Apartments Requiring DNA Tests For Dogs - Page 2

Jax08 · 01-14-2013, 07:51 PM

Sounds like that vet talked someone into it and is rooking the future tenants. I might look into that farther and see how ethical that is.

RowdyDogs · 01-14-2013, 08:08 PM

I would suspect they don't have that many dogs living there. It sounds like one of those barriers set up to discourage dog owners renting there without flat-out outlawing it.

I've never heard of that before though. I have heard of apartment complexes taking a DNA sample of all dogs living there and then matching it to DNA in poop that isn't cleaned up, but that's both rare and a lot more reliable than DNA breed testing!

Shaolin · 01-14-2013, 08:33 PM

That's insane. I've heard of places requiring a vet to certify that the dog isn't a "dangerous" breed or mixed with one, but I've never heard of doing DNA, especially since it's not exactly the most accurate thing out there.

Anubis_Star · 01-15-2013, 03:33 AM

I've seen a purebred cocker come back as a dalmation mix. I would be interested on performing one on my own dog for the heck of it, but not for that kind of money!

I will say this, tests done through the vet tend to be a tad pricier but also a tad bit more reliable over tests that you buy at petsmart or order by mail and then ship in.

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01-14-2013, 08:08 PM	#12 (permalink)
RowdyDogs Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 450	I would suspect they don't have that many dogs living there. It sounds like one of those barriers set up to discourage dog owners renting there without flat-out outlawing it. I've never heard of that before though. I have heard of apartment complexes taking a DNA sample of all dogs living there and then matching it to DNA in poop that isn't cleaned up, but that's both rare and a lot more reliable than DNA breed testing! __________________ The rowdy dogs: Hector-2 y/o GSD (mix?) rescue Scooter-12 y/o ACD/Border Collie mix Bandit-8 y/o ACD Wooby-14 y/o ACD Abutiu "Abi"-ACD puppy and hopeful future SAR dog!

01-14-2013, 08:33 PM	#13 (permalink)
Shaolin Master Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Great Mills, MD Posts: 984	That's insane. I've heard of places requiring a vet to certify that the dog isn't a "dangerous" breed or mixed with one, but I've never heard of doing DNA, especially since it's not exactly the most accurate thing out there. __________________ RIP Sebastian GSD/Rott 5/12/2002 RIP Cheyenne The Western Lady Collie 9/6/2012 Finnian The Irish Lad WGSD: SAR Abeni the Little Warrior: Pomeranian rescue. "Res nos operor ut alius algo" "Go mairidís beo"

01-15-2013, 03:33 AM	#14 (permalink)
Anubis_Star Master Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Colorado Posts: 692	I've seen a purebred cocker come back as a dalmation mix. I would be interested on performing one on my own dog for the heck of it, but not for that kind of money! I will say this, tests done through the vet tend to be a tad pricier but also a tad bit more reliable over tests that you buy at petsmart or order by mail and then ship in. __________________ ~Emergency Vet Tech Berlin vom Spartanville 1/13/13 Zeke 5/25/07 Luther 2008 - 7/23/12 "Take this trouble from me: Make sure my shepherd dog remains a working dog, for I have struggled all my life long for that aim." Max Von Stephanitz

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