Delighted to see Christina Hager taking this in the spirit it was intended and absolutely running with it!

@GargantuanMonster

2 ай бұрын

Of course, she's a good girl

@calisto2735

2 ай бұрын

@@GargantuanMonster 😆👍

@rumpvirus7393

2 ай бұрын

25% retriever... ...Great ! , We all need some coffee.

I had my cat tested. He is 100% Native American, from the Underfoot tribe.

@loriallenbaugh35

2 ай бұрын

😻😻😻

@charlesdoesmore5488

2 ай бұрын

Wait, wut?

@dicedrice7216

2 ай бұрын

I too have a cat from the Underfoot tribe. His name is Scuttles Underfoot. He's trippy!

@JaimeWulf

2 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 Coincidentally our 2 cats are also members of that Tribe... Our PomChi is an honorary member also...

@Ninnybroth

2 ай бұрын

Good one. Took me a sec.

Stephen smiling and waving with "Hi Christine!" absolved him completely.

Send Colbert a letter: "Our lawyers are looking into this..." with pictures of Pitbulls....

@mark-xx1lt

2 ай бұрын

That would be quit funny.

@louiebee6745

2 ай бұрын

And a picture of Pitbull as well.😎

@watchcity2068

2 ай бұрын

Touche!

@louiebee6745

2 ай бұрын

Snoop Dogg unavailable for comment.

@piesho

2 ай бұрын

You mean CBS lawyers vs CBS lawyers?

You got the “Colbert Bump”

Now can we arrange to bring this lady on _The Late Show_ for a segment of _Rescue Dog Rescue?_

@angeladoll9785

2 ай бұрын

Excellent idea 💡

@mlr4524

2 ай бұрын

Oh, that's a fantastic idea! Someone from WBZ should call their producers and suggest it. Could also do a collab and help place some Boston-area dogs!

@earthsystem

2 ай бұрын

I put a stamp of approval on this cool idea, rescue dog rescue!!! COLBERT would probably secretly make a doggie mannequin head FOR her to wear. RESCUE DOG RESCUE!!

@ps374249

2 ай бұрын

@@earthsystem Making a doggie head for someone to wear on late night TV is STRICTLY John Oliver's domain. Colbert would never tread on a fellow Daily Show alum and Strike Force 5 member's trademark like that.

Okay, who thinks that Kristin Wiig and Tina Fey could play these two Boston newscasters in a Saturday Night Live skit?

@TheSocratease

2 ай бұрын

I'm so for that. Hilarious. They could put a twist on the human DNA testing industry too. You know, question their accuracy. Those two could really work this.

@R_C420

2 ай бұрын

Could ya settle for Megan Maloney and stifflers mom.

@TheKrispyfort

2 ай бұрын

🙋

@molls127

2 ай бұрын

@@R_C420mullaly?

4:25 "I bet your father loved it." "Well, he's got some explaining to do." Oh my god 😂😂😂😂😂

That's a wonderful bit from Colbert, but I think Christina's parents have a little explaining to do when it turns out *their* DNA tests shows mostly Chow and Pekingese heritage. Somebody was sneaking around the kennels, if you get my drift...

Nice to see two people just enjoy talking together. Must be nice working there.

We want the names of the HONEST companies who said "There is no dog DNA here."

@Ritapita73

2 ай бұрын

My understanding is that it comes back as an incomplete genome, since humans and canines share over 80% of their DNA. That's why they can't rule it out as canine, but good companies will tell you that the genome didn't get sequenced and ask for another specimen.

@leogama3422

2 ай бұрын

​@@Ritapita73Nobody will sequence the entire genome for these kinds of tests. They likely weren't able to sequence some genes that they tried and/or got sequences far different from the reference genome than expected.

@beeble2003

2 ай бұрын

Wait a moment, there. The dishonesty is on the part of the reporters who sent the non-dog DNA to a service that tests dog DNA. It's reasonable for the testing company to just assume that the sample is dog DNA, and answer the question "Which dog breed does this look like the most?" If somebody sends dog DNA, they get a meaningful answer. If they send non-dog DNA, they get a ridiculous answer, because they asked a ridiculous question. These systems tend to have a threshold at which they say "This doesn't look much like anything I know, so I don't know what it is." Different companies will set the threshold in different places. Setting the threshold high makes the system good at rejecting non-dog DNA, but who cares about that? The fundamental assumption is that people are sending their dog's DNA. The cost of setting the threshold high is that, the higher you set it, the more geniune customers will get told "I don't know what your dog is."

@ctcanine

2 ай бұрын

@@beeble2003OMG….you should not breed….

