A woman who adopted a mixed-breed puppy thought she knew what she was getting, until DNA results proved a major shock.

Mizuki Arai lives in Westchester County, New York, and recently became the owner of adorable puppy Lyle, whom she adopted from a shelter in Louisiana after seeing photos of him online.

Arai, who is expecting her first child, told Newsweek : "People told us we were nuts for getting a puppy now, but we're putting in a lot of work, and he's becoming a very promising family doggo. He's just so awesome, and we love all the different sides of him."

It took a while to get to know their new puppy properly—because, while his profile stated Lyle was an Australian shepherd and Australian cattle dog mix, Arai wasn't convinced. She and her partner believed that, based on his look

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