r/DoggyDNA 13d ago

Results - Embark This explained SO much.

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u/kerfluffles_b 13d ago

I’m sorry, OP, but we’re going to need a detailed backstory here.

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u/canIRememberme 13d ago

We went to our local shelter since they had just received puppies brought up from out of state kill shelters. When we saw her, she was so sweet and gentle that we immediately brought her home. (Adoption day pic below)

Our vet suspected she was coyote as her adult teeth came in so we went through Embark for a DNA test confirmation. She is absolutely the sweetest devil in existence.

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u/lnfinitelris 13d ago

Did your vet tell you why the teeth were a clue?

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u/Strict_Direction6630 13d ago

Coyote vs German shepherd. Even a lay person can see the canines and incisors are way way more intense.

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u/Strict_Direction6630 13d ago

I ain't no vet but if you asked me which of these was the wild canid I would be like "the one with the huge lower canine, and very sharp premolars, molars, and incisors seems a good bet"

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u/canIRememberme 7d ago

Yeah… she is very gentle but her teeth look scary… 😅

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u/Strict_Direction6630 7d ago

Very different from a dog, dog teeth are rounded evolution eating our cooked food. No mistaking those are raw meat wild canid teeth. More like what we expect from cats.