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More Unexpected Wisdom Panel Results

Last updated on July 13, 2017 By Puppy Leaks 19 Comments

Do you know what breeds make up your dogs heritage? If you’ve got a mixed breed dog you can find out by using a dog DNA test.

You take a sample from the inside of your dogs cheek, mail it in, and in a couple weeks you’ll have your results. I recently had my own dog tested; you can see the results here.

What Are Dog DNA Test Kits?

Wisdom Panel tests are dog DNA test kits you can buy for about $80. You take a DNA sample from your dogs cheek, send it in, and in about three weeks you’ll receive your dogs ancestry report.

I was hesitant at first but finally decided to try it out. Although I don’t see any Bernese Mountain Dog in Laika the rest of her results are pretty convincing.

How Accurate Are Wisdom Panel Tests?

The accuracy of the test results can vary. In 2009 the National Canine Research Council found Wisdom Panel to be 84% accurate when testing dogs with F1 parents, that is dogs who have two purebred parents. Mars has since added more genetic markers to their tests and claims 90% accuracy.

Doggie DNA tests can bring out some unexpected results. For the most part I wasn’t too surprised by many of the results, but a few really stuck out as odd. Results I would have never guessed. While browsing through the community section I found some more unexpected Wisdom Panel results.

Unexpected Dog DNA Results

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Susie’s results

Susie from Illinois

50% Akita
50% Rottweiler

 

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Clyde’s results

Cylde from New York

25% Alaskan Malamute
25% American Eskimo
25% Chow Chow
25% Russell Terrier

 

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TJ’s results

TJ Ryder from Louisiana

25% Cardigan Welsh Corgi
25% Lhaso Apso
25% Whippet
25% Mix

 

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Pepper K’s results

Pepper K from Nevada

25% English Cocker Spaniel
25% Lhaso Apso
25% Soft Coated Wheaton Terrier
25% Weimeraner

 

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Rusty’s results (I think Rusty is the definition of a Heinz 57 dog)

Rusty from Texas

12.5% Chinese Shar Pei
12.5% Rottweiler
12.5% Standard Schnauzer
62.5% Mix

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Anders’ results

Anders from New York

25% Boxer
25% Shiba Inu
25% Miniature Poodle
25% Scottish Deerhound

 

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Riley’s results

Riley from Oregon

25% Border Terrier
25% Pomeranian
25% Samoyed
12.5% Maltese
12.5% Mix

 

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Levi’s results

Levi from Connecticut

50% Papillion
25% Great Pyrenees
25% Mix

 

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Lucy’s results

Lucy from Iowa

50% Norwegian Elkhound
25% Shih Tzu
25% Mix

 

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Clover’s results

Clover from Minnesota

50% Labrador Retriever
25% Border Collie
25% Mix

 

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Waylon’s results

Waylon from California

50% Boxer
37.5% Irish Setter
12.5% Mix

 

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Ashby Lee’s results

Ashby Lee from Michigan

75% Carin Terrier
25% Great Dane

 

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Bailey’s results

Bailey from Ohio

25% Collie
25% Mastiff
25% Siberian Husky
25% Mix

I think I’m going to take the plunge and get my dog tested. I’ve always assumed she’s a Shepherd/Lab mix but it would be nice to know if there’s anything else significant in her ancestry. Have you tried out a Wisdom Panel test for your dog? Were you satisfied with the results? Did any surprising breeds show up?

Further Wisdom Panel Results

  • My dog Laika’s DNA Test Reults
  • Unexpected Wisdom Panel Results (July)
  • Unexpected Wisdom Panel Results (October)

So as you see I did end up buying a DNA test for my dog and I’m both pleased and entertained by the results. Results may not be guaranteed but they seem pretty accurate for my dog. They’ve helped explain some of her personality traits for sure.

I’d recommend a dog DNA test to anyone curious about their dogs ancestry. Check out Laika’s results for an example of the report you’ll receive.

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Comments

  1. Kate Obrien says

    September 22, 2014 at 7:44 pm

    We did a DNA test years ago on Tino. It was Canine Heritage test – they didn’t have the same percentages, but Tino is in the same camp as Rusty – a real Heinz. http://slimdoggy.com/doggie-dna/

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    • Jen Gabbard says

      September 23, 2014 at 1:39 pm

      Wow a real Heinz 57 for sure 🙂

      Reply
  2. Lauren Miller says

    September 23, 2014 at 1:24 am

    Some of those results are hilarious! I’ve been wanting to do the dna tests for a while but I can’t see wasting the money on it. Lol

    Reply
    • Jen Gabbard says

      September 23, 2014 at 1:36 pm

      I know, it took me so long to finally decide to do it. I’m trying my hardest not to think of it as a waste of money lol.

      Reply
  3. Rebekah Ward says

    September 23, 2014 at 3:14 am

    I have done the Wisdom Panel on two of my dogs, and actually did a similar post to this with some interesting results that people received.

