Science If Chiefsplanet members were dogs... - Page 6

**Rain Man** · 02:28 PM

I'm closing in on a deadline today, which means that I'm self-sabotaging by monkeying around with something. So I developed a dog simulator to show you what kind of breed you'd be if you were born a dog.

I went to the American Kennel Club site and pulled down their list of breeds, and created a little random selector. If you want to know your breed, post in the thread and I'll give you the breakdown. You can then look them up on the AKC site here: http://www.akc.org/breeds/complete_breed_list.cfm.

However, we're not all purebreds, so most of us will be a mix of breeds. Therefore, I set my selector up to give people a 25% chance of being a purebred. If not, you have a 50 percent chance of being 50% one breed and 50% some other mix, which is itself a 50 percent chance of being one breed and 50% some other mix. The maximum is an eight-breed mix and I stop there.

I assumed the registered breeds are most common and made them 97 percent of the probability. I don't have population data on how common each breed is, so all of those breeds are equally likely. Similarly, for the unregistered/rare breeds, I made them all equally likely, and they collectively will represent 3 percent of breeds.

When I post your results, it'll have a number followed by the breed. The number is the percent you have in you, so if you have multiple breeds they should all add up to 100. If a breed appears twice, add them up. (I don't pull a breed from the algorithm once it's been selected so it's possible, albeit unlikely, that it can show up more than once.)

Ready? Post if you want to be a dog and I'll give you your results.

I'll start. Here's what I am.

I'm a mutt, sort of:

50 Silky Terrier
12.5 Flat-Coated Retriever
12.5 Swedish Vallhund
12.5 Saluki
12.5 Cane Corso

So I'm half this guy....

and 1/8th each of these. (For some reason the AKC didn't have a Cane Corso drawing.) That probably means I'm a medium-small dog with moderately long hair and a healthy snout.

I'll post the numbers, but not pictures. You can pull them off the AKC site for most dogs.

ClevelandBronco · 01-12-2011, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

You're a much cuter dog than I would've expected.

I'm going to make piddle all over your next focus group report.

Hydrae · 01-12-2011, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

Just like a Havenese to do that.

50 Havanese
12.5 Brussels Griffon
12.5 Border Collie
12.5 Akita
12.5 Norwegian Elkhound

The girls dig 50% of me

Havanese:

1/8th Brussels Griffon - one ugly mug:

But a small portion is smart at least:

One of my favorite breeds of all time, the Akita:

And finally, another very pretty dog in the Norwegian Elkhound:

Not sure I want to know what all that looks like together though.

**cdcox** · 01-12-2011, 04:18 PM

When this thread was first posted I was trying to come up with some statistics for the probability of each bread to make your dog generator more accurate. I found some data for the top 10 breads and was going to build an extrapolation model for the rest of the breeds. Then I had to go do some real work and now it is too late.

**The Franchise** · 01-12-2011, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

You have an unnatural attraction to the North Sea.

50 Norwegian Elkhound
50 Welsh Springer Spaniel

Norwegian Elkhound:

Welsh Springer Spaniel:

Interesting mix.

rad · 01-12-2011, 04:21 PM

Smells like Updog in here.........

**The Franchise** · 01-12-2011, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by cdcox

When this thread was first posted I was trying to come up with some statistics for the probability of each bread to make your dog generator more accurate. I found some data for the top 10 breads and was going to build an extrapolation model for the rest of the breeds. Then I had to go do some real work and now it is too late.

So what's the Top 10 Breads?

I personally like Wonder Bread.

Archie Bunker · 01-12-2011, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

100 Japanese Chin

Possible best of show.

Awesome

**penguinz** · 01-12-2011, 04:23 PM

What am I?

Hydrae · 01-12-2011, 04:26 PM

Now we just need someone with mad photoshop skills to put these pics together to see what the end result would be.

HonestChieffan · 01-12-2011, 04:32 PM

God I love the offseason

**cdcox** · 01-12-2011, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Pestilence

So what's the Top 10 Breads?

I personally like Wonder Bread.

Never mind.

**chasedude** · 01-12-2011, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

100 Beauceron

About time we had another purebred.

Nice looking breed! Found out it's a herding and guarding breed. Fits well for my bouncing days back at the old watering hole.

Slayer Diablo · 01-12-2011, 04:46 PM

Well, I've been called a dog once or twice...let's see what kind I am.

Hit me!

**chasedude** · 01-12-2011, 04:47 PM

**Rain Man** · 01-12-2011, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cdcox

When this thread was first posted I was trying to come up with some statistics for the probability of each bread to make your dog generator more accurate. I found some data for the top 10 breads and was going to build an extrapolation model for the rest of the breeds. Then I had to go do some real work and now it is too late.

Yeah, we're definitely undercounting the labs and beagles and stuff. Interestingly, I've done some work in this area in real life and there's shockingly little data about dog populations by breed. I think they should ask it on the Census.

Oh, and you are...

50 Collie
25 Catahoula Leopard Dog
25 Weimaraner

Catahoula Leopard Dog?

01-12-2011, 02:16 PM
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-722449 VARSITY	If Chiefsplanet members were dogs... I'm closing in on a deadline today, which means that I'm self-sabotaging by monkeying around with something. So I developed a dog simulator to show you what kind of breed you'd be if you were born a dog. I went to the American Kennel Club site and pulled down their list of breeds, and created a little random selector. If you want to know your breed, post in the thread and I'll give you the breakdown. You can then look them up on the AKC site here: http://www.akc.org/breeds/complete_breed_list.cfm. However, we're not all purebreds, so most of us will be a mix of breeds. Therefore, I set my selector up to give people a 25% chance of being a purebred. If not, you have a 50 percent chance of being 50% one breed and 50% some other mix, which is itself a 50 percent chance of being one breed and 50% some other mix. The maximum is an eight-breed mix and I stop there. I assumed the registered breeds are most common and made them 97 percent of the probability. I don't have population data on how common each breed is, so all of those breeds are equally likely. Similarly, for the unregistered/rare breeds, I made them all equally likely, and they collectively will represent 3 percent of breeds. When I post your results, it'll have a number followed by the breed. The number is the percent you have in you, so if you have multiple breeds they should all add up to 100. If a breed appears twice, add them up. (I don't pull a breed from the algorithm once it's been selected so it's possible, albeit unlikely, that it can show up more than once.) Ready? Post if you want to be a dog and I'll give you your results. I'll start. Here's what I am. I'm a mutt, sort of: 50 Silky Terrier 12.5 Flat-Coated Retriever 12.5 Swedish Vallhund 12.5 Saluki 12.5 Cane Corso So I'm half this guy.... and 1/8th each of these. (For some reason the AKC didn't have a Cane Corso drawing.) That probably means I'm a medium-small dog with moderately long hair and a healthy snout. I'll post the numbers, but not pictures. You can pull them off the AKC site for most dogs. Last edited by Rain Man; 01-12-2011 at 02:28 PM..
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