Wisdom Panel Essential Dog DNA Test

Brought home our "catahoula mix" pound puppy at 10 weeks old. By 14 weeks we were convinced there were big dog genes in her and we wanted to prepare so we ordered the Wisdom Essential DNA Test. It was easy to use with the instructions and communication & updates kept us in the loop. (One thing I wish it would mention in the instructions is to be sure with multi-dog homes that you take the DNA swabs when you're sure the pup hasn't been drinking from the same water bowl or playing with mutual toys in the hours before the swab.) Turns out our little Bindi has 3 big dog breeds making up 80% of her DNA. Great Dane, German Shepherd & American Stafford Terrier. The results give percentages and also Brought home our "catahoula mix" pound puppy at 10 weeks old. By 14 weeks we were convinced there were big dog genes in her and we wanted to prepare so we ordered the Wisdom Essential DNA Test. It was easy to use with the instructions and communication & updates kept us in the loop. (One thing I wish it would mention in the instructions is to be sure with multi-dog homes that you take the DNA swabs when you're sure the pup hasn't been drinking from the same water bowl or playing with mutual toys in the hours before the swab.) Turns out our little Bindi has 3 big dog breeds making up 80% of her DNA. Great Dane, German Shepherd & American Stafford Terrier. The results give percentages and also categorize type of dog to help you consider if your dog will have herding, protective or other instincts important for training. There's a health assessment, too, that is really helpful. Looks like it's true what they say......mixed breeds are among the healthiest dogs out there! Don't wait. This gives helpful information and it's so much fun! … more

Thank you Chewy.com for offering this test! I've wanted to have my puppies tested, but did not know how. I received the Wisdom Panel quickly and it was easy to collect the samples. All instructions were simple and convenient packing was provided for the return to Wisdom Panel. I really appreciated the email communications from Wisdom Panel letting me know when they received the samples and the different stages of processing. Also, the actual emails kept me excited for the results (great "presentations"). I also appreciated a discount for buying 2 kits since I have 2 puppies.

Wisom Panel really surprised me with the answers to my baby! We could tell he was an American staffy... but the few small percents were so surprising, in a good way! They were spot on with describing Simba, as if they were looking right at him lol they gave details down to nitty gritty and made sure to go over everything on there. I love shopping with Chewy, and recommend the deal they give with the Wisdom Panel DNA kit! Good luck on getting your furbabies answers <3

Wisdom Panel only asked for my dogs name, age and gender, no pictures or description was given and the report came back extremely accurate. My dog is a rescue and I had a pretty good idea what her breed was but not a 100% certain, so as a birthday present to myself, I decided to get this Wisdom Panel for my rescue and it confirmed what I already knew, her breed, color, markings and size, and was a lot of fun!!!! I did a significant amount of research on the DNA companies and found some companies wanted you to send a picture or describe the color or size of your dog, which made the company invalid but Wisdom Panel was the real deal! I love Wisdom Panel and have already recommended them to friends Wisdom Panel only asked for my dogs name, age and gender, no pictures or description was given and the report came back extremely accurate. My dog is a rescue and I had a pretty good idea what her breed was but not a 100% certain, so as a birthday present to myself, I decided to get this Wisdom Panel for my rescue and it confirmed what I already knew, her breed, color, markings and size, and was a lot of fun!!!! I did a significant amount of research on the DNA companies and found some companies wanted you to send a picture or describe the color or size of your dog, which made the company invalid but Wisdom Panel was the real deal! I love Wisdom Panel and have already recommended them to friends and family! … more

The timeline for gathering and processing DNA was no longer than they said it would be. They gave email updates along the process in each DNA milestone. We also added pics of our pets on the website, their weight and birthdate. We had some info of their ancestry but was still in doubt and WIsdom Essential proved their ancestry to a T, also gave important health info and their ancestry profile. I highly recommend this DNA test. There was always an argument if one of our dogs was German shepherd or not and this test proved she was!! So thrilled with this test!

