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Example Dog DNA Results

Your dog's DNA results come to you in the form of a Certificate of DNA Breed Analysis as shown here. As you can see, these results are reported in one, two or three categories.

  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • 'In the Mix'

It is important to remember that most mystery mutts will not have breeds listed in every category. As a matter of fact most mixed breeds will have nothing reported in the "Primary" category unless one of its parents is a purebred.

Your Certificate of DNA Breed Analysis

It is important to remember that most mystery mutts will not have breeds listed in every category. As a matter of fact most mixed breeds will have nothing reported in the "Primary" category unless one of its parents is a purebred. Some will receive results in only one category such as "In the Mix". What does this mean?

It could mean that the dog is composed of one or more additional breeds that are not included in our validated breeds. In many cases, however, it simply means that your best friend is composed of so many different breeds, only low amounts of identifiable breeds can be detected. Dogs mixed over many generations who do not have a purebred in their recent ancestry (great grandfather/mother), will not have a "primary" and in many cases, will not have a "secondary" either.

Consequently, adding more of the hundreds of existing breeds into our database may change the results for some, but for most, the results would remain exactly the same.

Example results

“The only info we had was that he was some sort of collie mix. We have always mused about his origins, never quite putting our fingers on it. Imagine our surprise to find out he has Bernese Mountain dog and Chow in him... After taking a second look we can see some of their traits in his face, especially the Bernese Mountain dog.”

Kitty Cannon

 

"When we adopted our puppy, we were told she was St. Bernard and whatever got over the fence. My husband and I completely dismissed this information, because the puppy looks nothing like a St. Bernard. We guessed the Boxer part because of her appearance. Your DNA analysis is right on, our puppy’s certificate says she is St. Bernard and Boxer!"

Rosalie and Leonard Sanchez

 


“Rags weighs about 30 pounds. He is a regular gentleman, he is. We thought he might be part Scotty and maybe part Poodle. He has a great personality… We strongly support adopting shelter dogs. They make wonderful companion animals, and there are so many who need forever homes.”

Brenda Patrick

What to expect

Certificate of DNA Breed Analysis Interpretation

Results are based on more than 100 identifiable breeds and are presented in three possible categories: Primary, Secondary and In the Mix”. Every dog's DNA composition is unique and breeds may not appear in all of the describe categories.


Primary – This category is intended to help owners recognise when their pet's DNA contains a majority of a specific breed. If your dog has a strong match to one of our over 100 breeds, then it is categorised as primary. Most mixed breed dogs will not usually have a breed in this category unless they have a pure-bred parent.


Secondary – This category reports breeds that might be easily recognisable within your dog. While these breeds may or may not have a strong influence on your pet, each breed listed makes up less than the majority of your dog's DNA.


In the Mix – This final category identifies breeds that have the least amount of influence on your pet's composition. They still appear, at low and measurable amounts, in your pet's DNA. If your pet's results only identify breeds in this category, it is possible your pet is composed of so many breeds only small influences from each breed can be detected.


Your dog's appearance may vary from the listed breed(s) due to the unique genetic expression in every individual. If your pet is made up of breeds outside of the 100 validated breeds of DNA Worldwide Doggy DNA Test, the test results may be minimal and may identify ancestral influences, causing seemingly unlikely breed results.