HOW ACCURATE ARE DNA PANELS? Dog owners often get the question when they are out and about with their pup, “What kind of dog is he/she?”, and many rescue dog owners can’t give a confident answer back to that question! One of the many benefits of rescuing a dog is the unique mix of breeds that can make rescue dogs unique from any dogs purchased from a breeder or pet store. Rescue dogs often come with a question mark next to their breed because we can only speculate by the way they look. Still, many rescue owners are curious as to what breeds their dogs lowcountry dog 26
WE PUT THEM TO TEST... Written by Kelly Glasson, staff writer are for health reasons, behavioral reasons or just pure curiosity. Dog DNA Panels have been created to determine just that- what is your dog mixed with? So how do these tests work? Almost all DNA panels start by sending a DNA swab kit to the dog owner’s home. Then the owner will take a swab of their dog’s cheek and send it back for analysis. Each company that sells DNA kits has a database of unique DNA markers associated with each breed of dog. Through comparing the unique markers in your dog’s DNA with the
