Dog Scanner Reviews

by Breathing Is Fun

I’ve never used one of these before, but it had good reviews so I figured I could test it and compare it to the real dna test my dog received.

It’s a decent scanner. I wouldn’t say it’s trustworthy, however. My dog is about half mini Aussie, with a quarter Siberian husky, the three other identified breeds not really adding anything. DogScanner was determined to say she was part Aussie, but the percentage was off by 20-30%. At times, DogScanner thought my dog was mostly Saint Bernard, which isn’t even close, as she did have unidentifiable breeds but they were less than 1%, and DogScanner said the Saint Bernard was normally in the 60-80% range, which I’d say is too off to be forgivable.

DogScanner also thought border collie, but, though she does have border collie, the percentage was normally raised more than quadruple the true percentage.

I wouldn’t recommend this if you really want to know your dog’s breed, as if often off in percentages or downright wrong. You can’t even twist it to be fun, like see what it says when you take pictures of your dog’s tail or paws.

by *+*Lilly*+*

So I got DogScanner to look at all the cute little pups and stuff in it first I really enjoyed it it was very fun to play! Then a few days later there was an account that was saying bad comments on each of the post. So I thought that was normal so I just reported them and now they’re gone. At least I think... but then the next day after that someone started posting inappropriate pictures. So then I deleted it. Please update this and when they put a picture to post please make sure there’s a dog in that or there’s nothing inappropriate because they’re a lot a little kids on that app. But other than that it’s pretty good!

by 𝙲𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚘𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚕𝚢

well it was a ton better back in august. DogScanner is kinda trash now. listen, the scanning feature isn't that bad, but i'm pretty sure it just goes off of color and points because it's not very accurate, it's said my dog is anything but the breeds he is. but now onto the real problem: the social feature. you have the idiots who just wanna cause drama, you have the dog theifs, and you have the occasional zoophile. yes those have all happened. people complain about anything you do, and then your the one who gets hated even tho you've done nothing wrong. but the biggest problem of them all is that they're banning random people. for NO REASON. email them? you get a snippy response, because that's 'so professional'. there are people who are getting banned for doing nothing, for example; moondog. she's one of the sweetest people on DogScanner and she's been banned i believe twice? it's so annoying. they take 5 minutes to ban an innocent person, but you have a person telling people to k!ll themselves and threatening them, and it takes them days to ban them. not to mention that DogScanner takes forever to load and there's a ton of errors. honestly if your looking to download this don't even bother, it's awful. if you want a sweet community get amino and get dogs amino. and if you want a scanner, just get a different one.

by Gabby Lucky Happy Gebbeb

I found DogScanner in a magazine and I thought hey I have absolutely no idea what mixed breeds one of my dogs is so I downloaded this. First I did one of my dogs which I know what breeds she is ( chihuahua and Yorkshire terrier) and it would say bla bla bla bla Yorkshire 4.6% and stufff like that and that was completely wrong. It never once said anything about her being a chihuahua and it never said anything about what my other dog was. I read another review and I think it’s right. It’s only going off the color of the dog. I wouldn’t use DogScanner for anything important because you can’t really count on it.

by Warrior Lover ❤️🐱

I downloaded DogScanner to see how accurate it would be with my rescue dogs (who are mixed but have had their DNA tested so we know their breeds) and the results of DogScanner were surprisingly accurate.
For my Maltese/Poodle DogScanner got that one spot on, it even correctly stated she has more poodle in her then she does Maltese!
For my foster dog who is a Rat Terrier Mix, DogScanner got her breed mixes almost perfectly as well.
I tested DogScanner on several different pictures of dogs from the animal shelter I work at and for almost all of them, DogScanner is incredibly accurate.
Just for the heck of it I scanned pictures of my Guinea Pigs and DogScanner showed breeds that actually really resembled their coloring.
Labeled my sister as 80% human, 20% Chihuahua. Most accurate thing I’ve heard all day.
I’m giving DogScanner 4 Stars solely because there are too many adds in my opinion and some of them won’t give me the option of exiting, so I need to close DogScanner altogether and then reopen it. If the adds weren’t a problem I’d give DogScanner 6 Stars if I could.
I’d recommend DogScanner for anyone who recently rescued a mixed breed and is curious to know some of the breeds in the dog :)

by DRAGONGIRL!

So, according to the breeders my dog was a purebred Newfoundland. As she aged, however, she didn’t quite look like one. I used the scanner with a bunch of pictures from when she was a puppy to the age she is now, and DogScanner told me she was over half Newfie, and some flat-coated retriever. I looked it up, and it had a longer snout and flatter, shorter fur then a Newfie, just like my dog! I would recommend DogScanner.