    Reply
    • Jen Gabbard says

      September 23, 2014 at 1:36 pm

      It’s pretty addicting looking through their community, so many mixes I would never have guessed.

      Reply
  4. Sue Kottwitz says

    September 23, 2014 at 12:40 pm

    We got Rosie’s results last week and still can’t stop laughing. I’ll be blogging about it soon. I love what you’ve done here with these results. Rosie is a Heinz 57 like Rusty. It’s some of the breeds that have us shaking our heads.

    Reply
    • Jen Gabbard says

      September 23, 2014 at 1:37 pm

      Sweet, I can’t wait to see the results 🙂

      Reply
  5. HuskyCrazed says

    September 23, 2014 at 1:23 pm

    Some of these results are definitely odd! I am not too sure about these DNA tests. I have always wanted to get one done on Koda, because I am not too sure he is 100% husky, but I am pretty skeptical of these tests though.
    ღ husky hugz ღ frum our pack at Love is being owned by a husky!

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    • Jen Gabbard says

      September 23, 2014 at 1:37 pm

      Yeah not what I was expecting from a lot of these at all.

      Reply
  6. natalied6579 says

    September 25, 2014 at 9:46 pm

    Penguin came up as 50% Pomeranian, 25% mini schnauzer and 25% mix. We always thought she was a Schipperkee mix or maybe had daschund or corgi in there due to short legs and long body. I can 100% see the Pom though.

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    • Jen Gabbard says

      September 26, 2014 at 12:23 am

      I would have said Schipperke as well. It’s so fun trying to guess on our dogs; I can’t wait to try out ours. I can see the Pomeranian in there, Penguin is really cute.

      Reply
  7. Riely Jesme says

    September 25, 2014 at 10:01 pm

    When I adopted Sophie, she was listed as a beagle/spaniel mix by the rescue group that we fostered/adopted her from. I was certain that there was some beagle in there due to her face, size, and the white tip on her tail, but also speculated that there may be some pomeranian in her (her coloring, coat length/texture, and her puffy/curved tail were reminiscent of my grandmother’s pom). Her results came back as 50% mixed, 25% pomeranian, and 25% bullmastiff! She’s a 22lb dog :)! The test said that the mixed-breed heritage could have English sheepdog, Australian Shepard, or lab in it.

    The results were definitely surprising, but were fun to read about. Her temperament is all mastiff – she’s the most calm, loyal, and quiet dog that I’ve ever known. She’s also extremely smart and does seem to want to herd other dogs at the dog park (pom and perhaps sheepdog or shepard).

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    • Jen Gabbard says

      September 26, 2014 at 12:21 am

      I would have never guess Mastiff in any way, shape or form for Sophie. I would have definitely said Beagle mix, sometimes these tests come back with such interesting results. She’s super cute and I’m glad you had fun doing the test. I’m eagerly awaiting out kit to try it out.

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  8. handsome bob says

    September 25, 2014 at 11:05 pm

    The important thing to keep in mind is that the results are only 84% accurate even when dealing with two known-breed purebred parents. Always take this with a grain of salt. But it’s still fun to do.

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    • Jen Gabbard says

      September 26, 2014 at 12:19 am

      Yeah I think that’s why I’ve been so hesitant to buy a kit. I couldn’t resist anymore because I know regardless of the results it’ll be fun.

      Reply
  9. Stefanie Barone says

    May 1, 2020 at 3:23 am

    We were excited to get our pup’s DNA panel and expected it to say Mexican Street dog as he was rescued from Mexico. We were disappointed in the results as it didn’t tell us much. This was it:
    12.5% chow chow
    12.5% staffordshire terrier
    12.5% German shepard (ok I see this one)

    62.5 Terrier group and protection group (multiple breeds listed-no specifics) I tried to post a pic, but he looks like a shep/lab

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  10. Margot says

    December 1, 2020 at 2:28 am

    Actually I don’t think any of these are really surprising. I can see features of many of the breeds listed beneath the photos. The boxer cross setter looks pretty obvious when you have the DNA results to back it up for example. One might assume great dane but just morphing the features of those two breeds in photoshop will give something similar. I suppose dogs do not take after their parents 50/50, they may have throwback traits, they make take after one in size and the other in coat length or colour, some genes will be dominant and some recessive, just like humans, a lot of dogs of completely different colours seem to end up with black puppies with white bibs for some reason. Even the papillon + great pyrenees is not that strange given the dog is much bigger than a papillon and smaller than a pyranees (how is that mating even possible? Presumably one of the parents was only half pyranees.)

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  11. Marie says

    November 23, 2021 at 4:14 pm

    Had my pure bred registered dog tested, gave a random pure breed dog.

    But…when I took her to the vet had the 300$ test done..it said her actual breed… Wisdom panel has told people their dogs are purebred, when the they’re quite obviously mixed too.

    Reply

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