May 16, 2013Comments are closed.council pound, dogs
KC Dog blog nicely sums up a new study on the limitations of visual ID of dogs. Even so called ‘experts’ fail to identify dog breeds accurately.
In a new study that was just released, researcher Victoria Voith once again exposes the challenges of identifying dominant breeds of mixed breed dogs, even by “experts” in the field.
… the world of DNA genetics testing continues to challenge what we think we know about canine genetics, and rapidly adding knowledge to the field.
– Pounds & shelters NEED to be photographing lost pets and listing them online. Relying on a probably inaccurate breed ID at the shelter cross referenced with an almost certainly incorrect breed ‘guess’ by a member of the public is an illogical method for helping pets get home.
– In Australia, where cross-bred dogs are more popular that purebred, continuing to use ‘breed’ as the primary indicator for temperament (ie. ‘breed specific’ laws) continues to be unscientific and ineffective.
Read the full KC Dog Blog post here.
