be the same. According to the article, “DNA is DNA, no matter how it is gathered.”
For most, finding out the hidden breed in your dog is interesting and entertaining. However, it can also be beneficial because as you learn about the breeds within your dog, their behaviors and origin of those behaviors will become more clear. This is great for training issues as well as understanding certain breed characteristics.
I’m sure whatever kind of dog you find yours to be a mixture of, you’ll love him/her just the same!!!
March 6th, 2009 at 7:38 am
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