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Here's my dude. I have no idea what he is.
(lemmy.world)
Meet Sherlock. He's about 1½ years old and weighs 70 pounds. This guy spent two hours bouncing all over the four-acre dog park, and still wanted to play once we got home.
We get asked all the time what he is. My wife sent off a DNA kit so maybe we'll have an idea in a couple weeks. I'm pretty sure those ears pick up shortwave radio.
We adopted him in August. Here he is the day we took him home.
He's really intelligent. He knows a lot of commands. Most of them he does right away, but he's not always so eager to please. You just have to show him that no matter how stubborn he is, you're even more stubborn. He gets there soon enough.
OK so I do stand partially corrected. In theory genetic tests can give you an idea of the inherited diseases that your dog might have. But sadly it looks like the companies that do the testing are fairly shady: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/marketplace-dog-dna-test-1.6763274
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/dog-dna-tests-science-reliable-breeds
Also, yes, there are working dog breeds that have been bred for a long time for specific reasons. But most breeds are fairly new and have been bred for cosmetic reasons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhfCdF6qnyA
Move those goalposts brother
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