Absolutely not but most,unlike this, served some useful purpose. I could look at a picture of a dog and probably give you as “accurate” an assessment of its breed as this test does.
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Absolutely not but most,unlike this, served some useful purpose. I could look at a picture of a dog and probably give you as “accurate” an assessment of its breed as this test does.
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potentially knowing the breed of my dog is probably more useful than 70% of the things bought on woot, especially the numerous bags of crap.
let people spend their money how they want to, not how you want them to 
[QUOTE=zolttt, post:82, topic:391120]
potentially knowing the breed of my dog is probably more useful than 70% of the things bought on woot, especially the numerous bags of crap.
let people spend their money how they want to, not how you want them to
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People ARE free to buy what they want but I still don’t see any benefit to POTENTIALLY knowing the breed of your dog. Even if the results were 100% accurate how useful is that information?
I for one could have used one of these earlier on to know how large my dog would be, or at least have a better estimate since the vets guess was 25 lbs too high and the rescue 20 lbs too low… at least. secondly, my dog won’t live forever and id like to know what he is for future dog choices. thirdly, I want to know, fourthly I’m sick of people asking me and me not knowing.
again I ask… how useful are your woot purchases?
ps I donate to my dogs rescue, Feed him, get him groomed, take him to daycare at least once a week, he gets a bark box, even practically has his own bedroom, and has more treats and toys than some children… most of this is not necessary, nor is even owning a dog… doesn’t mean that I shouldn’t do any of it…
Hey guys, how about not arguing about what the other is purchasing? Talk about the merits of the product but purchases are an individual sport.
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People ARE free to buy what they want but I still don’t see any benefit to POTENTIALLY knowing the breed of your dog. Even if the results were 100% accurate how useful is that information?
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If I had known my dog’s breeds earlier, I would have been aware that she was prone to certain afflictions such as hay fever and laryngeal paralysis. The latter almost killed her; we thought her symptoms were just old age and nearly caught it too late. In our report from Wisdom Panel, it stated the disorder was something to look out for, and if I had known earlier, I would have educated myself on the symptoms and hopefully, would have recognized them sooner.
When it comes to training, some breeds are more responsive to reward based training (getting a treat) and some respond better to praise. Some do well with long training sessions, some can only take short bursts. Some breeds are very hard to train and some pick up things very quickly.
So basically what I’m saying, knowing your dog’s breed makeup can help a lot in caring for your dog, looking out for his future and planning proper training methods. That being said, each dog is unique and what is standard for the breed may not apply to the dog, but it’s a good place to start.
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Maybe beagle/lab/jack russell?
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The shelter told us he was a Husky mix. Yes? No? Maybe? It’ll be cool to discover something (who knows how accurate - seems the more breeds he contains, the less I’d be confident in the results) with this!
Pictures of dogs make me smile.
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Absolutely not but most,unlike this, served some useful purpose. I could look at a picture of a dog and probably give you as “accurate” an assessment of its breed as this test does.
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Having fun with your dog and your family is a “useful purpose” as far as I’m concerned, which is what I’ll be using the product for. Looking forward to mine arriving, as is my whole family!
Thirteen years of mystery finally put to rest.
I don’t know how I missed this woot! I check every day…
That said, I wish I’d known so I could have had Eliza tested. We always thought she was lab/ridgeback- she had the skinny ridgeback tail but the goofy lab personality. Sadly, we had her put to sleep last week. She was 13 and had cancer for many, many years. Poor thing was just worn out.
Oh, I see how I missed it. I lost track of the date. I was out of town when she took her major turn for the worse (16th). I returned the next day which was when we had the vet come.
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Oh, I see how I missed it. I lost track of the date. I was out of town when she took her major turn for the worse (16th). I returned the next day which was when we had the vet come.
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I’m sorry. 
That was fast! I logged in this morning and I think it said I had 15 days left for processing and now I just got an email with the results.
I always assumed my dog was Yellow Lab, German Shepherd and possibly Great Dane mix.
Turns out he’s a Australian Shepherd,
Boxer, Cardigan Welsh Corgi,
Entlebucher Mountain Dog Cross.
He’s 130lbs but the report says they estimate he’d weigh between 41 - 66 lbs. Although I guess other things can account for the size/weight.
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That was fast! I logged in this morning and I think it said I had 15 days left for processing and now I just got an email with the results.
I always assumed my dog was Yellow Lab, German Shepherd and possibly Great Dane mix.
Turns out he’s a Australian Shepherd,
Boxer, Cardigan Welsh Corgi,
Entlebucher Mountain Dog Cross.
He’s 130lbs but the report says they estimate he’d weigh between 41 - 66 lbs. Although I guess other things can account for the size/weight.
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That’s cool. If he’s a mix, he might well be a mix of mixes. My dad called one of our dogs a Heinz 114 (mix of two Heinz 57s).