I Think Dog DNA Tests Are A Scam
Based on our results the jury is definitely out
3 min readSep 5, 2021
My dog, Dezi, is a shelter pup. I adopted her at 8 weeks old from the local humane society. Most dogs from this shelter are mixed breeds that have been rescued from reserves in surrounding areas.
Since Dezi’s mother was also at the shelter, by looking at mama the best they could tell me is that she’s a Shepherd mix. And since we got first pick of the litter we could clearly see that four of the puppies could pass as Shepherds.
Dezi and one of her siblings were the exceptions because they were both predominantly black with white markings. They were literally the black sheep of the family.
Her siblings looked like this:
Meanwhile, Dezi was over here looking like this:
In our first couple of months with Dezi we thought for sure she must have some Bernese in her, based on her coloring and how fast she…
