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Maple

English Shepherd

“Maple is a smart, sweet, sensitive, happy velcro dog. She loves to play fetch, go swimming, train with me, travel with me, and pretty much anything else fun!”

Place of Birth

Cullman, AL, USA

Current Location

Huntsville, Alabama, USA

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Cullman, AL, USA

This dog has been viewed and been given 139 wags

Registration

Microchip: AVID #057886518; Microchip ID Systems #933000320149983

Genetic Breed Result

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English Shepherd

A farmer's helper, a loyal companion, a child's shadow: The English Shepherd.

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Changes to this dog’s profile
  • On 12/5/2019 changed handle from "mapledog" to "heartwoodmaple"
  • On 2/12/2018 changed handle from "maple4" to "mapledog"
Here’s what Maple’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 Maple’s breed mix.
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Health Summary

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Maple is not at increased risk for the genetic health conditions that Embark tests.

Breed-Relevant Genetic Conditions

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Multiple Drug Sensitivity

Identified in English Shepherds

Trapped Neutrophil Syndrome, TNS

Identified in English Shepherds

Progressive Retinal Atrophy, prcd

Identified in English Shepherds

Collie Eye Anomaly

Identified in English Shepherds

Urate Kidney & Bladder Stones

Identified in English Shepherds

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Through Maple’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

A1b

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A1b

Maple’s Haplogroup

This female lineage was very likely one of the original lineages in the wolves that were first domesticated into dogs in Central Asia about 15,000 years ago. Since then, the lineage has been very successful and travelled the globe! Dogs from this group are found in ancient Bronze Age fossils in the Middle East and southern Europe. By the end of the Bronze Age, it became exceedingly common in Europe. These dogs later became many of the dogs that started some of today's most popular breeds, like German Shepherds, Pugs, Whippets, English Sheepdogs and Miniature Schnauzers. During the period of European colonization, the lineage became even more widespread as European dogs followed their owners to far-flung places like South America and Oceania. It's now found in many popular breeds as well as village dogs across the world!

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Maple’s Haplotype

Part of the large A1b haplogroup, we see this haplotype in village dogs in over 25 countries across the world. We have detected this haplotype in lots of breeds, and it occurs most commonly in German Shepherd Dogs, Maltese, English Springer Spaniels, and English Setters.

A1b is the most common haplogroup found in German Shepherds.

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

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