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We did a DNA test on our rescue pup and got some... Interesting results.
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Rug_Pisser piefed.zip Rug_Pisser@piefed.zip
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We did a DNA test on our rescue pup and got some... Interesting results.

Here's the percentages. There are clues here and in my previous posts as to where in the world our pup was born, but bonus points available to whoever can guess the closest geographical location.

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thagoat lemmy.dbzer0.com thagoat@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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So.... Good Boi?

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Rug_Pisser piefed.zip Rug_Pisser@piefed.zip
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So.... Good Boi?

She's the bestest girl. Super intelligent and excellent rat catcher.

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RBWells lemmy.world RBWells@lemmy.world
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12% Dingo? How could that be anywhere but Australia?

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Rug_Pisser piefed.zip Rug_Pisser@piefed.zip
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This is her relaxing on the sofa bed.

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Rug_Pisser piefed.zip Rug_Pisser@piefed.zip
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12% Dingo? How could that be anywhere but Australia?

What about Fijian Street Dog? 😆

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FiniteBanjo feddit.online FiniteBanjo@feddit.online
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Dude might have some extra chromosomes for hitting false positives or something, no offence. Although having a lot of diversity makes sense in a Dingo, they're notorious for breeding with domesticated canines, but they'd sooner eat a chihuahua, pomeranian, terrier, or even a small collie.

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Viridian lemmy.sdf.org Viridian@lemmy.sdf.org
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Your dog is all of the dog.

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Rug_Pisser piefed.zip Rug_Pisser@piefed.zip
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Dude might have some extra chromosomes for hitting false positives or something, no offence. Although having a lot of diversity makes sense in a Dingo, they're notorious for breeding with domesticated canines, but they'd sooner eat a chihuahua, pomeranian, terrier, or even a small collie.

I guess we'll never know which of the adventurous relations actually interacted with the dingo.

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CarrierLost infosec.pub CarrierLost@infosec.pub
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#10 · Quote Reply

DNA confirms it: 100% dog.

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NaibofTabr infosec.pub NaibofTabr@infosec.pub
Joined: 2023-06-18
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The monk walked up to the dog vendor and said "Make me one with everything".

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RBWells lemmy.world RBWells@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-14
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This is her relaxing on the sofa bed.

Such a fantastic picture - the arms of the sofa look like fingers, like it's a tiny dog getting pinched!

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danekrae lemmy.world danekrae@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-11
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I bet it's more healthy than any one of those "pure breeds".

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RBWells lemmy.world RBWells@lemmy.world
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What about Fijian Street Dog? 😆

But DINGO, dude. Do they even live anywhere else?

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Obituarykidney lemmy.world Obituarykidney@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-04
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12% Dingo? How could that be anywhere but Australia?

Kelpies usually have a bunch in them, the Aussie cattle dogs too.

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Obituarykidney lemmy.world Obituarykidney@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-04
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This is her relaxing on the sofa bed.

Results seem accurate to me, this is my Kelpie Rottweiler. Face and size looks very similar. Super cuddly and loves the couch. He'll sprint to the bedroom if I ask him if he wants to have a nap with me.

Super smart though so you have to be careful what you say and how you say it. Adopted him and his brother at 4 weeks old and they were sitting on command by six weeks old. Knows about ten words just for "treat" because my husband and I ask each other if they've had one already before giving them one and they keep figuring out what we're saying. We have to text each other to ask if we want to take them to the park because even the inflection of asking that question with different words makes them go ballistic. They answer yes or no questions, didn't train them, they just figured it out. They also take turns while playing fetch, another thing we didn't teach them. They were playing fetch perfectly at like two months old and just naturally let each other have a turn.

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Rug_Pisser piefed.zip Rug_Pisser@piefed.zip
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But DINGO, dude. Do they even live anywhere else?

Probably not. And yes you're right she is Australian. Born in a remote outback indigenous community about a 20hr drive out of Perth Western Australia.

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Rug_Pisser piefed.zip Rug_Pisser@piefed.zip
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Results seem accurate to me, this is my Kelpie Rottweiler. Face and size looks very similar. Super cuddly and loves the couch. He'll sprint to the bedroom if I ask him if he wants to have a nap with me. Super smart though so you have to be careful what you say and how you say it. Adopted him and his brother at 4 weeks old and they were sitting on command by six weeks old. Knows about ten words ...

Oh I love him! He is absolutely assessing you and calculating the likelihood of treats/ walks / pats.

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Obituarykidney lemmy.world Obituarykidney@lemmy.world
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Oh I love him! He is absolutely assessing you and calculating the likelihood of treats/ walks / pats.

He sure is. Just to put in perspective how smart they are, this was how young they were when they did their their first sit on command. Be careful what you teach her, she'll use it for evil (cuddles when you're busy and treats when she's already had one)

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Rug_Pisser piefed.zip Rug_Pisser@piefed.zip
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He sure is. Just to put in perspective how smart they are, this was how young they were when they did their their first sit on command. Be careful what you teach her, she'll use it for evil (cuddles when you're busy and treats when she's already had one)

Boola absolutely aced her puppy training. Picked up every command straight away to the point that the trainer would get her to be the demonstration dog when showing a new command to the class.

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kmartburrito lemmy.world kmartburrito@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-02
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Alas, if this only meant she would live forever. Enjoy all of the criminally small amount of time you have with Boola! They are not with us nearly long enough.

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atrielienz lemmy.world atrielienz@lemmy.world
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Your dog is every dog like Whitney Houston was every woman.

