Our friend Lynn and her family recently adopted a dog from the Howard County Animal Adoption Center, Md. and he was listed as a Boston Terrier mix. She explained that she had the dog's DNA tested to learn more about him (it gives clues on behavior, temperament, etc.). Lynn said, "You first send in a swab taken from your dog's cheek that has cheek cells on it and they run DNA tests to determine breed. If your dog is multiple breeds (aka a mutt) they have obviously different amounts of each breed in them depending on lineage. Just like us. So the DNA test tells you not only the breeds they have in them, but how much of each they possess:
Level 1 is 75% or more of particular breed
Level 2 is 37 to 74%; Level 3 is 20 to 36%; Level 4 is 10 to 19%; Level 5 is less than 10%
Her dog "Eddie" ended up being Level 2 Boston Terrier, Level 3 Chow Chow and Level 5 for Afghan Hound and Bichon Frise (she doesn't see either of those in him at all , but then it could be 1% for each). So he's mostly Boston and either a fifth to a third Chow Chow which could be the reason he doesn't have the bulging eyes of a Boston or the short snout. But the coloring, the ears, the temperament, and size are all Boston, she said.
As for his personality, Lynn said "He is a TOTAL STITCH and he's got a good sense of humor. He is very bouncy and he loves to go through culverts and is not afraid of ANYTHING. He is terrier through and through. He's a brat, but a good hearted one. He is my boy." Congratulations, Lynn and family!
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