We have a chef in our upcoming book who was so curious about his dog's genetic makeup that he bought a doggie DNA test kit, swabbed the inside of his dog's mouth and sent away the sample. The verdict: what he thought was a Viszla was actually part German short haired pointer, part Rottweiler, some collie and a bit of Australian cattle dog.
The same curiosity haunted Elizabeth Meister and Dan Collison, independent radio producers especially when the dog they were told was part Golden Retriever and part Labrador retriever, morphed before their eyes into what looked like a Giant Schnauzer/Irish Wolfhound/Bouvier/labrador mix. That's his picture above and you have to admit, he is fetching, whatever he is.
You can read their story on the npr website and submit your guess as to what kind of dog Dovekie (named after an unusual seabird with similar coloring) is as well.
I'm not going to spoil it but here are some clues:
57 pounds at 7 months
Giant webbed feet
A stately beard and mustache
A tuxedo white chest spot
Dashes of white on paws
An unusually long nose and body
Soft coat of fur around head and snout, but wiry from shoulder blades back
Big heavy ears
I think those are most definitely Golden retriever eyes and my guess is there is some Irish Wolfhound in him. And that part about half Golden/half Lab? Can I interest you in a piece of the Brooklyn Bridge?
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