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Kyrias lemmy.ca Kyrias@lemmy.ca
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#23 · Quote Reply

Dog DNA tests are nothing more than a gag gift.

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the_q piefed.social the_q@piefed.social
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#24 · Quote Reply

Mutts gonna mutt.

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Drusas fedia.io Drusas@fedia.io
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She's the bestest girl. Super intelligent and excellent rat catcher.

Could you teach your dog to teach my dog to catch rats? Thanks.

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4am lemmy.zip 4am@lemmy.zip
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Don’t let your homeowners insurance catch wind of this. They’ll say “2% Staffordshire Bull Terrier huh? Canceled!”

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elephantium lemmy.world elephantium@lemmy.world
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Can you confirm whether your dog has or has not, in fact, eaten any babies?

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elephantium lemmy.world elephantium@lemmy.world
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Results seem accurate to me, this is my Kelpie Rottweiler. Face and size looks very similar. Super cuddly and loves the couch. He'll sprint to the bedroom if I ask him if he wants to have a nap with me. Super smart though so you have to be careful what you say and how you say it. Adopted him and his brother at 4 weeks old and they were sitting on command by six weeks old. Knows about ten words ...

Sorta looks like he's planning a heist

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fonix232 fedia.io fonix232@fedia.io
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Everything and the kitchen sink ahh dog

Which means they most likely won't have any breed-specific issues, and it does not make them any less cute, awesome, or amazing.

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fonix232 fedia.io fonix232@fedia.io
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The monk walked up to the dog vendor and said "Make me one with everything".

"I want a cocktail. surprise me" and the bardogtender did

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Rug_Pisser piefed.zip Rug_Pisser@piefed.zip
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Can you confirm whether your dog has or has not, in fact, eaten any babies?

I'm saying nothing.

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p12s lemmy.blahaj.zone p12s@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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"What breed is she?"
"Yes"

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yenahmik lemmy.world yenahmik@lemmy.world
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Results seem accurate to me, this is my Kelpie Rottweiler. Face and size looks very similar. Super cuddly and loves the couch. He'll sprint to the bedroom if I ask him if he wants to have a nap with me. Super smart though so you have to be careful what you say and how you say it. Adopted him and his brother at 4 weeks old and they were sitting on command by six weeks old. Knows about ten words ...

I love when dogs cross their legs like that.

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FuglyDuck lemmy.world FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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This is her relaxing on the sofa bed.

I’m gonna need you to give her all the scritches and at least most the treats.

She deserves them!

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plateee piefed.social plateee@piefed.social
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#35 · Quote Reply

Ah, you too have a Heinz 57 dog. They're the best!

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Rug_Pisser piefed.zip Rug_Pisser@piefed.zip
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I’m gonna need you to give her all the scritches and at least most the treats. She deserves them!

This is an ongoing situation.

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RBWells lemmy.world RBWells@lemmy.world
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Don’t let your homeowners insurance catch wind of this. They’ll say “2% Staffordshire Bull Terrier huh? Canceled!”

That's clearly a lab mix. Those policies disallow every "breed" except labs so every dog is a "mutt, mostly Labrador Retriever."

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thenoirwolfess fedinsfw.app thenoirwolfess@fedinsfw.app
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That's clearly a lab mix. Those policies disallow every "breed" except labs so every dog is a "mutt, mostly Labrador Retriever."

If my under-the-counter tobacco dealer can ring it up as 'assorted vegetables' dog owners can do this

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BoosBeau lemmy.world BoosBeau@lemmy.world
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The bologna of canines

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iamthetot piefed.ca iamthetot@piefed.ca
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I'm gonna have to be a party pooper here but your test was probably bullshit

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krakloskewm lemmy.zip krakloskewm@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-10-09
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Hi, one dog please.

Which breed would you like?

Yes.

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Viking_Hippie lemmy.dbzer0.com Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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DNA confirms it: 100% dog.

The percentage of DOMESTIC dog is debatable, though, given the 12% dingo 😁

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Viking_Hippie lemmy.dbzer0.com Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Can you confirm whether your dog has or has not, in fact, eaten any babies?

Statistically, she's eaten 12% of babies

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_stranger_ lemmy.world _stranger_@lemmy.world
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#44 · (edited) Quote Reply

My dog would be insufferable if he knew he was 12% dingo

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elephantium lemmy.world elephantium@lemmy.world
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Statistically, she's eaten 12% of babies

🤣

This thread made me look up the origin of the phrase. Darker and more tragic than I'd remembered. I had been thinking it was a song or a band (which, well, there was a band by that name in an episode of Buffy...not sure if that should count).

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Treczoks lemmy.world Treczoks@lemmy.world
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#46 · Quote Reply

You should call him "Heinz", for him coming in 57 varieties.

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spicy pancake lemmy.zip janus2@lemmy.zip
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#47 · Quote Reply

"I want a cocktail. surprise me" and the bardogtender did

barktender

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jdr lemmy.ml jdr@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2021-07-28
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Catdog

Catdog

Alone in the world, a little Catdog

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IamMoonPie lemmy.world IamMoonPie@lemmy.world
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I'm gonna have to be a party pooper here but your test was probably bullshit

Came here to say this.

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porcelainpitcher lemmy.today porcelainpitcher@lemmy.today
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Catdog Catdog Alone in the world, a little Catdog

Ahhh... The days when my only responsibilities were to wipe my own butt and enjoy lunch time before the bell rang.

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Echo Dot feddit.uk echodot@feddit.uk
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And I was sure that at the end, it was going to say cat.

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