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Darla

Mixed Ancestry

  • Darla, an Australian Cattle Dog and Border Collie mix tested with EmbarkVet.com Darla, an Australian Cattle Dog and Border Collie mix tested with EmbarkVet.com

“Cattle collie aussie mix with tons of energy and smarts! Has often bouts of zoomies. Loves our other cat, playing with other dogs, and learning new tricks! She currently knows sit, stay, lay down, shake & switch, spin, and rollover! Especially loves meeting new humans and giving lots of hugs.”

Place of Birth

Lubbock, Texas, USA

Current Location

Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

From

Denver, CO, USA

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Genetic Breed Result

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Embark Supermutt analysis

What’s in that Supermutt? There may be small amounts of DNA from these distant ancestors:

Australian Cattle Dog

A classic cattle dog, Australian Cattle Dogs were developed from a mixture of breeds in Australia in the 19th century, and still maintain their energetic herding instincts today.

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Border Collie

Border Collies are highly energetic and work-oriented herding dogs, whose stamina is matched by their intelligence and alertness. While they excel at the herding they were bred for, many Border Collies also enjoy flyball, obedience, and other canine sports. As long as they have a job to do and are physically and mentally stimulated, Border Collies can make excellent companions for the right owners.

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Australian Shepherd

Australian Shepherds are an energetic mid-sized breed that make the perfect companion.

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Miniature/MAS-type Australian Shepherd

Miniature American Shepherds (also known as Miniature Australian Shepherds, or Mini Aussies) have the trainability, intelligence and energy of the larger Aussie cousins, and excel at outdoors activities and agility competitions.

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Dogs Like Darla

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Discover dogs who share a similar breed mix to Darla. 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:
Australian Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Australian Shepherd
Miniature/MAS-type Australian Shepherd
Supermutt

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Here’s what Darla’s family tree may have looked like.
Darla
Family Tree From Embark PARENTS GRANDPARENTS GREAT GRANDPARENTS Mixed Mixed Australian Shepherd mix Australian Cattle Dog / Miniature/ MAS-type Australian Australian Cattle Dog mix Border Collie mix Australian Shepherd Australian Shepherd mix Australian Cattle Dog Miniature/ MAS-type Australian Shepherd Australian Cattle Dog Australian Cattle Dog mix Border Collie Border Collie mix
While there may be other possible configurations of her family’s relationships, this is the most likely family tree to explain Darla’s breed mix.

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Through Darla’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

C2

Haplotype

C43

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C2

Darla’s Haplogroup

C2 is a very old female lineage found more commonly among English Setters, English Bulldogs, and American Eskimo Dogs. We also see C2 in village dogs in South Asia. Rather than having a few characteristic breeds representing this lineage particularly well, it is present in a few uncommon individuals of many different breeds. Unlike some European breed lineages that have seen skyrocketing popularity along the path to the modern dogs we see today, C2 tends to reflect the deep history of man's best friend.

C43

Darla’s Haplotype

Part of the C2 haplogroup, the C43 haplotype occurs most commonly in Koolies and Australian Cattle Dogs.

You can often find his haplogroup in the lovable English Bulldog.

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

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