Advancements in technology and genetics in the past twenty years have allowed people to trace their lineage. With proper sampling, people can go decades—even centuries—into the past to find out about their family origins. Normally, you send in a sample of your saliva and the tests give you the results of your background.

There is also a DNA test for dogs to help determine their breed!

But just like any other DNA test, the results can leave you, and your pup surprised—or just disappointed. Do you know how some people think they’re one ethnicity when they’re really another? Well, the same thing can happen with dog breeds. Sometimes, we can be completely mistaken about what breeds our pups are, as one New York woman found out when she tested her prized designer dog.

Phyllis Von Saspe bought a $1,700 dog named Emma, believing it to be a mix of a Shih Tzu and a Yorkie.

When Phyllis tested Emma, she was dismayed to find out she was a mix of a Shih Tzu and a Pomeranian, otherwise known as a mutt. “I feel deceived,” Phyllis said to Inside Edition. As it turns out, other dogs believed to be one breed were discovered by their owners to be another.

It does leave the question as to why dog DNA results are different than what breeders and store owners say.

As it turns out, false information regarding dog breeds is more common than thought. Cliff Mintz bought what he believed to be a purebred Havanese from a breeder in New Jersey. Cliff gave his dog, Moose, the test, revealing him to be not a purebred Havanese but part Shih Tzu

Inside Edition reached out to Kathleen Summers of the Humane Society of the United States to use the same tests on dogs claimed to be purebred.

Summers and the Inside Edition team went over to the Chelsea Kennel Club in Manhattan, where they found a dog repeatedly told by the owner to be a Coton de Tulear. Summers and the team purchased the ‘purebred’ named Jak for $950 before being given the DNA test.

Embark, a company specializing in analyzing Dog DNA, revealed that Jak is a mix of many different breeds; Maltese, Havanese, and other breeds. “He’s a mutt just like my dog at home,” said Embark Chief Science Officer and Co-founder, Adam Boyko.

It turns out that registration papers signed by breeders label dogs as purebred rather than DNA tests.

After the test, Jak was given a new home in Baltimore with owners who couldn’t care any less what breed he is. “We don’t care if he’s a Coton or a Maltese or whatever,” said Jak’s new owner, Sarah Jensen. “We are going to love him forever.” She makes a good point; at the end of the day, a dog’s breed doesn’t matter, it needs love all the same. However, if you still want a specific breed, be sure to do some thorough research.

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Source: YouTube – Inside Edition, Inside Edition