BOSTON - Have you ever wondered how accurate those dog breed tests are? The WBZ I-Team put them to the test, and it wasn't the first time some very surprising results came back. 'I personally do have concerns about the fact that, from a consumer standpoint, you don't always know what you're getting when you work with those companies,' said Elinor Karlsson, who's a geneticist with the Broad Institute and UMass Chan Medical School.
Orivet reported the sample '...failed to provide the data necessary to perform the breed ID analysis.' Wisdom Panel sent a message saying the sample '...didn't provide...enough DNA to produce a reliable result.' But for a second time, the results from DNA My Dog linked dog breeds to a human sample. The company reported back that Hager was 40% Alaskan Malamute, 35% Shar-Pei, and 25% Labrador.DNA My Dog gives each sample a unique ID# to track samples and keep them straight.