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Ayda

Mixed Ancestry

“We found an ad for Ayda on Craigslist-We've always admired the breed. She's beautiful, stubborn, opinionated, protective, affectionate when she wants to be, adventurous, and sometimes shy to new things. She's been a great dog and keeps us on our toes. I think she believes she's a human--that's why she sits at the dinner table and tries to eat our food. :-)”

Place of Birth

Washington Court House, OH, USA

Current Location

Morrow, Ohio, USA

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Washington Court House, OH, USA

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Anatolian Shepherd Dog

The Anatolian Shepherd Dog is a native of Turkey, where he was developed as a shepherd’s companion and livestock guardian. He was bred to resemble the size and color of the livestock he defended so predators would not detect him among the flock. Sometimes called the Anatolian Karabash Dog, he’s a fiercely loyal guard dog and a large, impressive dog breed, weighing 120 to 150 pounds at maturity.

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Great Pyrenees

The Great Pyrenees is an exceptionally loving dog whose primary function is to protect sheep, goats, livestock, people, children, grass, flowers, the moon, lawn furniture, etc., from any real or imaginary predators that may intrude on your personal space. They have a strong build and an amazing thick white coat that exudes elegance and majesty. They make a great family dog because of their intelligence and steady temperament.

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Discover dogs who share a similar breed mix to Ayda. 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:
Anatolian Shepherd Dog
Great Pyrenees

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Here’s what Ayda’s family tree may have looked like.
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Family Tree From Embark PARENTS GRANDPARENTS GREAT GRANDPARENTS Anatolian Shepherd Dog mix Anatolian Shepherd Dog mix Anatolian Shepherd Dog Great Pyrenees / Anatolian Shepherd Dog mix Anatolian Shepherd Dog Anatolian Shepherd Dog / Great Pyrenees mix Anatolian Shepherd Dog Anatolian Shepherd Dog Great Pyrenees Anatolian Shepherd Dog Anatolian Shepherd Dog Anatolian Shepherd Dog Anatolian Shepherd Dog Great Pyrenees
While there may be other possible configurations of her family’s relationships, this is the most likely family tree to explain Ayda’s breed mix.

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Through Ayda’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

C1

Haplotype

C50

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C1

Ayda’s Haplogroup

Congratulations, C1 is a very exotic female lineage! It is more closely associated with maternal lineages found in wolves, foxes and jackals than with other dog lineages. So it seems dogs in this group have a common male dog ancestor who, many thousands of years ago, mated with a female wolf! This is not a common lineage in any breed, though a good number of German Shepherds and Doberman Pinchers are C1. It is also found in breeds as diverse as Peruvian Inca Orchids and Pekingese; it is rarely found amongst Labrador Retrievers, Border Collies, Siberian Huskies, or Cocker Spaniels. Despite its fascinating origins, it is widely distributed around the globe, and even shows up frequently among Peruvian village dogs. It almost certainly survived at low frequency in Europe for millennia and then was dispersed outside of Europe by colonialism, though not as successfully as some other lineages.

C50

Ayda’s Haplotype

Part of the C1 haplogroup, the C50 haplotype occurs most commonly in Anatolian Shepherd Dogs. It's a rare find!

The C1 maternal line is commonly found in Jackals.

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

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