I'm hearing reports that the DNA marker tests are pretty unreliable--for example, people testing a dog of a known breed and getting unlikely results.
But, if you posit that American Eskimo/Husky breeds have likely commonalities (similar progenitors for the breeds), then maybe she's something like an Am Eskimo and a JRT cross?
I find the testing fascinating--I just don't really believe the results all too often.
They are narrowing the haplotype frequencies down more and more, the problem is not having a wide range database with more samples to draw from... it's a young science, give it time. The world is doing fascinating stuff with DNA, mDNA and other types of genetic sequencing.
One of the things I find questionable is some of the 'roots' and ancestral DNA sites which tout being able to definitively report on a person's ancestry---with, as you said, having an accuracy range only and probably not the most accurate sequencing machines available...
I went with the testing service my vet recommended, Wisdom Panel. They use blood instead of a cheek swab, have a library of 157 breeds, and claim 90% accuracy.
My vet felt the results were correct with regards Gaby. Her behavior--like her talkativeness--pointed to Husky. Gaby's larger than most terriers as well. 15 inches or so at the shoulder, maybe, and close to 35 pounds.
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Date: 2009-03-04 05:46 am (UTC)But, if you posit that American Eskimo/Husky breeds have likely commonalities (similar progenitors for the breeds), then maybe she's something like an Am Eskimo and a JRT cross?
I find the testing fascinating--I just don't really believe the results all too often.
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Date: 2009-03-04 06:57 am (UTC)One of the things I find questionable is some of the 'roots' and ancestral DNA sites which tout being able to definitively report on a person's ancestry---with, as you said, having an accuracy range only and probably not the most accurate sequencing machines available...
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Date: 2009-03-04 01:09 pm (UTC)My vet felt the results were correct with regards Gaby. Her behavior--like her talkativeness--pointed to Husky. Gaby's larger than most terriers as well. 15 inches or so at the shoulder, maybe, and close to 35 pounds.