DNA proves your dog has the correct parents. All our dogs parents have there DNA printed on the AKC paperwork All our Dogs DNA was submitted to AKC on 12-01-2010 to further the correct lineage Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms and some viruses. The main role of DNA molecules is the long-term storage of information. DNA is often compared to a set of blueprints or a recipe, or a code, since it contains the instructions needed to construct other components of cells, such as proteins and RNA molecules. The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in regulating the use of this genetic information. Chemically, DNA consists of two long polymers of simple units called nucleotides, with backbones made of sugars and phosphate groups joined by ester bonds. These two strands run in opposite directions to each other and are therefore anti-parallel. Attached to each sugar is one of four types of molecules called bases. It is the sequence of these four bases along the backbone that encodes information. This information is read using the genetic code, which specifies the sequence of the amino acids within proteins. The code is read by copying stretches of DNA into the related nucleic acid RNA, in a process called transcription. Within cells, DNA is organized into long structures called chromosomes. These chromosomes are duplicated before cells divide, in a process called DNA replication. Eukaryotic organisms (animals, plants , fungi , and protists) store most of their DNA inside the cell nucleus and some of their DNA in organelles, such as mitochondria or chloroplasts. In contrast, prokaryotes (bacteria and archaea) store their DNA only in the cytoplasm. Within the chromosomes, chromatin proteins such as histones compact and organize DNA. These compact structures guide the interactions between DNA and other proteins, helping control which parts of the DNA are transcribed. The picture (Left) is a cross between a bunny and a tiger. Impossible? That may be impossible but the picture is so real looking, so how do you know? Is that bunny a pure bred? Who are the parents? Questions you need to ask yourself...If you care! Are the parents the right ones? How do I know? Should I buy from large breeders? Read the true story below and it will make you think about buying from a large breeder! I have decided to buy my first Rottweiler. I search for a great book and read everything about the breed and decided this is the dog for me. Large, powerful, beautiful dog. Further into the book I discover that Rottweilers have some health problems, so I further search into all the problems that I may encounter in owning this wonderful breed. All this time and research I have done may take several months to a year to truely decide "I want a Rottweiler". After several months doing my research I have decided to search for a breeder. You now take months searching locally, nationwide, and worldwide for a great breeder. You call several dozen breeders each week, racking your brains and taking notes. You finally found a trust worthy breeder. "OR DID YOU". The breeder tells you we have several options for you to chose. You decide to drive 6 hours to the breeder and check out the parents before you buy a puppy. Pull up to the house and its a huge 3000 sq ft home. The breeder takes you around to the kennels. WOW..what a marvelous kennel. The dogs are barking a lot because of someone new. The breeder shows you the parents of the next available litter. WOW.. beautiful dogs. At this point you are ready to put a 500.00 dollar deposit to hold the puppy of your dreams. 100, 200, 300, 400, 500.. five hundred dollars in there pocket for your deposit. No hesitation, because you see the parents and trust the breeder! wait...wait ...wait...for 4 months for your puppy...(63 days to whelp and 8 weeks to grow). Its time to get your puppy...WOW..your puppy is beautiful..... "this is where you STOP". HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS PUPPY HAS THE CORRECT PARENTS? You saw with your own eyes the parents before, and now the parents look the same. IT IS 100% POSSIBLE YOU ARE STILL PICKING UP THE WRONG PUPPY!!!!  WITH WRONG PARENTS Now...you get home and your puppy is great.... the puppy grows to 4 months, 12 months, 2 years old...... You decide this puppy is great to show and breed. You order a DNA kit from AKC and send it in. 6 more weeks go by and you finally get the results...... " YOUR DOG FAILED DNA"????  How...? All this money, time spent, frustration....and now you have to START ALL OVER!!!! ANSWER.... Your great so called large breeder, has lied to you. Large breeders usually have 2 sections of dogs. The best in the front and way far back on another part of there land...acres back....there is a puppy mill hiding you from the truth, or they show you a great dog and tell you its the name of the other dog actually having the litter so you never know!!!! This is always done with big breeders. Hobbiest Breeders are better, they only own about 1 or 2 males and three females. Large breeders own 20 - 60 dogs... How to prevent this.... Check there website to see how many females they own. If there are 10 females, then they really have 20 +. Make sure both parents are microchipped and go to the vet with them and have them scan the microchip in the dog with you. I am telling you this as a breeder and have seen and still show with all the "BIG BREEDERS". This is a true story that happened...and there is more ways they can trick you about your puppy. A personal friend and several other breeders have experienced this before.