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Post by paleo on Jan 23, 2022 9:41:05 GMT -5
My daughter and family have 2 rescue dogs that they've adopted in the last couple years. One was a local dog the other was from the south, Alabama. Recently my daughter decided to have DNA tests done on them to see what breeds were in their genetic background. The results are back and the genetics was interesting but more interesting was the additional information. The test company said they had tested another dog that was Bear's brother, the Alabama dog, a dog named Barkley, and he lived near them! Last Saturday,after contacting Barkley's "parents" the dogs met. After much sniffing the dogs appeared to remember each other. They played and seemed to enjoy each other's company. A happy reunion brought about by DNA testing on a rescue dog.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2022 10:15:05 GMT -5
Our dog is a Husky/Lab mix named Gibson. Gibson's sister is close by, and every once in a while they see each other. It's always funny.
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Post by epaul on Jan 23, 2022 12:48:33 GMT -5
Casper recently discovered that one of his siblings has moved in with a Golden Doodle. He is having a hard time accepting it.
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Dog DNA
Jan 23, 2022 12:58:35 GMT -5
Post by david on Jan 23, 2022 12:58:35 GMT -5
I discussed this topic with a dog breeder/animal science professor years ago. He sold pups at about 8 weeks and the owners would routinely bring these pups back to his kennel for training. He said that they did not recognize each other. Despite his credentials, I don't believe him.
I take my dogs, and my sons' dogs, to a dog park frequently. They tend to seek out and play with dogs of their own breed.
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Post by John B on Jan 23, 2022 13:12:24 GMT -5
Our dog Baxter is a Pomeranian - Shih-Tzu mix. I thought for sure the pet store sold us a bill of goods when we bought him, because a Pomeranian usually weighs between 4 and 8 lbs, and a Shih-Tzu usually ranges between 9-16 lbs. Baxter is 26+ lbs, not fat, just a little barrel-shaped. Much bigger than either a Pomeranian or a Shih-Tzu. But sure enough, according to Embark, he's 47.1% Pom, 46% Shih-Tzu, and 6.9% "Supermutt." Apparently one of his great-grandparents on each side was a mix, and that carried down to him.
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Post by paleo on Jan 23, 2022 14:45:28 GMT -5
I discussed this topic with a dog breeder/animal science professor years ago. He sold pups at about 8 weeks and the owners would routinely bring these pups back to his kennel for training. He said that they did not recognize each other. Despite his credentials, I don't believe him. I take my dogs, and my sons' dogs, to a dog park frequently. They tend to seek out and play with dogs of their own breed. We know dogs have an incredible sense of smell, I've met dogs and then gone several years without seeing them and when I do see them again just a couple smells and they know who I am. They also recognize voices/sounds but they're not as good at visual identification. I just met a dog, in a ski shop, on our last ski vacation, and the dog, normally avoiding people, came and sat down next to me, leaned up against me, put his head on me and wanted pets. Some of the people on the ski shop, that were watching, asked me if I was a dog whisperer, I said "yes I am" and they said, "we can see that". Anxious to go back and see how I'm greeted.
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Dog DNA
Jan 23, 2022 19:10:23 GMT -5
Post by jdd2 on Jan 23, 2022 19:10:23 GMT -5
Not gonna search it out, but there've been studies specifically done on dogs and other animals, what the variables/factors/limits are. kin recognition: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kin_recognition
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Dog DNA
Jan 23, 2022 20:13:38 GMT -5
Post by Marshall on Jan 23, 2022 20:13:38 GMT -5
Your kidding me aren't you. People don't really do Ancestry checks on their pets, do they?
**shakes head**
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Post by John B on Jan 23, 2022 20:47:50 GMT -5
Your kidding me aren't you. People don't really do Ancestry checks on their pets, do they? **shakes head**
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Post by Village Idiot on Jan 23, 2022 20:56:00 GMT -5
My daughter and family have 2 rescue dogs that they've adopted in the last couple years. One was a local dog the other was from the south, Alabama. Recently my daughter decided to have DNA tests done on them to see what breeds were in their genetic background. The results are back and the genetics was interesting but more interesting was the additional information. The test company said they had tested another dog that was Bear's brother, the Alabama dog, a dog named Barkley, and he lived near them! Last Saturday,after contacting Barkley's "parents" the dogs met. After much sniffing the dogs appeared to remember each other. They played and seemed to enjoy each other's company. A happy reunion brought about by DNA testing on a rescue dog. That's a cool story. Our husky had the same reunion with his sister, just no so far away and we knew who she was. They sniffed a bit and got along immediately. How cool to have that happen across such a long distance.
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