This is me. This is what I look like. I have always thought of myself as a Golden Retriever mix.
This is what I am, though. I am mostly these two things. I am stunned.
And then I am also some of these 2 guys, though not as much as the ones above:
And then I’m a tiny bit of…this:
So my Woman is incredulous, whatever that means. She said that Irish Setters have a reputation for being cognitively challenged. I dunno what that means, either. She’s using big words.
The company my Woman used for my DNA test was BioPet. She picked them because they have the highest level of accuracy. They give their reports in levels. This is the way it works:
Level 1 means the breed listed represents over 75% of the DNA. That dog would probably have a purebred parent.
Level 2 means the breed listed represents 37-74% of the DNA.
Level 3 means the breed listed represents 20-36% of the DNA.
Level 4 means the breed listed represents 10-19% of the DNA.
Level 5 means the breed listed represents less than 10 % of the DNA.
So for me, it’s obvious that I am a true mutt! I have no Level 1 or 2 in me anywhere. The highest level in my ancestry is Level 3. The majority of my DNA comes from an Airedale and and Irish Setter (both Level 3). Then the next-highest amount of my DNA comes from a Golden and a Bull Terrier (both Level 4). And then for spice, I have a tiny bit of a Scotty thrown in (Level 5). The testing company reminds us that we may look like a breed that isn’t very prevalent (like me looking mostly like a Golden), or we may look like a breed that isn’t even in our makeup. And as for behavior, well, I’m a mixed bag. Who the heck knows.
My test took about 10 days, and it was very exciting to get the results! My Woman said some interesting words when she saw the results, and I don’t know what those words mean, either–but it’s still nifty to see where I came from!
