Daily archives: June 14, 2016


DNA my dog – or what is Doris 1

Recently I was offered the chance to have one of my dogs DNA tested to try to learn more about them. Both were rescues so it’s hard to find out much about them. I believe that they are both saluki, as does our vet, and the Dogs Trust where we adopted them from also did. They look like salukis, act like salukis and even run like salukis. I can’t accept that either of them is not saluki really, at least 80% saluki I assumed. However that is not what Doris’ test said! I’ve crossed out the family name and Doris’ I.D number but this is apparently “her”. Mostly greyhound and a good chunk of poodle. I’m not saying it is wrong, but I am struggling to accept it. The vet says nope! The service itself is good, you pop on to a website that then recommends the most suitable DNA […]