I was apprehensive because of the price. After seeing a few reviews wisdom was like the middle one but didn't disappoint. It was so easy. The box came with a self-return stamp, two small swabs that you have to swab on the cheeks. You put the swabs back in the box ,seal it &mail it. In less than a week we got a notification that they received it and less than 3 weeks later we got our results back. We got the breeds that is in our dog. ( 13) Then they give you the percentage breakdown of how much of the breed your dog is. We got his character traits and so much detail information on the breeds their temperament ,their hair. We even got the breakdown of the possible parents and grandparents. We I was apprehensive because of the price. After seeing a few reviews wisdom was like the middle one but didn't disappoint. It was so easy. The box came with a self-return stamp, two small swabs that you have to swab on the cheeks. You put the swabs back in the box ,seal it &mail it. In less than a week we got a notification that they received it and less than 3 weeks later we got our results back. We got the breeds that is in our dog. ( 13) Then they give you the percentage breakdown of how much of the breed your dog is. We got his character traits and so much detail information on the breeds their temperament ,their hair. We even got the breakdown of the possible parents and grandparents. We enjoyed going over all the details through a email and my son was fascinated by all the information we received. Highly recommend. … more

Hooch showed up at our door one day and we've had him ever since. He has been the best dog we've ever had. I think he looks like Scooby-Doo but my husband thought he looked like Hooch from Turner & Hooch, so he won the name-game. He is SO well behaved and excellent with our grandchildren. He's like a nanny dog. We suspected he was a mastiff breed and boxer. He turned out to be American Staffordshire Terrier and Boxer. It was fun to find out his background and find out we were half-right. I recommend this if someone is interested in learning who there dog might have been before you.

We adopted Maverick from the shelter and had a couple theories about his breed background - we figured he was a mixture of Ridgeback, some type of bully breed and something else that gave him black spots on his skin but white hair on top... Wisdom Panel confirmed Ridgeback (26%), American Staffordshire Terrier (37%), which is what we suspected, Boxer (13%), Chow (12%) plus a few others including American Bulldog (so they don't just group all bully breeds into Amstaff, as others have suspected). Our theories of the other breed(s) causing the black spots were completely off so it's nice to clear that up. WP also isolated exact traits such as coat color/patterns, ridge, size and floppy ears - it's We adopted Maverick from the shelter and had a couple theories about his breed background - we figured he was a mixture of Ridgeback, some type of bully breed and something else that gave him black spots on his skin but white hair on top... Wisdom Panel confirmed Ridgeback (26%), American Staffordshire Terrier (37%), which is what we suspected, Boxer (13%), Chow (12%) plus a few others including American Bulldog (so they don't just group all bully breeds into Amstaff, as others have suspected). Our theories of the other breed(s) causing the black spots were completely off so it's nice to clear that up. WP also isolated exact traits such as coat color/patterns, ridge, size and floppy ears - it's almost like they had a photo (but they didn't) and he's a very unusual looking dog. Because of his breed background, Mav has 29 potential genetic conditions, which were all clear, so that gives us some peace of mind. Very impressed! … more

Wisdom Panel was easy to use. Swab the check and mail in the sample. The purchase price covers shipping and processing. The DNA test provided us with some great information on Meatball (13 pounds), a small dog we got at a rescue. The rescue thought he was a German shepherd/silky terrier mix, though the colors were completely wrong. An AussieDoodle breeder thought he was an Mini AussieDoodle as he was almost a twin to hers. The DNA results showed Meatball was primarily a Toy Poodle/Bulgarian Shepherd mix along with traces of other small breeds. After looking at pictures of Bulgarian Shepherd, we see that Meatball has the coloring, markings, shape, fur, and face of the Bulgarian Shepherd Wisdom Panel was easy to use. Swab the check and mail in the sample. The purchase price covers shipping and processing. The DNA test provided us with some great information on Meatball (13 pounds), a small dog we got at a rescue. The rescue thought he was a German shepherd/silky terrier mix, though the colors were completely wrong. An AussieDoodle breeder thought he was an Mini AussieDoodle as he was almost a twin to hers. The DNA results showed Meatball was primarily a Toy Poodle/Bulgarian Shepherd mix along with traces of other small breeds. After looking at pictures of Bulgarian Shepherd, we see that Meatball has the coloring, markings, shape, fur, and face of the Bulgarian Shepherd with the size close of a Toy Poodle. … more

I ordered a DNA test from Wisdom Panel through Chewy.com and received it the very next day. The instructions were very clear, quick, and easy to follow. I sent my dog's samples in a pre-packaged box and got the results 2 weeks later. The summary and detail of the test were amazing! I did this test because my dog is 13.5 and I've always wondered what she is mixed with. I believe the results were accurate.