Dog’s DNA Test Fails 6 Times Before Lab Discovers What Makes Him So Rare

When Dante sat alone in the middle of a Kentucky road one October day, there was nothing to suggest just how extraordinary his story would become. Cars reportedly passed the stranded dog without stopping, leaving him to wait and hope that someone would finally notice he needed help. Eventually, that moment came. Dante was rescued from the road and later adopted by Kami Neihoff, giving him the safety and family he had been missing. Yet as Neihoff got to know her new companion, she discovered that Dante carried a mystery no one could have predicted. Credit: Facebook Because no one knew where Dante had come from or what his life had been like before his rescue, much of his history remained a blank page. Neihoff was especially curious about his unusual coat, which stood out even to her experienced eye. As a groomer, she had seen countless dogs with different coat types and textures. Dante, however, seemed different enough that she wanted to learn more about his ancestry and possible genetic health concerns. “I’m a groomer now and really wanted to know more about his coat since it’s different from any I’ve seen, as well as his genetic health since I didn’t know his history,” Neihoff tol...