Identifying Genetic Background
Mixed breed dogs can be simple or complex. Simple mixed breeds have few breeds in their recent heritage. Complex mixed breeds have some recent and some very distant ancestors in their heritage.
More breeds in a dog's ancestral history or more ancestors of mixed breed origin make it difficult to identify the pedigree dogs within a dog.
Genetic signatures from pedigree parents of a mixed breed dog are easier to detect than grandparents, and both are much easier to detect than great grandparents.
The further back in any dog's heritage a given pedigree dog breed is, the more mixed and dilute the characteristic genetic signature will be.
- Long wedge-shaped muzzle
- Black-and-tan coat color
- Saddle coat pattern
- Saddle coat pattern
- Prick ears
- Long wedge-shaped muzzle
- No physical characteristics of German Shepherd