The reason I only did four stars is I don’t really care for the amino feature. Maybe you could ask if you wanted to enable it? If so, that would be great!

by Lucas8769

This is wonderful app with fast results it’s easy to use and more accurate then every other of its kind. I’ve search a while now for a scanner that isn’t fake and gives fast yet accurate results. I think this is the one it also has a great community full of great people that you scan share dog pics with. I would totally recommend DogScanner.

by SillyJilly21

DogScanner beats the others I tried and immediately deleted due to their uselessness! I love how you can upload 5 pics at once to get a more accurate identification! Every pic worked and it gave specific breed percentages with tons of information to help you confirm the breed, such as weight, size, personality, colors, patterns, eye shape, and even specific ear dimensions! By reading the main breed description, I was able to confirm many traits and feel fairly certain she is a Rat Terrier mix with a little Jack Russell Terrier. Even the sassy personality description sounds just like her! I was able to eliminate Toy Fox Terrier with the detailed size, weight, and coat information DogScanner provided. Who knows how accurate DogScanner really is, but I had fun and learned a lot! 80% dog breed match is good enough for me and beats paying $150 for a DNA test.

by Toxic215

I was looking for a way to identify a stray puppy I found and stumbled upon DogScanner. This was two days ago, and I was impressed at how well it identified my dog that I knew the breed on. Then I ran the puppy and hopefully have a better idea at who he is. So, naturally I got bored sitting in bed and decided to scan myself. I don’t quite know what I was expecting, but I just wanted to see. I got a good laugh when it actually identified me as a human being (95%) and affenpinscher (5%). Overall do recommend.

by #MeMyselfandMOM

Very good app, but I noticed that when I “discovered a new breed” it wasn’t on the list so I didn’t get dog treats for it. But I was thinking when some “discovers a breed” that’s not on the list they get more dog treats then you would if you were to find a breed on the list. Also, when I looked at the feed, it said a post that was posted yesterday was posted 1 minute ago. Apart from that I HIGHLY RECOMMEND DogScanner! Please keep on updating and upgrading! ❤️🐾🐶

by Belladanda

I know my dogs DNA and they were pretty spot on, about 75 percent accurate! Fun free app!!! I’m going to see a rescue dog Monday and now have a better idea of it’s breed! I’ve done everyone’s dog and all our family dogs! Great fun! My dog is a dachshund Jack Russell mix and they said corgi the first time (he is often mistaken for one) but the second time after adding more photos I got dachshund, Jack Russell, beagle and Bassett hound! Maybe because he’s a lil fat. Great app and very helpful!!!

by Ddn3dee

DogScanner is very accurate! Yet it depends on how you take the picture, People underestimate this and take quick photos that don’t follow what you should do. Which ends up making it wrong, I’ve scanned my Australian Cattle Dog multiple times testing out this and they all came up correct. Yet it didn’t when I did blurry shots or ones with just her head in it, DogScanner is amazing and you should download it if you haven’t already!

by T.Superbus

Highly accurate percentage matches on standard poodle, West highland terrier, a pug/French bulldog mix (surprising) and a shiba inu (very surprised due to rarity of breed). My whole family loves DogScanner. Works with pictures from your camera roll. I agree with developer that using the video scan gets better results than using the camera. And the better your scan, the better your results. If results seem off, keep trying. I've tried a different breed ID app and this one is FAR superior. Wish we had more dogs to scan!

by Ayyyyyycccceee

My boyfriend and I adopted our little boy 3 years ago, we were told he was a border collie but after much skeptical once he grew up. We heard from the vet he had Great Pyrenees, Brittany Spaniel, or a border collie. I was skeptical about looking to an app to classify our dog breed (but it’s cheaper than a DNA kit) however it’s uncovered a rare breed, the Stabyhoun that matches our pup to a T! DogScanner even suggests he’s mixed with a Border Collie. It’s like a revelation that DogScanner has given us! We find it really interesting and we’re flattered by what we’ve learned! Great for anyone with a mutt looking out of curiosity!!! Much fun!

by 😥 Sad

Y’all DogScanner is amazing from top to bottom. The scanner is pretty accurate, and the feed is amazing. The glitches have stopped! I totally recommend DogScanner to dog lovers. You will find the people on DogScanner like brother and sister. They are AMAZING. And as I said, the scanner is actually accurate... finally an accurate dog breed guesser thing. One complaint: the scanner is kinda more based on coat color and pattern then size, fur type, eyes, etc. If you could fix that one thing DogScanner would be PERFECT. 💯 recommend, even if you already know your dogs breed, because the feed is absolutely amazing.

by ASL4U

on the money! DogScanner really surprised me- correctly identified my dog the first time. Most people who see my dog think he’s with a pit boxer mix ( this program’s second choice) or an American bulldog (didn’t even come up as an option). But my boy is a young but very well bred OEBD and this program confirmed that by head alone. (mu assumption based on the picture of mine that the program used to identify him (my boy folded up on the floor looking back at me over his shoulder. i wasn’t even shoes that was a good enough picture and added a couple more. but apparently it was all good enough for the program to identify those specific features and narrows down to the correct breed. Very cool!

