Thursday, April 11, 2013

Maggie's mixed breed DNA test...

So excited that we will be sending out a mixed breed DNA test on our unique and beautiful small-medium  36 pound girl, Maggie :)  We rescued her five years ago from a shelter who had rescued
 her from Puerto Rico, she is a Sato.  

We are guessing there could be Basenji, Xolo (see sample of Xolo in this video), and possibly whippet or Italian Greyhound in her as well. These are our guesses based on many traits: her speed, she turns corners amazingly while running, intelligence, body language, her bark, which is a bark but also has some of that muffled 'roo' to it like a Basenji. She is a hunter, like a sight hound.  Here are some of her moves in the yard few years ago!
She has that dark grey-ish brown warm skin, not pink, like a Xoloitzcuintli and has that instinct, protectiveness, aloofness and just so smart! More of a body and stance of a Xolo too. She also has a "wild feral animal" type of personality, which is very interesting! We think its much more than from just being a stray when she was younger. She has an ancient survival way about her that's hard to explain unless you live with her...different from most dogs...almost like a cat but much more intense! 

Can't wait to find out what the DNA test results say.....stay tuned!