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Isabel

Pyrenean Mastiff

“Patrimonio Isabel Ainara Edurne (aka Bella), offspring of Lexidian Leevi & Grosella de Ribera del Ebro. She's a beautiful & very sweet Pyrenean Mastiff.”

Place of Birth

Montrose, PA, USA

Current Location

Millheim, Pennsylvania, USA

From

Montrose, PA, USA

This dog has been viewed and been given 8 wags

Registration

American Kennel Club (AKC):

Genetic Breed Result

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Pyrenean Mastiff

For a long time, the Pyrenean Mastiff accompanied the herds of sheep in its migratory paths. Its main function was to guard and protect the herds and its masters of the attacks of wolves, bears and thieves.

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Changes to this dog’s profile
  • On 2/18/2023 changed name from "Isabella" to "Isabel"
Here’s what Isabel’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 Isabel’s breed mix.

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Through Isabel’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

Haplotype

A361/409/611

Map

A1b

Isabel’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!

A361/409/611

Isabel’s Haplotype

Part of the A1b haplogroup, this haplotype occurs most frequently in German Shepherd Dogs, Poodles, and Shiloh Shepherds.

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

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