by Spacememes101

This is a wonderful app it’s pretty accurate and can identify my dogs breed 95% of the time which is pretty good. I only have an issue with the social part. I would like for there to be a monitor or someone we can talk too to report people as I have met many people who have stolen other posts, been rude for no reason and there is currently someone who is telling a certain friend of mine on DogScanner to commit suic#### and it bugs me that these kind of people are still on DogScanner doing stuff like this. Hopefully you can do something about all these people so our community can breathe easy again!

by Rebl52

It is Rookie rocks from dog scanner and I LOVE dogs sooo much! What I really like about DogScanner is that there is a puppy social media thing and I LOVE that!!!!!! Some of the nicest people on there are Summer Makaya My Marley Sunny Adalyn Charlie Boston terrier lover Lillie and Avery the gsp (sorry if I forgot you) there can be some really mean people on the feed and rough spots of drama but we got through those! DogScanner can sometimes be a bit glitchy and one time it wouldn’t even let us go on the feed. The scanner is pretty good but when I scanned my bernedoodle it said he was a dauchsaund. But when I scanned my mini golden doodle it said he was a golden doodle mixed with a Spanish water dog. I love DogScanner so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by LecterTV

I was extremely skeptical and downloaded mostly as a gag out of curiosity, assuming it would label my pitty mixes as chihuahuas or something ridiculous. One of my dogs I have always thought was a staffy/pitty and cattle dog mix and the other a pitty and plott hound mix. Sure enough...when both were scanned that's exactly what DogScanner said. I even tried multiple times with different photos and video angles and the results were more or less the same every time.

I'm extremely surprised and impressed! A really fun little gadget especially for someone like me who works with dogs. We frequently have dogs come in to my work that we have no idea what the breeds could be so it'll be fun to scan them and see what the apps opinion is.

by Myheroisme55555

DogScanner is extremely fun and it is actually quite accurate as well surprisingly. So far, the dogs that I’ve scanned on here were pretty much spot on with the breed type or if it’s mixed with something else possibly. It’s kind of an addicting app too because you just want to go out and find more and more dogs to scan and see what they really are. I also like that it gives you a few different options to choose from uploading. You can either do a picture or a set of pictures or you can even do a short video clip too. I find the video clip to be a bit more accurate than the pictures themselves, but either way, both methods are very very accurate and you can even scan the same dog as many times as you want to see if you get different results on each try. Very cool!!!

by Misspeller70

You can’t look at anything for longer than 2-3 seconds before an ad pops up. Tap on another breed to compare? Pop up. Close pop up and look at the new breed? You have 2 seconds to take it all in before a pop up. Not to mention it couldn’t be MORE wrong about my dogs. One of them looks nothing like a Chinese Crested (let’s face it, not much does look like one). Another of my dogs has zero similarities to a Maltese. No idea where DogScanner pulled those breeds from. But who knows, I couldn’t look at anything longer than 2 seconds. Deleting DogScanner faster than a pop up ad!!

by Grandma Peppa Pig Gamer

I have two purebred German Shorthaired Pointers, and it said they were both mix breeds between German Shorthaired Pointers and some other random things. I also found some pictures of purebred huskies, and sure enough, it said those were also mixes. I don’t believe it’s very accurate, but it is fun to mess around with. You can also scan your face! It said I was only 85% human and 15% Chihuahua! Since it is free, I do recommend it, but just note that it is not very accurate. 🐶

by Cat Lover75

Trust me this game will is so fun but on the Feed there people bullying others and showing there faces so can you make it to we’re you can’t say cus words and to we’re you can only show pictures of dogs we need to keep people safe and people don’t understand that DogScanner is called Dog Scanner and it’s supposed to be a awesome app but there say cus words and showing there faces like it’s Face Book and it’s not please make it to we’re they can’t do this stuff I just want DogScanner to be better then it is and people don’t deserve to be bullied and get called something inappropriate and if you can please tell people to stop saying rude things like Le dog on DogScanner called these kids ugly then called them the A word so please give him a warning I love DogScanner but I want it to be better so bad.

by Raeannie1

I was a little worried when I downloaded DogScanner that the breeds would be all the place. My dog is a rescue and I’ve heard so many different breeds he could be, but DogScanner was great. I uploaded multiple photos and scanned different photos and angles multiple times. Each time it said that my pup was a Belgian Shepherd, and he fits a lot of characteristics of the Belgian Shepherd. Definitely recommend, especially if you don’t want to pay for a DNA test.

by Peachcobbler3

I adore DogScanner so much that I want to scan random dogs on the street and tell everyone about it! Based on the results and sharing with a vet friend, she said it looks accurate and is great. Not sure how it compares with a DNA test, but will compare the results when I get that and will provide an updated review. Still regardless, it’s an easy to use and fun app!!! 5 stars all the way.

by Serehope

We have a mixed puppy and we couldn’t figure out what all she was mixed with except boxer. I was very skeptical, thinking oh DogScanner is probably just going to be useless but it was indescribably helpful. We found out she has plott hound in her. I looked up her brindle coat with plott hound and she looked almost exactly like one. I am so happy and I didn’t even have to buy premium to find this out.