@beeble2003

2 ай бұрын

@@ctcanine Not sure whether you're saying that I shouldn't breed dogs or shouldn't have children but you have no basis for claiming either. What on Earth are you talking about? Or are you just insulting me because you don't understand what I'm saying?

O my gawd, this is so hysterical, on so many levels. I had to pause so I could crackup laughing.

I love how this randomly shows up in my feed, yet I missed the Colbert episode, and have never watched any Boston news before. Regardless, these two did a wonderful job running with the baton that was passed their way.

@daniellamcgee4251

2 ай бұрын

Ditto!

This just spilled into my 'suggested' YT vids. Good to put a face to the name, and so stoked to see Christina enjoying it. When I saw Colbert's bit, I knew they were on the same side of the topic. She discovered it, he pointed out the absurdity contained within it. Thanks for posting this one up, WBZ..was hoping I'd see something like this. Great to see it coming from the source.

"We all love our dogs." We do. I was eight years old when I lost my first dog. It _destroyed_ me. He was such a good dog. I didn't realize how close I'd _gotten_ to him.

@markbrodie48

2 ай бұрын

Just recently had a coyote mix dog pass ..after 16 years of life..he was a trip ..acted like a real dog around my daughter and was aloof around me who he lived with…too funny. Was Bo legged..my neighbor called him cowboy He will be missed😎

@Susweca5569

2 ай бұрын

The only thing I don't like about having a dog is knowing I'm going to lose them.

"You don't want to think you're being had" ....but you are being had!

Absolutely hilarious! And a reporter who is a good sport! Not to be confused with Sporting Breeds 😅.

What do you call a dog that can do magic? A labra-cadabrador

@Elizabeth-vw1vb

2 ай бұрын

Love it...😂😂✌

@enricogattone432

2 ай бұрын

Totally underrated comment 😂

My cats name is James Dean well he's a rebel wif claws.....need I say more....😂😂😂😂😂

This reminds me of an episode of Seinfeld, when Kramer had a bad cough, while he is walking down the street, he runs into a dog that has the same cough. that he has. So he goes to the veterinarian with the dog.

I hope Stephen's team sends Christina a framed copy of that image and some human treams but in the shape of cute dogs!

On the bright side, this local investigation is now worldwide. Thank you for exposing these scammers.

I saw that Colbert segment and had a chuckle. Nice to see it was taken in the spirit it was intended. Christina is a fine lady.

great reaction! kudos to you. 💕 and a shout out to the colbert show for bringing more attention to such an insensitive scam. 🐺

You got the Colbert Bump. Cheers for the shoutout! 🎉

I can maybe see labrador...as she is rather fetching.

@margaretwordnerd5210

2 ай бұрын

This word nerd applauds, and she is quite fetching 👏👏👏✌🖖

What a great sport she is!

Informative but I loved the comedic spin

Colbert was perfect, especially his shout out and waving to Christina. 🤣 Christina is BRILLIANT testing the accuracy of the DNA tests!

I think, it's your mom, who has some explaining to do... :o)

I would say "Cleo is a dog of rich and varied heritage." Best wishes to you both, and have a wonderful weekend!

OMG that blond would not let her talk! The second she started telling a story, the blond would sigh, or breathe loudly, and even if she was in the middle of a sentence, she wouldn't even let her finish, she'd just jump in, "Oh, that's funny.". That was SUPREMELY annoying. Pahk the cah.

@madge2114

2 ай бұрын

The blonde was being "catty," Get it? LOL!

Christina Hager: great idea -- now we all know what a crock all those things are . . . Thank you for bringing some of us to our senses!

@bovinityleak2066

2 ай бұрын

Youd think it wouldnt be that hard for them to actually be accurate.

@essiebessie661

2 ай бұрын

Not ALL of them. There are companies that are fine.

@beeble2003

2 ай бұрын

Actually, it shows nothing at all. The companies claim to be able to identify breeds from dog DNA. If you send them something that isn't dog DNA, whatever answer you get back says nothing at all about the thing they claim to be good at. It's like asking race car drivers to parallel park. Sure, it would be funny if some of them couldn't do it, but that says nothing whatsoever about how good a race car driver they are.

The line about how the dog picture should be Christina's new headshot is kind of genius marketing-wise. People who might not recognise her name will go, "Oh, you were on Colbert's show!"

What a scam !!!!

I think she might be the same breed as Tina Fey, they kinda have the same characteristics.

I wish that blonde chick would stop trying to grab the spotlight and let Christina talk.

@threefeetofair758

2 ай бұрын

Agreed. Yikes.

@madge2114

2 ай бұрын

Poor blonde lady was obviously jealous. She'll have a nice cringe later rewatching this.

Best in show! :) thanks for the fun response video, Great way to highlight the questions on this issue. Maybe it is time to send the dog dna to see what human is in it :)

Red heads have the same gene as ginger kitties.

