Ranked #4 in Best Dog Dna Tests
Embark Breed ID Dog DNA Test Kit4.3
2 sourcesall derived$109as of Oct 17The Embark Breed ID kit is a cheek-swab dog DNA test that screens for more than 400 breeds and matches dogs with relatives in Embark's database, without the health screening of Embark's pricier kits. The Spruce Pets named it its pick for mixed breeds, finding it easy to use and reporting that results arrived a couple of weeks earlier than promised. Chris and Whitney in the Windy City ran it alongside a Wisdom Panel test on the same dog and found the top breeds and percentages closely matched, with Embark's relative matching turning up the dog's mother. It suits owners of mixed-breed dogs who mainly want ancestry and relatives; owners of very small dogs, or anyone wanting genetic health results, should look elsewhere.
Strengths
- — Results came back a couple of weeks sooner than Embark promised in The Spruce Pets' test
- — Screens for over 400 breeds with a detailed percentage breakdown of a mixed dog
- — Easy to swab, post back and read, according to The Spruce Pets
Watch-outs
- — Large swab head may be awkward to use on small dogs
- — Minor breeds are lumped into a 'Supermutt' share without individual percentages
- — Lacks the trait and adult-weight section that Wisdom Panel's report includes
