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The Best Dog DNA Tests
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Here are a few dog DNA test packs we’ve picked out for you:
Here are a few dog DNA test packs we’ve picked out for you:
1. Wisdom Panel Premium Pack
Wisdom Panel Premium (previously known as Health Canine Breed + Disease Detection)
offers just about everything you could want in a dog DNA testing kit.
The tests are comprehensive, the packaging is professional, and the results are easy to understand.
More importantly, the results are consistent, giving us faith that we could trust the test outcomes.
Wisdom Panel’s combination of accuracy, presentation, and features make it our Editors’ Choice for dog DNA kits.
All the doggie DNA tests trumpet that they can peg your dog’s breed composition back to its great-grandparents.
You could do that alone via the $99.99 Wisdom Panel Essential kit.
That simpler version also includes tests for about 25 important-to-know gene mutation problems, such as MDR1 (multi-drug resistance)
and EIC (exercise-induced collapse).
Wisdom Panel claims to have the world’s largest breed database and pegs the number at over 350.
Instead of just testing for the breed, you can go big with the $159 Wisdom Panel Premium.
This tier offers everything in the basic package, plus checks your hound for 211 other genetic health conditions.
You pay more, but arguably get something much more useful than simply the ability to claim your pooch is a certain breed.
15 percent of the dogs Wisdom Panel has tested in 2020 so far have had at least one mutation related to a medical condition.
2. Embark Dog DNA Test
Founded by scientist brothers after years of studying dog genetics, Embark ($199 for Breed + Health Kit) features a large breed database.
It checks against more than 350 pup types, as well as wolves, coyotes, dingos, and the so-called free-ranging “village dogs.”
This analysis breadth is key when it comes to the accuracy of breed determination.
Embark also checks your pet’s DNA for signs of over 190 genetic medical conditions
and can determine whether your pupper is a carrier of (or at risk for getting) a full-blown disease.
It’s slightly behind Wisdom Panel Premium, our Editors’ Choice for dog DNA testing kits, in terms of genetic mutations tests,
and has a relatively high price tag. Still, Embark is a wonderful tool for learning about your dog’s genetic makeup.
Priced at $199, Breed + Health is the most expensive pet DNA kit we’ve tested, but Embark now offers a standalone Breed ID kit for $129.
Shelters, breeders, and vets receive discounts.
As the saying goes, you get what you pay for.
The statement on Embark’s site claims its breed identification process “tests over 200,000 genetic markers
and builds your dog’s breed mix chromosome by chromosome.”
These two kits are some of the best you’ll find.
They provide accurate results about your dog’s parentage and even inherited genetic conditions.
