Well to find out if you own a purebred dog, you can now get them dna tested for a reasonable price. For a cheek swab around $65 bucks and more for blood draw. here is the article I read http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21156493/?GT1=10450 So, if you claim you own a purebreed of any type, you can now back it up and use it as a credential. No more arguments over whether the dogs are a pure breed or not. Im curious about my alanos... one looks like she has an awful lot of boxer in her... My male seems a little daney to me. Hopefully I wont find out Ive been "had" If so, luckily I didnt spend as much as some folks have spent on theirs. You can say it doesnt matter, but if someone spends $2k on a dog that ends up being a mix, that would suck, unless it had a lot of working purpose!