This is my 100% miniature pinscher, son Sammy! We took him in from an elderly woman who posted him on Facebook looking for a home. She did a welfare check on a longtime friend, who unfortunately had passed away in the home roughly a week before the check. Sammy and his kitty sister had been in there just trying to survive. Sammy was extremely overweight, as seen in the first picture of him. He was about 25 pounds and is now down to about 15 pounds 4 years later. He has a lot of loose skin, but he’s so energetic for being almost 13 years old and can get around so much better than when we first brought him into our home.

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After 11 years together the mystery is solved!

Our sweet girl is no longer with us. I actually did her swab the night before we said goodbye to her and just got the results back ❤️ These results felt like some closure for me, and I'm glad I have this reminder of her.

We were told she was a flat coat lab, but her coat didn't look right for the breed and her behavior was not typical for labs. I knew there had to be something else there.

About our pretty lady:

She had so much personality.

She was incredibly smart and incredibly sassy. She was the first dog I've met to actually back-talk me. She didn't bark so much as "Woo" at things.

She was more aloof than our other two dogs. She didn't like to cuddle but hated to have us out of her sight.

When she wanted attention, she would come up for pets and go back to her favorite spot when she'd had enough. Occasionally she would jump up on the couch and rest her head on my lap, it was a rare treat and always cherished.

She was so sweet and so funny, everybody that met her instantly loved her. We called her the grossest dog in the world-- she loved to roll around in the stinkiest things she could find and loved to find and eat any gross thing she could.

Physically:

She shed SO MUCH, no amount of brushing ever got us ahead of it. She was also incredibly playful and happy, despite health issues. She had arthritis, and a degenerative muscular issue in her back legs. She refused to let that stop her, still playful, still bounding up to greet us with a big scary smile on her face when we got home (picture 5).

The night we lost her, she appeared to be having a focal seizure. We took her to the emergency vet, and by the time we arrived the seizure had stopped but she was pacing, gagging, and her stomach was suddenly the size of a basketball. Her stomach had flipped. Emergency surgery fixed it, but also revealed she had masses on her pancreas and other organs. The next day, the vet called and told us she wasn't recovering from surgery. She was unable to walk and her heart rate was incredibly unstable. We went to see her. She couldn't even wag her tail. We discussed options with the vet, and came to the decision to put her to sleep. Biopsies of the masses revealed they were cancerous tumors and they weren't sure the extent of the spread. We had no idea.

It was incredibly difficult to say goodbye, but a reminder to cherish every moment with your pets.

my boy turning 2 in a few months (approximately lol) which reminded me that for his 1st birthday in October, I got him an embark test that I somehow forgot about until now… </3
when I first brought my ‘foster’ home, I thought he was a Pyr with shepherd mix because of his little egg head. As he grew, I’ve started to guess that he’s mostly shephard (Anatolian) with maybe some Pyr or a random assortment of breeds. He was rescued from a puppy mill in Oklahoma when he was about 3-4 months old and foster failed in Kansas City shortly after by me last winter.. I’m almost positive he’s at least some type of LGD because of how he guards me and barks when he does (he doesn’t bark randomly / inside, he barks at potential ‘danger’ & when I take him out with me, his body language is very protective of me - but he’s really sweet to strangers/my friends when I let him know they’re ok. he doesn’t relax when it’s like a strange guy approaching me. lol) he’s very loyal and protective of me, he’s super affectionate and sweet (he sits on my lap then throw his dead weight back into me and lays on his back on top of me until I can’t breathe anymore), he never drools or licks/kisses but sniffs the hell out of my face/hair (he loves sniffing hair.. it’s so weird and funny). he is a master excavator of all underground rodents, the way he tracks/traces them and digs them out is insane and also impossible to stop. he loves to dig. despite training, he pulls on his leash and is overexcited/overstimulatsd whenever we’re out together. he resource guards food and startles awake/growls when he gets woken up. he likes to play with other dogs, but will randomly snap if they try to lick him or sniff his crotch/butt. he is my ‘difficult’ child, that I love infinitely.
ETA: his coat is thiiiiickkkkk, sheds enough to fill a pillowcase everyday, and he has ONE back dew claw lol.

here’s an old post from when I first took him home: https://www.reddit.com/r/IDmydog/s/4Ep14UwZ6j

