Americans are testing their dogs’ DNA, with some remarkable results
The practice is becoming increasingly popular
CARNEGIE VIOLET DOG-FULLER lives a happy life in Hollywood. She enjoys munching ice cubes and listening to Snoop Dogg. Life was not always so easy. Found as an injured stray in Santa Monica, she spent time in a rescue centre before being adopted by Gregg and Lindsay Fuller last year. They reckoned she was a French Bulldog mix. But a DNA test revealed her to be more American Staffordshire Terrier (39%) than French Bulldog (24%), with significant Pomeranian genes (16%). “We were shocked,” admits Mr Fuller.
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United States March 12th 2022
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- California’s efforts to house more people have fallen short
- Americans are testing their dogs’ DNA, with some remarkable results
- The Michael Madigan indictment is evidence of the turn against patronage
- What Buckeye and Youngstown say about America’s economy
- Joe Biden’s indispensable leadership
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