I recently did a DNA test on my mix, Piper. This was a blood test, not the new swab tests you are now seeing all over. I can't compare, I never did the swab test, but may to compare the results. According to this test done by the company" WISDOM PANEL", my dog Piper, shows a significant amount of german shepherd, distant traces of german short hair pointer and mini schnauzer, and faint signals of other breeds not strong enough to identify. The words I used above are from the report. If you check out Piper on my profile, you can only notice GSD which is what the report says as well. Interesting, I only did it for the heck of it, it cost me $160.00 beans. Below is their web site. By the way, my vet took the blood and sent it to the lab.

http://www.whatsmydog.com/

Frank

I donate time and money to shelters as well as the aspca all year long.

Interesting.  I'm skeptical though.  My immediate reaction is that I'm with Dobeluvr.  How come they say that it cannot be used on pure bred dogs in their FAQ?  Isn't that part of the question you're asking?  What mixes are my dog and one answer might possibly it's a purebred that doesn't look it?

How would they distinguish working dogs like a Husky?  Dogs that were bred for their ability to perform?  I'm not a geneticist so I can't tell if this company is legit or not.  I looked at their publications and it's all newspaper and TV show reports.  They don't list any scientific publications supporting them.

I'll try to dig around a little more.  Let us know if you find out any more information on the science behind this.  If the evidence is from peer reviewed science publications, not if it's just someone vet off the street saying that it works.  If it's true and valid, I'm interested in expanding my knowledge.  I personally  wouldn't do this because I really don't care what my dogs are

I'm wondering if this is something like the Full Body CT scan fad a few years back.  Scan of your entire body and make sure you don't have any diseases.  Lot's of people made big bucks off of that while it lasted.  It had no scientific evidence that it did any good and probably made things worse. The medical specialty groups turned against the people doing it.  Now this is in my field so I know something about this.

I'll dig more as well, This test could keep the thieves in check that sell over priced "designer" breeds.

Frank

I would much rather spend my money on this then a WIG for my dog. That is unbelieveable.  Anyways, I suppose it would be nice to know if a mixed breed has any genetic predisposition that some purebreds have. 

Also my black dog (shelter dog as all mine are/were)  looks like a purebred Flatcoat retriever ~~ I'm sure he's not but it would be kinda nice to know if he has any in him. But like Frank I wouldn't love him any less no matter what.

Haven't you ever bought anything you didnt need but you just wanted it?

And no I'm not having the test done because my funds wont stretch that far but I also donate time, $$$ towels dishes etc. to shelters and animal organizations.

I'm not sure either Frank~

 If someone buys from a pet store, backyard breeder, etc, they have not done their homework and they are at high risk for all manner of problems; mental, physical, medical, etc etc.  They are supporting a horrible practice and ending up with a non purebred is the least of their potential problems.