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@godsgal41 Yeah, according to Wisdom Panel's own data, we should expect for about 10% of the mixed-breed results to be incorrect. And that's not including the results with asterisks, where that number would be a bit higher. Additionally, there are probably some where the sample was bad - it's...

@phillnb25 I think Mars bought out a company called BioPet (and maybe others?) a few years ago. The only other one I think is still around is DNA My Dog, but their breed database is tiny compared to Wisdom Panel's - which they try to make a selling point: At $60 it's really not much less than...

@onochie They have published statistics about how accurately the test can determine breed in purebreds in blind tests - it's 99% (Dr. Ostrander is the one who patented the Wisdom Panel, so the one she discusses in this article is the same as that test). They've also reported that extensive...

@imagebeastmarkbeast Ah, gotcha. The terminology for these dogs is so confusing! People use "pit bull" as both a breed and a type, and "bully" can refer to both the group and a breed within it as well... I guess it also partly reflects the fluidity and overlapping of the breeds in that group...

@onemanband2112 I included the link to every result on the spreadsheet, so you can check out specific the Am Staff/Staffy/Bulldog mixes if you're curious about them! And yes! /@humbl3m1nd actually had all of her three bully mixes tested. One of hers was the one that came back as a "possible...

@imagebeastmarkbeast Snout length is one of those things that seems to get averaged out rather than inherited on a simple dominant/recessive - probably because there are multiple genes controlling it. Sort of like the difference between skin color vs. eye color, where kids with a light- and a...

@miminonoko Awesome! You should definitely tell them to run the purebred test as American English Coonhound if you think it's remotely possible - it doesn't change how they run the test except that you'll get extra charts you might not get if you submit as mixed breed. There's a new test out...

@miminonoko I'm glad you think it's interesting! Further back than a generation, it's really a toss-up whether you'll see any significant breed-specific traits - this dog is 1/4 Pug, for example (Mini Poodle + "Jug," a designer mix of Jack Russell and Pug), but you wouldn't really know it except...

I'm a mod over at /r/DoggyDNA, a sub where people can post their dogs' DNA test results. Because I'm the type who thinks data analysis is fun, I've been keeping track of the all the DNA results people have posted here, in hopes that eventually it would be useful. You can view the spreadsheet I...