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Aviva

Mixed Ancestry

“We adore Aviva. She is a playful, affectionate clown. She was adopted thru Santa Cruz SPCA. She supposedly came from a breeder in Michigan, and was surrendered in Santa Clara, we think. Her first family crated her 16 hours/day for 3 years. Then, two different families adopted her and she was returned twice! Poor girl. Now she is a happy, healthy, pampered pup w/a loving forever home and she sleeps on the bed. She and Rennie are bonded and have a blast making mischief together!!! Viva Aviva!”

Current Location

Santa Cruz, California, USA

From

Santa Cruz SPCA, Chanticleer Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, USA

This dog has been viewed and been given 21 wags

Genetic Breed Result

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Miniature Pinscher

The Miniature Pinscher is a small breed of dog originating from Germany. The breed's earliest ancestors may have included the German Pinscher mixed with Italian greyhounds and dachshunds.

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Schipperke

The Schipperke is a small spitz-looking breed from Belgium. These guys were used as watch dogs and ratters, but today they can primarily be found as charming companions.

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Discover dogs who share a similar breed mix to Aviva. A higher score means the two dogs have more of their breed mix in common. A score of 100% means they share the exact same breed mix!

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DNA Breed Origins

Breed colors:
Miniature Pinscher
Schipperke

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Here’s what Aviva’s family tree may have looked like.
While there may be other possible configurations of her family’s relationships, this is the most likely family tree to explain Aviva’s breed mix.

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Health Summary

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Aviva has one variant that you should let your vet know about.

ALT Activity

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Aviva inherited one copy of the variant we tested

Why is this important to your vet?

Aviva has one copy of a variant associated with reduced ALT activity as measured on veterinary blood chemistry panels. Please inform your veterinarian that Aviva has this genotype, as ALT is often used as an indicator of liver health and Aviva is likely to have a lower than average resting ALT activity. As such, an increase in Aviva’s ALT activity could be evidence of liver damage, even if it is within normal limits by standard ALT reference ranges.

What is ALT Activity?

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is a clinical tool that can be used by veterinarians to better monitor liver health. This result is not associated with liver disease. ALT is one of several values veterinarians measure on routine blood work to evaluate the liver. It is a naturally occurring enzyme located in liver cells that helps break down protein. When the liver is damaged or inflamed, ALT is released into the bloodstream.

Breed-Relevant Genetic Conditions

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Progressive Retinal Atrophy, prcd

Identified in Schipperkes

Cystinuria Type II-B

Identified in Miniature Pinschers

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Through Aviva’s mitochondrial DNA we can trace her mother’s ancestry back to where dogs and people first became friends. This map helps you visualize the routes that her ancestors took to your home. Their story is described below the map.

Haplogroup

A4

Haplotype

A452

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A4

Aviva’s Haplogroup

The A4 maternal lineage is fairly rare. It is found in Cocker Spaniels, but A4 is also represented well among East Asian breeds including the Chinese Crested Dog, Shar-Pei and Shih Tzu. Moving away from Asia, it is also found among Chihuahuas (a very old breed!) and village dogs in Peru. This may be a lineage that moved into Western breeds because of their owners' tendencies to mix them up with Eastern breeds in the early modern period.

A452

Aviva’s Haplotype

Part of the A4 haplogroup, this haplotype occurs most frequently in mixed breed dogs.

The popular Chihuahua breed descends from the A4 maternal line.

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The Paternal Haplotype reveals a dog’s deep ancestral lineage, stretching back thousands of years to the original domestication of dogs.

Are you looking for information on the breeds that Aviva inherited from her mom and dad? Check out her breed breakdown and family tree.

Paternal Haplotype is determined by looking at a dog’s Y-chromosome—but not all dogs have Y-chromosomes!

Why can’t we show Paternal Haplotype results for female dogs?

All dogs have two sex chromosomes. Female dogs have two X-chromosomes (XX) and male dogs have one X-chromosome and one Y-chromosome (XY). When having offspring, female (XX) dogs always pass an X-chromosome to their puppy. Male (XY) dogs can pass either an X or a Y-chromosome—if the puppy receives an X-chromosome from its father then it will be a female (XX) puppy and if it receives a Y-chromosome then it will be a male (XY) puppy. As you can see, Y-chromosomes are passed down from a male dog only to its male offspring.

Since Aviva is a female (XX) dog, she has no Y-chromosome for us to analyze and determine a paternal haplotype.

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