The dog featured on this page is comprised of various dog breeds.

Learn more about DNA testing

We’ve all heard about DNA testing for humans, but did you know that there is also DNA
testing for dogs? Like human DNA tests, dog DNA testing can reveal very interesting information about the breed make-up of a dog and provide insight into various dog characteristics. 

While it’s certainly not necessary to know the breed make-up of a mixed-breed dog, we understand that some of our American Mutt-i-grees Club members are curious about the breed mix of their pet - and want to learn more about its detailed breed composition.

 

Testing is simple

If you live in the Tri-State area, please call our Muttigrees shelter location to schedule a DNA test with a veterinarian:

Pet Health Center
(516) 883-7579

Alternatively, there’s a simple, accurate, state-of-the-art DNA-based test that dog owners can use at home to genetically determine the breed composition of their mixed-breed
dog.  This mail-in test is simple, convenient and non-invasive, and no special handling is required for the DNA Cheek Swab Collection Kit.  Swabbing is done easily and comfortably by you, the pet owner, avoiding the difficulties and expense of other DNA sampling methods. 

The Canine Heritage™ Breed Test provides simple, step-by-step instructions to take and return your pet’s DNA cheek swab sample to the testing laboratory via a pre-paid mailer.  In 4-6 weeks results will be provided in the form of a frame quality PawPrint Certificate of DNA Breed Analysis. 

DNA Certificates

If you provide a digital photo of your pet (following the kit instructions provided), that photo will also be printed on your PawPrint™ Certificate, at no extra charge.

 

Mutt-i-grees DNA Registry

As our club members obtain genetic DNA test results, the American Mutt-i-grees Club will retain those results in a mixed-breed DNA registry. 

If you’re interested in ordering The Canine Heritage™ Breed Test and in receiving a DNA report for your dog, just click on the link below:

Canine Heritage

The Canine Heritage™ Breed Test can identify over 100 breeds:

 


Afghan
Hound
Airedale Terrier
Akita
Alaskan Malamute
American Eskimo Dog
American Water Spaniel
Australian Shepherd
Australian Terrier
Basenji
Basset Hound
Beagle
Bearded Collie
Belgian Sheepdog
Belgian Tervuren
Bernese Mountain Dog
Black and Tan Coonhound
Bloodhound
Blue Tick Coonhound
Border Collie
Border Terrier
Borzoi
Boston Terrier
Bouviers des Flandre
Boxer
Brittany
Brussels Griffon
Bull Terrier
Bulldog
Bullmastiff
Cairn Terrier
Canaan Dog
Cardigan Welsh Corgi
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Chesapeake Bay Retrieve
Chihuahuar

Chinese Crested
Chinese Shar-Pei
Chow Chow
Clumber Spaniel
Cocker Spaniel
Collie
Dachshund
Dalmatian
Doberman Pinscher
English Cocker Spaniel
English Coonhound
English Setter
English Toy Spaniel
Field Spaniel
Flat-Coated Retriever
French Bulldog
German Shepherd Dog
German Shorthaired Pointer
German Wirehaired Pointer
Giant Schnauzer
Golden Retriever
Gordon Setter
Great Pyrenees
Greyhound
Irish Setter
Irish Terrier
Italian Greyhound
Keeshonden
Kerry Blue Terrier
Labrador Retriever
Lhasa Apso
Mastiff
Miniature Pinscher
Miniature Schnauzer
Newfoundland
Norwich Terrier

Old English Sheepdog
Papillon
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
Plott Coonhound
Pointer
Pomeranian
Poodle
Pug
Puli
Red Bone Coonhound
Rhodesian Ridgeback
Rottweiler
Saluki
Samoyed
Schipperke
Scottish Deerhound
Scottish Terrier
Shetland Sheepdog
Shiba Inu
Shih Tzu
Siberian Husky
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
St. Bernard
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Standard Schnauzer
Tibetan Spaniel
Tibetan Terrier
Treeing Walker
Vizsla
Weimaraner
Whippet
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
Yorkshire Terrier
Posted Under:muttigrees | 4 Comments

Comments


DNA Worldwide UK, a

DNA Worldwide UK, a specialist DNA Testing Company providing a comprehensive range of home DNA test and legal DNA tests. Also providing paternity testing, ... Paternity testing from DNA Diagnostics Centre is convenient and easy. We provide DNA testing kits to clients needing a paternity test or other DNA services ... top news DNA Diagnostics Center performs 3 out of 4 private paternity tests. DDC is the most recommended and accredited DNA paternity testing laboratory specializing ... DNA Genealogy: Revolutionizing Genealogy. Mapping the World's DNA. Extend your concept of family through DNA testing. Connect with others to share and ... online 23andMe provides genetic testing for over 100 traits and diseases as well as DNA ancestry. Our mission is to be the world's trusted source of personal ... Paternity Test, DNA Paternity Tests and more information about at home test kits from DNATesting.com.Results Login - Reading test results - Eye Color Paternity Test online 1 Oct 2009 ... Genelex DNA testing lab has led the genetic testing industry since 1987, providing accurate, accredited paternity testing, ancestry, ... Establishing DNA fingerprints for the purpose of determining ancestral pedigrees. Testing is available to both amateur and professional genealogists. DNA testing laboratory with superior accuracy on DNA paternity test. You can get DNA testing kit for Paternity test. DNA test in our laboratories are ... A genealogical DNA test examines the nucleotides at specific locations on a person's DNA for genetic genealogy purposes. The test results are not meant to ... 416667528

At least three early species

At least three early species of the Homo genus began spreading out of Africa roughly 400,000 years ago, and thus lived for a considerable period in contact with canine cissp species. Despite this,E20-001 there is no evidence of any adaptation of canine species to the presence of the close relatives of modern man. If dogs were cissp certification domesticated, as believed, roughly 15,000 years ago, the event (or events) would have coincided with a large expansion in human territory and the development of agriculture. This has led some biologists to cissp exam suggest that one of the forces that led to the domestication of dogs was a shift in human lifestyle in the form of established human settlements. Permanent settlements would have coincided with a greater amount of disposable food and would have created a barrier between wild and anthropogenic canine populations.

At least three early species

At least three early species of the Homo genus began spreading out of Africa roughly 400,000 years ago, and thus lived for a considerable period in contact with canine cissp species. Despite this,E20-001 there is no evidence of any adaptation of canine species to the presence of the close relatives of modern man. If dogs were cissp certification domesticated, as believed, roughly 15,000 years ago, the event (or events) would have coincided with a large expansion in human territory and the development of agriculture. This has led some biologists to cissp exam suggest that one of the forces that led to the domestication of dogs was a shift in human lifestyle in the form of established human settlements. Permanent settlements would have coincided with a greater amount of disposable food and would have created a barrier between wild and anthropogenic canine populations.

Domestic dogs inherited a

Domestic dogs inherited a complex social hierarchy and behaviors from their wolf ancestors. Dogs are pack animals with a complex set of behaviors related to determining each dog's position in the social hierarchy,350-029 and they exhibit various postures and other means of nonverbal communication that reveal their states of mind.These sophisticated forms of social cognition and communication may account for their trainability, playfulness,642-105 and ability to fit into human households and social situations,642-873 and these attributes have earned dogs a unique relationship with humans despite being potentially dangerous apex predators.