As a reporter in a past life, I commiserate with Christina but she took the ribbing like a champ. As an owner of a Labrador Retriever myself who considered using one of these dog DNA services, Hager's work was truly eye-opening. Keep it up, CBS Boston! 😀👍 P.S. I tested myself and it turns out I am 90% mutt, 10% Chihuahua... go figure. 🤷‍♂

@beeble2003

2 ай бұрын

Eh. How a service deals with non-dog DNA actually says nothing at all about how good it is at identifying breeds from DNA that actually is from dogs.

@GetIrked

2 ай бұрын

@@beeble2003I’m pretty sure step 1 is “is this dog DNA?” 🤣

@robyn_rainbow

2 ай бұрын

@@GetIrkedExactly!

@beeble2003

2 ай бұрын

@@GetIrked Why? That just increases the cost for your genuine customers, and gives no benefit to them. Just like when you go to your doctor and describe your symptoms, the doctor doesn't bother to check if you're lying about them: it's assumed that you're being honest, because genuine patients don't lie about that kind of stuff.

@madge2114

2 ай бұрын

As an ex reporter did you also notice how back handedly catty her colleague is, or was that just me?

Paula was really loud and annoying. She couldn't let her guest speak for 1 second?!

Thank you for this report, and for Christina Hager's great sense of humor. I was interested to hear more about Ms. Hager's experience with Mr. Colbert's twist on her great pet DNA kit investigation and disturbing, yet very humorous, report. However, Paula Ebben's constant interruptions and loud over-talk made it difficult for Ms. Hager to complete a sentence.

Best In Show shoutout 🥰

@jgw5491

2 ай бұрын

And that was a pretty good Jennifer Coolidge bit by Paula Ebben.

LOL roll with it, baby, that's awesome 🙂

@daniellamcgee4251

2 ай бұрын

Baby??? How old ARE you??

@ecbst6

2 ай бұрын

@@daniellamcgee4251 Apparently old enough to be subject to age discrimination, now. That's new.

@daniellamcgee4251

2 ай бұрын

@@ecbst6 For a middle aged lady to be considered a baby, I thought, relatively speaking, you must be 145 years old. Or to refer to a woman you are not familiar with as 'baby', you must be around 145 years old, because it is so outdated to minimise a woman in that way. Either way, that age is extraordinary for a human. But I have dyscalculia so I am not great arithmetic. You just called a grown woman a baby, and you are new to age discrimination? My guess is that you are not a woman.

@ecbst6

2 ай бұрын

@@daniellamcgee4251 Wow. Just... Wow. You need a hobby that doesn't involve over-reacting. And that's from both of us. Get over your self-decreed superiority. Sometimes a cigar is just. A. Cigar.

@daniellamcgee4251

2 ай бұрын

@@ecbst6If you called the cigar a cigar, that wouldn"t have been a problem. But you called a grown woman you are not familiar with 'baby'. I haven't come across that in a long time. That is why I was suprised and responded as I did. I am not American, so maybe you still treat women like that in America. The reason that men typically don't do that anymore, in many developed countries, is because it is a way for a man to minimise and diminish a woman, and is therefore misogynistic. I doubt most men would appreciate it if I saw them in their professional working environment, and publicly called them 'baby' for thousands of people to witness, beyond their lifetime. So, it fair to assume that Christina Hagar, who would have had her fair share of belittling just by being female, is unlikely to appreciate a stranger calling her 'baby', attached to her professional work, on a social media platform that will last longer than her lifetime. I don't consider myself superior for trying to bring attention to the fact that calling someone you aren't familiar with 'baby' is not the way to treat an adult with respect. (I suck at arithmetic for starters, and had to look up how to spell arithmetic! 😆) If you think I am acting superior by focusing on your term of inequality, then your power balance is out of wack. Is treating an adult woman as an adult woman that controversial, or difficult?

Good fun. Thanks! Put a smile on my face!

I laughed so hard at that point in the segment. I'm glad that Hager and her colleague were able to appreciate it for what it was, a silly/fun joke.

.... hilarious story, glad to see the real person, but the blonde woman hardly let Christina talk....eesh. lol 😂

You know I'll bet she's a pretty good girl and faithful though lol.

my neighbor had their dog's DNA tested after one of the puppies resembled the mailman...

So funny! I saw the Late Show that evening and was hoping she would be as good a sport at she has been! Good reporting as well!

I'd loaded one of the apps where you entered a photo of a dog to get their mix, so I sent a photo of myself. I wish I'd kept it, I don't recall what they claimed I was. [not the image of the Lectroid I'm using]

A link to the story would be good?!

