dog breed dna testing?

There is "bias" and no "cheating" - the test will tell you which genetic markers the dog has which match the markers of dogs sampled from various pure breeds... but that doesn't necessarily actually tell you anything about the dog's actual pedigree.

For example: Bloodhounds were cross-bred with Bassets to save the breed after the World Wars, ALL of the Retriever breeds have common ancestry or were crossed until about 100-150 years ago, almost all breeds were developed from other breeds and those markers may still be there even though the dog carrying them is a Manchester Terrier and not a Whippet (and ancestor of Manchesters) for example.

The test also does not have information on all breeds or all lines within a breed - there is a great video on youtube of a purebred, AKC Champion American Staffordshire Terrier, while some argue that the test "doesn't test for AmStaff" I would have expected it to come back with some kind of related breed instead of a Border Collie as the best match! The test did indicate both Bulldog and Boston Terrier, which are related to AmStaff, but it would be asinine to think that there was ANY Border Collie in the last 200+ years of that dog's pedigree!

Thus, the test can be fun, but cannot actually accurately indicate the actual breeds in a mix.

DNA trying out to figure out your dogs breed is a rip-off. A vet I used to work for began providing it to his customers (a part of why I left) although he KNEW it was not accurate (but would make him alot of cash). Plus what do you do if the experiment says your canine is a component whatever it is not - argue? Finding out principally what breed your dog is won't alternate whatever - you will still love your canine the same - correct? Except you just like the inspiration of jogging around telling individuals, "Oh she's not a mutt - she's 30% German Shepherd, 30% Doberman, and forty% Beagle." AKA A Mutt.

to me they are a waste of money and just used for fun

have heard of people testing purebreds that showed up mixes

\just ask your vet or love the dogs as they are.

ALL ARE PROVEN ***SCAMS***!!!!!!!

You have unknown & unguessable mutts-get over it.