Embark Breed Identification DNA Test for Dogs

We recently adopted a 4 month old rescue pup that was marketed as a Golden Retriever/Bassett mix. He was absolutely gorgeous and looked like a Golden with short legs. The rescue organization had recommended Embark and we registered and asked for the DNA kit. It came promptly, was reasonably priced, and easy to use. We returned the swab in the enclosed envelope and had the results back in less than 2 weeks. To our surprise, our sweet little guy was 38.9% American Pit Bull Terrier, 16.5% Tree Walker Coonhound, 11.6% Beagle, 7.8% German Shepherd, and 25.2% Supermutt!! Within that Supermutt % was in fact some Golden Retriever DNA. We are glad we used Embark and wouldn't trade our little 'Golden We recently adopted a 4 month old rescue pup that was marketed as a Golden Retriever/Bassett mix. He was absolutely gorgeous and looked like a Golden with short legs. The rescue organization had recommended Embark and we registered and asked for the DNA kit. It came promptly, was reasonably priced, and easy to use. We returned the swab in the enclosed envelope and had the results back in less than 2 weeks. To our surprise, our sweet little guy was 38.9% American Pit Bull Terrier, 16.5% Tree Walker Coonhound, 11.6% Beagle, 7.8% German Shepherd, and 25.2% Supermutt!! Within that Supermutt % was in fact some Golden Retriever DNA. We are glad we used Embark and wouldn't trade our little 'Golden' for any amount of money in the world. Great job, Embark. … more

I adopted a senior dog and wanted to know what breed she is. She is clearly part chihuahua, and the rescue thought part pug. She is about 20" long; her vet says she is slightly overweight and she should lose 2 lb. She weighs 16 lb. She has a short tail that curls like a pug's. The test came back 100% chihuahua, which I find very hard to believe. Her structure is significantly larger than a chihuahua, and I can't imagine her losing 10 lb to be on the higher end of the breed's average. I've contacted Embark to find out what their typical accuracy is. This just doesn't seem probable to me.

This was the 3rd test we tried, the 1st seemed way off base, the 2nd seemed to have gotten lost in the mail so they canceled it and told us to request a refund from Chewy, Embark was the 3rd shot at it. We got the results earlier than anticipated and they seemed to make sense. I always said Bella had Chinese Shar-pei in her and indeed she does. They also give you a breakdown of what they call "supermutt" which are the mixes that they can't 100% identify. They give you a family tree going back several generations. We are very satisfied with the results, they are very believable and make sense. If I wanted to do a doggie dna test in the future I would go with Embark.

My wife and I rescued two adorable puppies. At first glance, it appeared they had some Chihuahua mix, but we did not know for sure and what was the mix. Well, Embark settled our concerns and questions and we now know for sure that both of our puppies have 30% or slightly more of Chihuahua and we now also know what is their other 70% mix and this also explains their behavior and physical appearances.

I've used other dog DNA kits before that were not accurate unless you used a blood draw. Or they didn't break down the breeds to the level that Embark does. I have done 4 DNAs with Embark...and it's always interesting to see what new relatives come up. Two of my dogs have show lines in their DNA and a fluke that my new Schnauzer from a rescue group, came up as related to my Schnauzer that passed away. He was also from a rescue 10 years ago. I ran the angel boy's DNA shortly before he died to find relatives due to his heart condition.

We adopted our dog in Korea, so we knew it was going to be somewhat of a gamble trying to figure out what she was, but the test ended up being a big disappointment. The process is fine, and I'm sure it's more interesting for domestic dogs, but I definitely don't recommend it if you adopted your dog from Asia. Being told she is 100% a "Korean and Japanese village dog" just seems lazy, especially since Japan and Korea are two very different, unconnected countries, so I don't understand why they are lumped together in the first place. Again, the test, the process, the customer service was all fine, just felt like a waste of money with the results we got.

I loved that Embark kept me in the loop from the box being mailed to me and then back to them for processing. Every stage they kept updating. Final results and relatives were shocking. My boy is a acceptable purebred in some Kennel Clubs. I love that they show you close relatives and able to indirectly contact them. So fun! My boy is actually related to my best friend’s pup. Crazy

The process was quick and easy and the results came back in a timely matter. However all you get is a breakdown of what the breeds are in your dog. To get any more information you have to pay more. I probably could have got what I did with a cheap test kit

It's a cool thing to do when you aren't sure what mix you're shelter dog is. While it was fun to guess and tell people Basil was likely a Dutch shepherd, I was pleasantly surprised that she was not. The embark test goes beyond results. I love getting emails about other dogs that could be related or are the same % make up of her breeds. It's really neat.

I am so glad to know about what mix my dog is it makes sense of a lot of her personality traits and now i can learn about those traits of what she is she was a rescue so I dn't know anything about her parents this helps so much thank you for helping the K9 world and letting me understand my dog better so I can care for her better and give her the best life I can I recommend any one who adopts a dog or rescue do this dna test