@lescanlescan

2 ай бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/fY6ixs-ziMiZg7w.htmlsi=n6laZJBuLey4wckf&t=310

They don't work with people all that well either. I sent my cheek swab in and got what expected - a lot of Irish, English, German, but about 8% of me seems to be a mystery. At first I was told it was North African. Then they corrected it and said it was North African and Arabian. Then they corrected it again and it became Scandinavian. Take it all with a grain of salt, dog DNA and people DNA.

@TheSkcube

2 ай бұрын

All they do is compare your DNA with DNA in their database. You aren't really x % of some nationality, that's just their esitmation based on the data in their database.

@TheSocratease

2 ай бұрын

This is an SNL skit waiting to happen.

@gerardodwyer5908

2 ай бұрын

"English" isn't a thing. For DNA purposes "English" DNA denotes German, Scandinavian or Franco Norman (French).

@d.e.7467

2 ай бұрын

Like a previous reply, it's the company's database and also their technology and methods. I've had my DNA tested by two of the largest companies and the results are similar.

missed fun opportunity there to flash up an older headshot of blended dogs photo of her dad, Robert Hager. 🤣🤣

I'm so here for these bestie vibes.

could ya'll link the original story about doggy DNA test accuracy? not sure if its the one from 6mos or 2 weeks? lol

I just gave my beloved mutt her own breed name. She was, & will forever be, the one, and only “Miniature White-Crested Kiapso Terrior” …mix.

Bonus points for the “Best in Show” reference

My high school girlfriend's name is Kristina Hager. This whole segment tripped me out.

Paula, let Christina talk, sheesh! 🤐 But all in all, it was a funny way to find out how some of these companies are complete scams.

She took it so well, he sort of embarrassed the girl. It all was a good laugh for sure.

Fabulous story! Too bad the lady in green won’t shut up and stop talking over her.

If I sent them my DNA it would come back as '100% HORNDOG' 😊

That was great!

Although it’s a total honor for him to feature her…..isn’t the point of this that those companies are full of crap and should be sued out of existence????

Christina is a great reporter ... for a werewolf 😱

so much fun, thanks

Love it. Did the testing companies have a response?

Sounds like the company The Norfolk County prosecuters office used to test for Chloe's DNA. 🐢 #FreeKarenRead

@dieseldabz7104

2 ай бұрын

Why she's guilty and F-$k Turtle boi

This response is adorable! I wonder why they didn’t send in swabs of the whole newsroom to the lab that returned the crazy results so that everyone got their dog profile 😅

I hear Christina is prone to hip dysplasia, but she's a keeper

So cute.

Funny that KZread followed this with a VetCare ad... ;-P

Yes, but does she play catch??

Shows you just how accurate DNA testing is . Genes do skip generations .

The difference between a human and any animal, as far as DNA is tiny - an autopsy on a dog for example would prove the likely hood of this to you. When DNA testing they are only looking at a small set of markers, and in this case with dog DNA, it would be which of those markers are more prevalent in particular breeds. This stunt by the press, as in so much of the methodology of the press, simply underscores their lack of understanding of anything technical or science based.

At least Stephen Colbert is a safe person to joke about it 😂

Christina strikes me as more a Corgi -- a Pembroke, to be precise. She's got the personality! And she seems inclined to follow a story with the same dogged determination of a Corgi herding cattle. Which, of course, means she'll make a great news director some day!

It’s as if corrections became self aware, confident, and stopped caring what others think to embrace all its strengths 😂 Keep it up

I’m laughing so hard

What a great sport, to a funny bit

Wow! Hidden lede: She's a Nepobaby!

i would have said 25 malamute and 75 fox.. helloooooo darlin!

Let her talk.

That was funny! 😂😂😂

Mmmmm! Christina Hager’s DNA is 45% JodieFoster, 35% HeatherGraham, 5% SarahPalin, and 115% redacted.

@daniellamcgee4251

2 ай бұрын

Hmn. Something doesn't add up.

🤣 that was great

A work retreat and a bottle of wine is all these two need

the woman interviewing Christina barely lets Christina get a world in

Not a wrinkle on her!😆

"He's got some explaining to do"

One company is reliable. Others are trash.

Ruf-ruf bow-wow arf-arf !

@daniellamcgee4251

2 ай бұрын

ROFB

Colbert's Meanwhile is so fun 😂😂😂😂

Dude let her talk

I wonder who else was in the litter.

That was cute.

The Labs that took human DNA for dog one should check their process because if they were serious about our pet DNA they would have caught that it wasn't dog DNA. Therfore the Labs that did it correctly should be revealed as well of those that have failed this test.

It’s way funny 😂

Basically people have been wasting their money sending their pets DNAs to these companies 😂