We got Ben at 8 weeks old from a rescue centre, he is the most gorgeous grey (blue) colour. His siblings were black with white markings and there was one white girl. Because of Ben’s colour the rescue centre staff said Weimeraner cross Labrador but because of his short nose and excessive skin possibly Boxer too.

Wow we thought! He had webbed feet so we thought Labrador was right, but we were constantly asked “what is he”. His unique colour was what made people stop us. The more we looked at Weimeraners and read about them it just did not seem right. So we found What Breed is My Dog? sent off his DNA sample and waited.

The results were great and made a lot of sense regarding his character. Labrador, Bulldog, Mastiff and less than 10% Bull Terrier. Great service and value and we would definitely recommend you.

Tina Stone

Feast is nearly 3 and we adopted him from a Dog’s Trust Home when he was just a year old. He was born at the Dog’s Trust Home so we knew a bit about his background. We were told his mother was a Border Collie and his father was perhaps a Jack Russell. Feast is Collie sized with what I thought was a Jack Russell shaped head and colouring.

Feast’s breed results were;
Level 2: Border Collie
Level 4: Keeshond
Level 5: Yorkshire Terrier
Level 5: American Eskimo Dog

Feast has large erect ears and a curly erect tail and after reading his results these could have come from either the Eskimo Dog or the Keeshond. It was very interesting to find this out as we would never have worked it out ourselves.

The analysis was meant to be a Christmas present for my partner from Feast and I but, when the results arrived we could not wait to open them!

I would have no hesitation in recommending your product, it is reasonably priced and the service is first class.

Audrey McPherson

Annette Connolly-Read owner of Dazzledore Labradoodles shares with us why she wanted to use the What Breed is My Dog? test on one of her dogs Dora;

I knew Dora was a straight Labrador/Poodle cross however I was curious to see if there was anything else further back in her ancestry. I came across What Breed is My Dog? after an internet search and the service was first class.

The results came back within the specified time and to my delight found not only the Poodle and Labrador in her makeup, but traces from way back in her ancestry of Newfoundland and Great Pyrenees Mountain Dog, both I believe relatives of the Labrador.

It was brilliant to know that Dora was predominantly a split between Labrador and Poodle so, from a breeding point of view I was over the moon and to receive a certificate was brilliant.

I would recommend this test to anyone wanting to know what their dog’s ancestry is.

Curiousity finally got the better of me after having my dog Ash for 9 months. If she were to have grown slightly larger, I might have just settled for Border Collie with a ” little bit of something else” thrown in for good measure. However, at almost a year old, she is smaller than the average Border Collie.

I read about a dog DNA testing service in a magazine and What Breed is My Dog? looked promising. I received a swab kit and easy to follow instructions in the post about 2 weeks ago.

I was contacted by the company on various occassions to let me know what stage the test was at. I received an email asking whether I would like the results by email as well as post, as the postal strikes could delay them. Of course, I obliged and these are the results;

Level 2: Border Collie

Level 3: Australian Shepherd Dog

Level 3: Labrador Retriever

The funny thing is, we get a lot of people saying that they think the dogs (Ash and her sister) have got Australian Shepherd in them due to their markings. I have always dismissed that because I know that Border Collies are quite prone to the blue merle gene. However, it seems that she may have inherited the gene from the Aussie Shepherd part of her DNA, rather than the Border Collie!

And, the part Labrador Retriever is great news, because it brings a sense of stability to the mix and also might help explain why she is such a keen swimmer and retriever (most of the time)!

Of course, this service comes at a price. I paid £59.99 but I reckon it’s money well spent and of course now I understand her needs better. I just wanted to give a big thumbs up to What Breed is My Dog? and I would not hesitate to recommend their service.

Paul Wallwin

I just had to write and thank you for solving the mystery of my rescue dogs’ heritage, which had been driving me mad!

I rescued Bo from Battersea Old Windsor, last year when I volunteered there. They were bought in with their spaniel mother when they were 4 days old, one had a tail and the other four didn’t which was a mystery at the time. An eagle eyed friend suggested that mum could be a Brittany spaniel as the litter can be born with or without tails.

I bought Bo home at six weeks old when he was just 2.4 kg’s – thinking that I had a possible Brittany/toy dog cross – but he grew and grew and his legs were very tall and gangly, he wasn’t your normal spaniel and people were constantly stopping me and asking what breed he was.

Finding myself answering Brittany because it was easy, I began to want to know the answer more and more. I saw your advert for “What Breed is My Dog” in a Dog magazine and got straight on to it.

Your prompt service and helpful customer relations team is very impressive. Simple instructions were sent and painless samples were taken and returned – and then the anticipation for 2 and a half weeks.

I thought that the result would be Brittany with maybe some Border collie and Jack Russell thrown in to the equation – I was so wrong………… Brittany x Weimaraner was the result – I think I’m still in shock over that one! I would never have known that ever, but then reading the behavioral traits of a weimaraner that you sent to me – it does explain a lot!

Thank you so much once again and if anyone reading this is in two minds whether to test their dog, I’d say go for it and you may be very suprised!

Jane Lockley