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Stella

Mixed Ancestry

“Stella was a spontaneous road trip puppy when i was driving from Denver, Colorado to Moab, Utah. I saw she was in Colorado when looking at prices of different breeds for fun so i called and they said i could have her. We were told 100% Alaskan Klee Kai but she’s already about 22lbs and i think she has a little more left. We don’t care obviously because she’s amazing but I’m very curious. I have pics of both parents too and don’t think they were Klee Kai. She was born on October 30, 2020.”

Place of Birth

Lamar, Colorado, USA

Current Location

Arlington, Virginia, USA

From

Lamar, Colorado, USA

This dog has been viewed and been given 27 wags

Genetic Breed Result

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Alaskan Klee Kai

The Alaskan Klee Kai is certainly an attention-getter. This breed looks every bit like a Husky but weighs only 10-15 pounds. They are social creatures with a high amount of energy despite their size. Unlike the Husky, these dogs were bred to be companions and family pets.

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Shiba Inu

The Shiba Inu is the smallest ancient Japanese hunting breed. Saved from the brink of extinction after WWII, cute photos on the internet have popularized this proud breed.

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American Eskimo Dog

American Eskimo Dogs belong to the spitz family and they actually came from Germany. They got their start in American circuses due to their intelligence. Today, Eskies make wonderful family pets.

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DNA Breed Origins

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Alaskan Klee Kai
Shiba Inu
American Eskimo Dog

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Here’s what Stella’s family tree may have looked like.
Stella
Family Tree From Embark PARENTS GRANDPARENTS GREAT GRANDPARENTS Mixed Alaskan Klee Kai / Shiba Inu mix American Eskimo Dog mix Alaskan Klee Kai / Shiba Inu mix Alaskan Klee Kai Shiba Inu American Eskimo Dog American Eskimo Dog mix Alaskan Klee Kai Shiba Inu Alaskan Klee Kai Alaskan Klee Kai Shiba Inu Shiba Inu
While there may be other possible configurations of her family’s relationships, this is the most likely family tree to explain Stella’s breed mix.

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Through Stella’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

C39

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C1

Stella’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.

C39

Stella’s Haplotype

Part of the C1 haplogroup, this haplotype occurs most frequently in Pomerianians and Xoloitzcuintli.

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

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