Science If Chiefsplanet members were dogs... - Page 12

**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.

stevieray · 01-13-2011, 06:19 PM

I should know better by now, but go ahead.

KurtCobain · 01-13-2011, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevieray

I should know better by now, but go ahead.

You ain't nothin but a hound dog.

**Rain Man** · 01-13-2011, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevieray

I should know better by now, but go ahead.

You already got dogged in Post 140. Interesting combo.

25 Schipperke
25 Saint Bernard
25 Bull Terrier
25 Kuva

Sweet Daddy Hate · 01-13-2011, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KurtCobain

You ain't nothin but a hound dog.

kstater · 01-13-2011, 06:51 PM

You can pick one for me, but I don't see any way where 25% of dogs are purebred. I'd be surprised if it cracked 10%.

Chief Chief · 01-13-2011, 06:59 PM

Please convert my current form into that of a dog.

(I'm secretly hoping to look and talk like Huckleberry Hound.)

Extra Point · 01-13-2011, 07:18 PM

After thinking about it, if I could only remember what kind of dog I'd be....

Frosty · 01-13-2011, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

50 Borzoi
50 Miniature Schnauzer

That would be a cool mix.

My parents have a Miniature Schnauzer. It is brainless and is constantly yapping. That describes some people on the board but not Flopnuts.

Pablo · 01-13-2011, 07:27 PM

I want to be a puppy.

Make me a soft one. With big eyes.

**Rain Man** · 01-13-2011, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kstater

You can pick one for me, but I don't see any way where 25% of dogs are purebred. I'd be surprised if it cracked 10%.

Yeah, I'm sure it's a lot less than that, but I figured it'd be easier for people if a significant portion were purebreds.

And speaking of which, you are...

100 Havanese

**Rain Man** · 01-13-2011, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chief Chief

Please convert my current form into that of a dog.

(I'm secretly hoping to look and talk like Huckleberry Hound.)

100 English Setter

You're a pet of a 1950s TV household.

**Rain Man** · 01-13-2011, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Extra Point

After thinking about it, if I could only remember what kind of dog I'd be....

50 Cardigan Welsh Corgi
50 Canaan Dog

Part royal doggy.

**luv** · 01-13-2011, 10:40 PM

**Rain Man** · 01-13-2011, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PostRockPablo

I want to be a puppy.

Make me a soft one. With big eyes.

100 Basset Hound

Big eyes and big ears, too.

**Rain Man** · 01-13-2011, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by luv

Me?

I'd kind of need pictures of all of these to formulate an image of you.

12.5 Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
12.5 Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
12.5 Smooth Fox Terrier
12.5 Shiba Inu
12.5 Brittany
12.5 American Foxhound
12.5 Doberman Pinscher
12.5 Norwegian Lundehund

01-12-2011, 02:16 PM
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-682449 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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01-13-2011, 06:59 PM	#171
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01-13-2011, 07:18 PM	#172
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01-13-2011, 10:40 PM	#178
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