Weeks ago, we swabbed Chester's mouth...
scraping a few cheek cells...
and sent the specimen off to Cornell for DNA testing.
And then we waited...
patiently...
taking bets on what the final results would show.
By looks, we figured he had Australian cattle dog in him...
and most likely some sort of terrier, we thought.
The results arrived this weeks and we have learned much about our
amazing little Chester!
First of all... and we were glad to hear this...
he has no genetic markers for any genetic diseases.
They estimated that his lifespan should be about 15 years,
and that he should get no bigger than 50 pounds.
(Right now he weighs about 28 pounds at 7 months of age.)
Apparently he has a moderate amount of "wolf-iness" in his genes...
and I am not sure how exactly or even "if" that translates in his personality.
His pedigree breakdown is as follows:
50.0% Australian Cattle Dog
27.4% Jack Russel Terrier
5.7% German Shepherd
5.1% Golden Retriever
5.0% Collie
6.8% SUPERMUTT!
His new name is Chester the Supermutt!
He definitely lives up to the name!
He is one super mutt!
So... I was a good girl yesterday and stayed in the house.
And yes, there is always plenty to keep me occupied!
(I finished the hat I started last week.)
I will be resting my knee again today and then I think I will be ready to start taking
on the world...carefully, and with ice cleats!
My pain has resolved.
Unlike ACL tears in young people, in those my age (past their pro-sports careers)
the injury does not need to be repaired.
Strong leg muscles will compensate for the lack of knee stability resulting from the injury.
I am strong, so it should be just a brief blip on my radar screen.
As far as I can tell, this may be the only thing that Bad Sammy and I have in common...
although I am sure I will be over mine in a nano-second compared to him!
And he's back boxing with Annie on his two hind legs again!
So... I was a good girl yesterday and stayed in the house.
And yes, there is always plenty to keep me occupied!
(I finished the hat I started last week.)
I will be resting my knee again today and then I think I will be ready to start taking
on the world...carefully, and with ice cleats!
My pain has resolved.
Unlike ACL tears in young people, in those my age (past their pro-sports careers)
the injury does not need to be repaired.
Strong leg muscles will compensate for the lack of knee stability resulting from the injury.
I am strong, so it should be just a brief blip on my radar screen.
As far as I can tell, this may be the only thing that Bad Sammy and I have in common...
although I am sure I will be over mine in a nano-second compared to him!
And he's back boxing with Annie on his two hind legs again!
Comments
Can't keep you down long!
You know I am happy to see the hat. Mine is still on the needles. seeing yours makes only want to knit until it's done. I have made a cowl in the same pattern... fun to do.
That Chester is such a sweet thang. So cool to find out his genetic makeup. Those ears are like wings!
Those ears take the prize!
Hope the healing continues . . .
Sweet hat . . . love it!
No surprise there...Enjoy the snow..
LOVE, LOVE your blog - it's so well done.