CaniLine – Dog Breed Identity & Ancestry Analysis

CaniLine – Breed Identity & Ancestry Analysis

(Perro Genetics – UK Laboratory Partnered DNA Testing)

Discover the origins behind your dog’s unique appearance and personality.

Whether you want to verify the background of a purebred dog or finally learn which breeds make up your beloved mixed-breed companion, the CaniLine analysis provides accurate insights you can trust. Our test compares your dog’s DNA to a database of 280+ recognised breeds, offering a detailed breakdown of their ancestry up to three generations back.

🐾When is the CaniLine Breed Identity Test useful?

– Verifying breed identity in purebred dogs

– Understanding the genetic make-up of mixed-breed dogs

– Learning about inherited traits linked to health, behaviour, and development

– Helping shelters, breeders, or new owners understand a dog’s background

– Estimating expected adult size in mixed-breed puppies

🧬Why visual identification is unreliable

Only a small percentage of a dog’s genes influence physical appearance—roughly 2%.

Dominant traits (pl. short black coat, drop ears, strong head shape) easily hide recessive traits (long coat, prick ears, tan points).

This means:

– Two mixed-breed littermates may look completely different

– A dog may carry traits from a breed that does not appear visually

– Some iconic features (e.g., flat faces in Bulldogs, curled tails in Pugs) rarely persist beyond the first mixed generation

Even experts correctly identify ancestry by sight only around 25% of the time. DNA, however, reveals what the eye cannot see.

🧬 How crossbreeding affects ancestry detection

With every generation of crossbreeding, identifying specific ancestor breeds becomes more complex.

A dog inherits:

– 50% from each parent

– 25% from each grandparent

– 12.5% from each great-grandparent

Genetic recombination shuffles DNA segments, making every dog genetically unique—even within the same litter.

🧬 How the CaniLine test works

To achieve accurate breed detection, three components are essential:

1. A large, validated breed database

2. A powerful analysis algorithm

3. High-resolution genetic markers across the genome

The test evaluates 1,877 genetic markers and compares them with a global reference database of 280+ breeds and 12,000+ verified samples.

This advanced methodology has already helped dog owners worldwide understand their pets’ true heritage.

🐕 Application for purebred dogs

CaniLine is suitable not only for mixed-breed dogs but also for purebreds, offering:

– Insight into how closely a dog’s DNA matches typical genetic profiles of its breed

– Awareness of lineage variations across different regions (UK, USA, EU, AU)

– A clearer understanding of breed-specific predispositions

Note: This test does not replace official pedigree parentage verification. For breeders requiring confirmation of parentage, Perro Genetics offers Parentage SNP Testing.

⚠️ Test capabilities and limitations

– Identifies breeds present up to three generations back (parents, grandparents, great-grandparents)

– If a breed is not included in the database, the result appears as a mixed-breed signal

– Cannot determine ancestry if all great-grandparents were mixed breeds

– Cannot be used to certify purebred status

– Does not predict behaviour or aggression

– Provides valuable guidance for understanding behaviour, care needs, weight prediction, and nutrition

📄 What the CaniLine Results Include

✓3-generation ancestry tree (parents, grandparents, great-grandparents)

✓ Percentage breakdown shown in a clear, easy-to-read pie chart

✓ Breed descriptions for all detected breeds

✓ Expected adult weight range (for puppies and mixed-breed dogs)

✓ Genetic insights useful for behaviour, nutrition, and long-term care

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