Happy Shock

This is BeAnne Duvet Soufflé Princess Shaznay du Mezzanine.

The light of my life.

We bought her from FreeAds in 2006 – she was 12 weeks when she came to us masquerading as a rottweiler.

812weeks

We knew BeAnne would have a rough coat  There were hints even at a very early age.

10weeks

The fur appeared.

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The attitude appeared.

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And then more fur appeared.

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BeAnne was sold to us as a Patterdale terrier with Gould and Nuttall lines, or something – I fail to remember but I was meant to be impressed so I nodded hopefully and looked vaguely intelligent at the time.

She is definitely a Patterdale terrier – which is a mix of working terriers.

Apparently her father is a certain Jack who is at Durham Kennels.  Suffice it to say, neither exist according to my searching.

Anywho, I don’t care who BeAnne is, though I will admit to having an interest in the breeds involved that make up such a special little girl.

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So, for my birthday, I was given a DNA kit. You take a mouth swab and send it off to be analysed.

Mars Veterinary – Wisdom Panel

Where to purchase – Amazon.co.uk

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The first one failed – I was happily thinking all her royal blood had probably broken their computer!

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So, you can perhaps imagine my surprise at the results!

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So that’s a Russell Terrier, Yorkie with a hint of Border!  A new breed – the exclusive,  and highly sought after, Russellshire Terrier!

Mwahahahaha!  Brilliant.  I am thrilled.  This explains everything!  I am sorely tempted to go and look for a bow now, for the hair!

11 thoughts on “Happy Shock

  1. joanne

    Ha brilliant. Thats hilarious. Never would have expected.

    She looks a bit like my sisters dog who is a russell norfolk mix.

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  2. Linda

    How fun to do that DNA test! And I would NEVER have guessed her current coat compared to her puppy coat.
    She is indeed royalty, through and through.

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  3. Nicky Callam

    How fascinating! We would love to know the make up of our Cyprus hound (our little bitch of very mixed ancestry rescued from a pound in Cyprus). Where did you get the testing kit? Our guess is a touch of lab, a smidgeon of shar pei and a lot of meerkat! However sometimes she looks like a bonsai Great Dane.

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  4. Terri

    There’s only one BeAnne — what a lovely surprise she turned out to be, but the perfect dog (well, mostly). Lucky you!

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