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getagrip_already

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3. what is a polycat?

Tue Apr 13, 2021, 07:32 PM

Apr 2021

Just a hole in the db they fill with a crazy name?

We had a white shepherd that was very much shepherd with probably some lab thrown in. the dna analysis said he was a shepherd and yorkie mix. Huh? He was 80 pounds and very much a shepherd.

There was no yorkie in him. Well, not in the last 10 generations anyway. We were told that sometimes the db isn't very populated with certain genomes and they just fill in with what they have. How bout a goat?

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At the suggestion of Catbyte, a few weeks ago, in this thread, [View all] Ocelot II Apr 2021 OP

Interesting! SheltieLover Apr 2021 #1

Hmmm... 2naSalit Apr 2021 #2

Fixed the link. There's a photo in that thread. Ocelot II Apr 2021 #4

Thanks... 2naSalit Apr 2021 #9

what is a polycat? getagrip_already Apr 2021 #3

Mixed breed of unknown lineage. Ocelot II Apr 2021 #6

Is she a long hair? The Maine Coon hair would support thinking she had a lot of Persian. I'm Karadeniz Apr 2021 #5

She's a semi-longhair with very fluffy fur that mats easily. Ocelot II Apr 2021 #8

With her haircut, she looks like my Tesla (electric blue eyes)! I prefer the Siamese mixes to the Karadeniz Apr 2021 #11

Pretty baby! tblue37 Apr 2021 #12

So that would be dweller Apr 2021 #7

After looking at her picture... 2naSalit Apr 2021 #10

Tortoise shell is a coloration, not a breed. tblue37 Apr 2021 #13

I should know that... 2naSalit Apr 2021 #14

I have a tortie Maine Coin girl. tblue37 Apr 2021 #15

Sweet! 2naSalit Apr 2021 #16