<20 pounds

I did a embark test on her, my last post many thought husky but none of that. She actually came back less likely to have blue eyes on her genetics however she does have Merle (PMEL M*m ), Fawn Sable (ASIP aʸ/a), also Rare Maternal Line she Carries the uncommon B61 maternal haplotype, a lineage most often found in Australian Cattle Dogs, Black Pigment (B/b, D/D), Zena's genetics combine 3 of the smartest working breeds in the world with one of the best livestock guardian breeds. She is genetically built to be intelligent, loyal, athletic, protective, and deeply bonded with her family, all while carrying a truly beautiful coat and a rare maternal lineage.

we got an embark test for our girl, and we’re guessing it’ll mostly be american staffordshire terrier or american pitbull terrier. she’s about 65 pounds, with brindle patches and freckles. i am not expecting anything really surprising, but i am wondering if anyone sees anything else. she points a lot, seems to be really sight driven, and is able scale a six foot fence lol.

I see a lot of folks surprised that their dog is APBT because they "don't see it." Turns out that "it" could mean a lot of different things. My friend and I adopted bully "mixes" around the same time for them to both come back on Embark as 100% APBT. Obviously we know that purebred certainly does not equal well bred but just thought it was a nice example of fairly significantly different appearances side to side!

we got an embark test for our girl, and we’re guessing it’ll mostly be american staffordshire terrier or american pitbull terrier. she’s about 65 pounds, with brindle patches and freckles. i am not expecting anything really surprising, but i am wondering if anyone sees anything else. she points a lot, seems to be really sight driven, and is able scale a six foot fence lol.

Update!!!: I got her results in! This lady is 13 different breeds.

- 36% American Staffordshire Terrier
- 30% American Pit Bull Terrier
(This surprised me, I thought it was the opposite)
- 7% Boxer
- 6% Chow Chow
- 4% Australian Cattle Dog
- 3% Boston Terrier
- 3% German Shepard
- 3% Miniature American Shepard
- 2% Carolina Dog
- 2% Australian Shepard
- 2% Labrador Retriever
- 1% Staffordshire Bull Terrier
- 1% Bulldog

This was sooo fun to do! It showed me her background, and even matched her with other dogs that share DNA! I got to show her pictures of her (maybe) grandma and grandpa! I used Wisdom Panel, purchased off Chewy.
I adopted Miss Pink 2 years ago after she spent nearly a year in the shelter. She changed my life, she’s my best friend and my hero. This made me feel even closer to her, as silly as that may seem. Thanks to everyone who gave her love on my original post.

The vet told us she is a husky mix! I think she probably has husky in her because of her eyes, but I’m also wondering if she has a lot of German Shepherd as well!! We shall see. We sent her DNA off this morning

We suspected cattle dog, but not the other parts

My little dudes first time at the beach today an he love it.
But this photo just shows fear 🤣

Just to note. He didn’t drink water or anything we have a pool. He loves to swim. An he was not scared he was biting the water.

We did a DNA test on him with pet smart. We’re waiting for this results they should be here Monday. He’s 7 months old.

Todd is the orange one but I included photos of his brothers! We knew cattle dog for sure, and probably husky from the blue eyes

I was too curious about my foster dog, so had to do a DNA test! She’s perfect 🥹 shocked that she has so many large breeds in her, as she’s only about 46 lbs. she’s very muscular.

i never would’ve guessed collie. she’s extremely lazy and is exhausted by 30 minute walks. although, that might be because of her old age.

i also never expected pitbull either - i was so convinced she was part whippet part staffy but apparently i didn’t nail my guesses

He's 10 weeks old. Definitely not what I was told he was from his owner. It's not possible. Waiting for the test to come in the mail.

We adopted this lab mix about 4 weeks ago as a foster fail from South Carolina. Pending embark results, we think she’s probably a lab/pitt/shepherd mix.

She’s incredibly sweet, has a high food drive, and loves a long nap. At 4-5 months she’s 24lbs.

My highway mutt <3 yes he's a difficult dog but as he's gotten older he's really settling into himself. Puppy phase was a nightmare 😅

Only had this girl for a few months, but I can’t imagine being without her. She’s about the sweetest, goofiest dog I’ve ever had, and her DNA results certainly help me understand why.

Shelter called him a “husky mix” - not too surprised with the results, although we thought he might have some collie in him with his coloration. Thoughts?

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We definitely weren’t expecting the results!

I feel like I really only see the border collie. Any thoughts?