2007-02-11 21:19:40 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
The easiest way would be to go back to the place you purchased the dog and ask about lineage. Otherwise some vets can give you a professional opinion by looking for certain common traits. Better yet would be if you knew a local breeder. Heh, Dane Lover gave everyone the thumbs down because it thinks we are all saying our methods are 100% accurate. Nobody made that claim at all, so I give it a thumbs down.
2007-02-11 21:22:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The ONLY way to be sure your dog is a purebred one is the possession of pedigree papers (given to you by the breeder usually during the purchase or soon after). A vet or other dog lovers may be able to convince you your dog has all the characteristics and features of a certain breed, but that is really no guarantee. If you are able to go back to the breeder, he/she may be ale to show you the dog's parents. If they both come with pedigree papers, then you're all set, if you're willing to believe you are looking at the real parents. But if they also do not come with papers, then there's just really no way for you to prove a dog's pedigree..
2007-02-11 21:30:07 · answer #2 · answered by aken 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am guessing that you didnt get your dog from a breeder. and prob from a pound?? I worked at the richmond SPCA for 2 years and I have seen MANY MANY MANY purbreeds come through there. to name a few we had ( australian shepherds, huskys, alaskan malamute, australian cattledogs, beagles) I would need to see a pic to tell you more info. and your vet should be able to tell you more as well and you should look at a breed book, they give you characteristics of what the breed would look like. If you did get your dog from a pound and it IS purbreed, there is No way of getting papers for it because you would need to have proof of the lineage. also you cannot breed your dog with out the papers, that fraud and if your dog has pups you cant jack up the price because you "think" your dog may be pure. sorry but good for you for adopting from a shelter and not a breeder...too many animals in this world are slaughtered because of people that only want a purbreed...its really sad.
2007-02-11 22:29:20 · answer #3 · answered by gigi 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
ok, best ways to find out, simply put, 1., if they look like any of the breeds on www.akc.org i believe is the site, and going to the vet for clarification., or checking with the original owner/breeder/rescue ect, or dna sample lol..just kidding...had to throw it in for laughs...anyway, papers are always a plus, to verify it is a purebred. if you dont have those they will classify it as a mixed breed, and if you havent gotten those from the breeder, its very hard to do on your own.
2007-02-11 21:27:33 · answer #4 · answered by bettyboop24 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can ask the vet. If you got it from a dog breeder they would know and then you can get your dog AKC registered. If either of these things are not available to you then you really won't be able to find out for sure.
2007-02-11 21:23:59 · answer #5 · answered by Lynnemarie 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Pure bred dogs come with a paper pedigree tracing its lineage. You have a mutt.
2007-02-11 21:21:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
check with Cruffs in London. They keep a register of all pure breeds born.
2007-02-11 21:23:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
if you want to find out if your dog is a pure bred then go on www.google.com and type in your dog breed and the imformation you need will be there!
2007-02-11 22:41:40 · answer #8 · answered by elephante! 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
A vet can NOT tell you if a dog is purebred, DNA tests can NOT tell you if a dog is purebred...there is no 100% way to tell if a dog is purebred unless it has registration papers from a legit registry.
2007-02-11 23:21:43 · answer #9 · answered by Great Dane Lover 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Not unless you have paperwork from the breeder.
2007-02-11 21:22:26 · answer #10 · answered by J D 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