Genetically Diverse Mutt

I’ve always had an unhealthy interest in ancestry, which I no doubt picked up from my downright atavistic mother.  So naturally I got to thinking about Sadie’s degree of meltingpotness, and tried to figure out as best I could what it includes and how much.

I am not completely certain of the accuracy of my own, though in general it’s probably close enough, ranging from English predominating, then Scottish, French, and on down to a mere, and definite, 1/32 Indian (Wampanoag).

I don’t have complete info on Deb’s side, so some of it is guestimations and a bit of “unknown” that perhaps can be filled in later.  If there’s strength in genetic diversity, no wonder she’s so healthy and vigorous.

So as far as I can determine so far, Sadie can claim the following “tribal” makeup, from most to least, ranging from perhaps 18/64 to 2/64:

German
English
Scottish
Unknown
Indian (mainly Sioux, plus the drop or two from me)
Swedish
French
Irish
Dutch

Her best answer when asked will definitely be “I’m a mutt.”

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