i brought home a puppy home from the flee market 2 weeks ago. The lady told me she was part husky and part wolf. If i get a wisdom panel done will it tell me if she is part wolf ??
dont worry I got all the vaccines she needs.
On December 10, 2009, In flee market, by Pal Market
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No, DNA testing only covers AKC registered breeds. Even then they’re not very accurate. Just tell people she’s a Husky mix. Any breeder who sells their puppies at a flea market is a back yard breeder and probably doesn’t have the money to purchase and own a pure bred wolf.
The DNA breed tests are notoriously inaccurate.
If you bought her at a flea market, she could be just about anything. People who sell puppies at flea markets usually run puppy mills. In any case, they don’t have the best interests of their dogs at heart, and will tell you anything to make a sale.
Anyone trying to unload animals that actually are 50% wolf at a flea market is doubly unethical, and should be shot. But this person is likely more the “lying sack of crap” variety of loser, rather than the “should be shot” variety.
I’d get your puppy in for a vet checkup right away – most puppies purchased at flea markets are loaded with parasites, and haven’t been vaccinated against Parvo or Distemper.
I take it you are not in the states since you refer to a “wisdom” panel? Flea markets are the most common place to get dogs or any pet in many Eastern and Asian nations. It would depend on the accuracy of the testing done in your nation as to whether the DNA could be accurately profiled. Were you planning to send the blood to a lab in the states?
DNA testing is worth zilch! I hope you didn’t pay too much for her. Flea market dog purchases are not a wise idea. They are usually from puppy mills.
They just told you that to sell it