A few weeks ago I posted about my mother’s dog, Nanai, an apparent Pit-Shepherd mix with an odd of instinctive behaviors. We wiped Nanai’s cheek with a swab from Canine Heritage and, a few weeks later, got the results: No primary breeds (meaning neither of her parents was a purebred), …

When Nanai was picked up as a stray and brought into NYC Animal Care & Control’s Manhattan shelter, where I was a volunteer, everyone thought she’d be adopted right away. After all, she didn’t look that much like a Pit Bull, compared to the other dogs at the shelter; she …

So several weeks after sending Chewy’s cheek swab to the makers of the Canine Heritage Breed Test, the mailman brought me a lovely certificate with a photo of Chewy’s equally lovely face printed right on it. And while 50% of the results were somewhat expected the other 50% were quite surprising!

Chloe’s digging habits and body shape lead me to think that she may have some hound blood, perhaps Beagle. Her head looks more like a herding dog — maybe an Australian Shepherd or Border Collie? But that doesn’t account for her large curled and fluffy tail, which looks like it could belong to a dog in the Spitz family.

Everyone stops to ask “What is she?” when Molly goes for a romp in the dog park. She is an 11-lb. bouncy blonde with pantaloons, a fluff of a tail she holds high, and crooked, wispy ears. Since Molly is a determined little digger, her pregnant owner worried she would …

Beth Skewis and Jackson relax in the Puppy Bowl green room. Puppy Bowl VII is airing right now on Animal Planet, and since all the “players” are Petfinder alumni, we picked two of them to get DNA tests from our partner, Canine Heritage Breed Test. Today we’re sharing the results. …

Jennifer adopted McCartney as a puppy from Wright-Way Rescue in Chicago. Guest blogger Jennifer Zentz lives in Indianapolis with her dog, McCartney, loves photographing him and is the volunteer co-chair of the Humane Society of Indianapolis‘ Mutt Strut fundraiser. Today she tells us about using the Canine Heritage Breed Test …

Jennifer Zentz lives in Indianapolis with her dog, McCartney, loves photographing him and is the volunteer co-chair of the Humane Society of Indianapolis‘ Mutt Strut fundraiser. She previously posted about adopting McCartney and using the Canine Heritage Breed Test to determine the breeds in his background. Here, she shares the …

Jackson was escorted to Puppy Bowl by Pet Assistance League of Virginia (PAL-VA) in Stafford. Puppy Bowl VII will air on Feb. 6 on Animal Planet, and since all the “players” are Petfinder alumni, we picked two of them to get DNA tests from our partner, Canine Heritage Breed Test. …

We adopted Pepper 11 years ago from the Humane Society at Lollypop Farm in Fairport, NY, and have been blessed to have her as a member of our family. We couldn’t have asked for a sweeter, kinder, more loving dog to adopt. But not a day goes by that someone doesn’t ask me what breed Pepper is.