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Mixed Ancestry

  • Allie, a Staffordshire Terrier and Australian Cattle Dog mix tested with EmbarkVet.com Allie, a Staffordshire Terrier and Australian Cattle Dog mix tested with EmbarkVet.com
    5 months old

“Allie was born in a shelter in northern California. At eight weeks old she took a long truck ride to the Oregon Humane Society in Portland, Oregon where she was listed for adoption as a pitbull/mix that night. She was the pretties dog in her litter, looking more like a beagle than a pitbull, she was the first dog adopted the next morning. Allie is now 5 months old and has developed a heavy muscle structure and her cute button ears have turned to rose ears. Soon we'll know what is in the "mix".”

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Genetic Breed Result

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Staffordshire Terrier

Staffordshire Terriers, sometimes referred to as "pit bull" type, are intelligent and trainable dogs. They can have a lot of energy and are often great canine athletes!

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Australian Cattle Dog

A classic cattle dog, Australian Cattle Dogs were developed from a mixture of breeds in Australia in the 19th century, and still maintain their energetic herding instincts today.

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Boxer

Developed in Germany, the Boxer is a popular family dog: patient, loyal and smart-requiring lots of exercise and proper training. For active families or owners looking for a rambunctious jogging buddy, Boxers may be the perfect breed. Boxers delight their humans with their sense of humor and affectionate nature.

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German Shepherd Dog

German Shepherds are confident, courageous dogs with a keen sense of smell and notable intelligence. These are active working dogs who excel at many canine sports and tasks -- they are true utility dogs! Their versatility combined with their loyal companionship has them consistently listed as one of the most popular breeds in the United States.

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Border Collie

Border Collies are highly energetic and work-oriented herding dogs, whose stamina is matched by their intelligence and alertness. While they excel at the herding they were bred for, many Border Collies also enjoy flyball, obedience, and other canine sports. As long as they have a job to do and are physically and mentally stimulated, Border Collies can make excellent companions for the right owners.

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Rottweiler

Originally used for driving cattle and protecting valuable convoys, Rottweilers are now popular family pets as well as guard, police and military dogs.

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Discover dogs who share a similar breed mix to Allie. A higher score means the two dogs have more of their breed mix in common. A score of 100% means they share the exact same breed mix!

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DNA Breed Origins

Breed colors:
Staffordshire Terrier
Australian Cattle Dog
Boxer
German Shepherd Dog
Border Collie
Rottweiler

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Here’s what Allie’s family tree may have looked like.
Allie
Family Tree From Embark PARENTS GRANDPARENTS GREAT GRANDPARENTS Mixed Staffordshire Terrier mix Staffordshire Terrier / Rottweiler mix Australian Cattle Dog / Border Collie mix Staffordshire Terrier Boxer / German Shepherd Dog mix Staffordshire Terrier Rottweiler mix Australian Cattle Dog Border Collie Staffordshire Terrier Staffordshire Terrier Boxer German Shepherd Dog mix
While there may be other possible configurations of her family’s relationships, this is the most likely family tree to explain Allie’s breed mix.
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Through Allie’s mitochondrial DNA we can trace her mother’s ancestry back to where dogs and people first became friends. This map helps you visualize the routes that her ancestors took to your home. Their story is described below the map.

Haplogroup

A1a

Haplotype

A17

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A1a

Allie’s Haplogroup

A1a is the most common maternal lineage among Western dogs. This lineage traveled from the site of dog domestication in Central Asia to Europe along with an early dog expansion perhaps 10,000 years ago. It hung around in European village dogs for many millennia. Then, about 300 years ago, some of the prized females in the line were chosen as the founding dogs for several dog breeds. That set in motion a huge expansion of this lineage. It's now the maternal lineage of the overwhelming majority of Mastiffs, Labrador Retrievers and Gordon Setters. About half of Boxers and less than half of Shar-Pei dogs descend from the A1a line. It is also common across the world among village dogs, a legacy of European colonialism.

A17

Allie’s Haplotype

Part of the large A1a haplogroup, this common haplotype is found in village dogs across the globe. Among breed dogs, we find it most frequently in Labrador Retrievers, Boxers, and Mastiffs.

Shar Pei dogs think A1a is the coolest!

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The Paternal Haplotype reveals a dog’s deep ancestral lineage, stretching back thousands of years to the original domestication of dogs.

Are you looking for information on the breeds that Allie inherited from her mom and dad? Check out her breed breakdown and family tree.

Paternal Haplotype is determined by looking at a dog’s Y-chromosome—but not all dogs have Y-chromosomes!

Why can’t we show Paternal Haplotype results for female dogs?

All dogs have two sex chromosomes. Female dogs have two X-chromosomes (XX) and male dogs have one X-chromosome and one Y-chromosome (XY). When having offspring, female (XX) dogs always pass an X-chromosome to their puppy. Male (XY) dogs can pass either an X or a Y-chromosome—if the puppy receives an X-chromosome from its father then it will be a female (XX) puppy and if it receives a Y-chromosome then it will be a male (XY) puppy. As you can see, Y-chromosomes are passed down from a male dog only to its male offspring.

Since Allie is a female (XX) dog, she has no Y-chromosome for us to analyze and determine a paternal haplotype.

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