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Posted on 08/15/2025 9:58:28 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Aman who had always wanted a golden retriever thought he had struck gold with a stray who appeared to be a golden mix—only to be baffled when his DNA results came in.
Reddit user u/vansic32 took to the r/DoggyDNA sub on August 10, where she introduced users to their dog, Walter—"our golden surprise." She said: "My husband always wanted a golden retriever so we adopted this NM [New Mexico] stray thinking we can have a golden mix. We were very surprised with his results."
The woman posted plenty of photos of Walter, who, with his silky golden coat, fluffy ears, brown button nose and smiling face, certainly looked the part. In some images, particularly of him as a puppy, he almost looks like a full golden retriever.
But when the results came in, it was found that not only was Walter not a golden retriever, but also there was not a drop of the breed's DNA in his blood.
Instead, the test revealed Walter was a mix of an Australian cattle dog (31.9 percent); small poodle (24.4 percent); and German shepherd dog (14.1 percent).
The rest of Walter's heritage was a mix of chow chow, Labrador retriever, and American pit bull terrier, the test stated; all very different-looking dogs, which had somehow combined to produce Walter.
Reddit users were fascinated, awarding the post more than 1,100 upvotes, as one commenter wrote: "We call these golden deceivers."
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I adopted an absolutely ADORABLE corgi and his DNA showed that his parents were chihuahua and Siberian Husky.
They are going to call him Warren? Publish a cookbook? Run him for Senator?
That looks like a blonde raccoon
Mutts are better dogs anyway.
DNA tests were wrong. Try again.
Me thinks the lab made a mistake.
My mother had her dog tested a few weeks ago just out of curiosity, she got it at the pound and we couldn’t figure out what she was a mix of.
I laughed like hell when the bloodwork came back - Pure Great Pyrenees. I mean she does have huge dew claws on her, they’re monstrous things, but she has both a narrow face and head like a runner breed and is a short haired very vivid brindle.
At least she shows no sign of hip dyspepsia like her other pure bred dogs both had.
Dysplasia, autocorrect and no coffee suckered me again.
Pretty little HAPPY dog!
Beautiful!!
Oy! Before the nose job, right?
I have a black mouth Cur. Very loyal. Hates bunnies.
Well he kind of looks like a golden.
Wife and I just took in another stray that had been in our neighborhood for about a month; at first glance from the back she looked like a strangely colored coyote. From the front she looks like your typical German shepherd, facial structure, eyes, quite light in color tho, and the most unusual eyes I have ever seen in a dog - a pale grey/almost white irises with a tinge of blue at the bottom, and in a reflected light the interior is bright red (similar to albino). Going to get a DNA test done for informations sake. Anyone want to take a guess?
Lol,
Or…99% pit bull wearing a fur coat.
Oh forgot to add, vet says she is only about 5-6 months old. She’s gonna be a big girl.
First thing I noticed too. There's something unsettling about it. Uncanny valley stuff.
A banana is smarter than a Golden retriever!
A person would adopt a stray dog and then have a DNA test is a damn fool.
The better course would be to take the dog to water. If it goes in, it is a retriever. If it doesn’t go in, it is not.
What is the approx. cost for a pet’s DNA test?
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