Canine DNA Test Kits

Is your toy dog distracted by scents, making it hard to get him to obey, no matter how hard you try? Maybe he's got some hound in him! Does your normally prim-and-proper longhaired pooch go nuts when there's water around? Maybe one of her great grandparents was a Labrador Retriever! When you know and understand your dog's roots, you can accommodate his or her natural tendencies, and plan training and fun that you'll both enjoy, cementing the bond between you. Or if you're wondering if you have a purebred dog or think you have a purebred, but don't have the papers, now you can be sure.

Your dog's heritage influences him in surprising ways. Physical traits, to be sure, come from your dog's ancestry, but behaviors like digging, herding, the love of swimming, and barking can all come from various breeds in a canine's family tree.

Over 25 million mixed-breed dog owners know their dogs...but not as well as they could. With Wisdom Panel® Insights™ Mixed Breed Identification Kit you can find out with the simple swipe of a cheek swab. Wisdom Panel Insights kits can determine the ancestry of a mixed-breed dog by testing for more than 190 breeds - that's the largest database on the market. With the results (emailed in about 3 weeks), you can go about improving the bond between yourself and your dog, because you'll know that certain behaviors are innate, so you can create a targeted and effective behavior training plan.

Wisdom Panel® Insights™ Purebred DNA Certification Test Kit evaluates the genetic patterns within your dog compared with the genetic signatures observed in our 150-breed database of known purebred dogs. Wisdom Panel has more than 9,500 purebred dog samples in their database! The test works the same as the cheek-swab Mixed Breed test, only the report you receive includes a cluster-based analysis of your selected breed and dogs from the other breeds in our purebred database (called a Principal Component Analysis or PCA analysis), and a Breed Heritage Ancestry Certificate.

As easy as 1, 2, 3!

1. Simply collect your dog's DNA with the easy to use, non-invasive cheek swabs
2. Mail back swabs and collection form in the enclosed postage-paid envelope
3. In about 3 weeks from receipt at the laboratory, you'll receive a link to download your dog's ancestry report.

You do everything you can to improve your dog's quality of life. A DNA test is just one tool you can use to ensure your dog's health and happiness.

Please click on "More Information" for more on mixed breeds and these tests.

These tests are sent to the laboratories at vetGen, a company that has been doing canine genetic testing since 1988. As the pioneer in canine genetic disease detection services, it is the mission of vetGen to improve the health of all purebred animals, by providing informative and valuable services to animal breeders, owners, and care providers.

Mixed Breeds
Where does Buddy get his curly tail from? Why does he love digging holes in the backyard? Could I be doing more to make him happier and healthier? Your dog may not be able to tell you the answers - but his DNA can. Wisdom Panel Insights, the most comprehensive mixed-breed cheek swab DNA test on the market, can help explain a mixed-breed dog's ancestry. A mixed-breed dog is a cross between two dogs of different breeds.

Mixed-breed dogs can vary in the complexity of their heritage - from the most simple first generation cross breed mix of two pedigree breeds (for example, the Cockapoo, which is the offspring of a Cocker Spaniel and a Poodle) to outbred dogs that live in freely interbreeding populations in the wild.

Over 25 million mixed-breed dog owners know their dogs…but not as well as they could. With the simple swipe of a cheek swab, Wisdom Panel Insights can determine the ancestry of a mixed-breed dog by testing for more than 185 breeds, the largest database on the market. Within three weeks, dog owners will be e-mailed an official Ancestry Report that reveals the dog's genetic background.

A dog's ancestry can influence him in surprising ways. Obvious and not-so-obvious physical traits plus behaviors like digging, herding and barking all come from the various breeds in a dog's family tree. Once an owner understands a dog's natural tendencies, it makes it possible to create a tailored training, exercise and nutrition program to fit his one-of-a-kind needs.

What will my Mixed-Breed dog's report tell me?

Wisdom Panel Insights detects the breeds in your dog's ancestry. Your report can be interpreted in the following way:

Parent

A breed that represents approximately 50% of your dog's DNA. You are likely to see the most physical and behavioral traits from this breed. Dogs with mixed-breed parents will not have a breed represented at this level.

Grandparent

A breed that represents approximately 25% of your dog's DNA. You may see some physical and behavioral traits from this breed. Dogs with a very mixed ancestry may not have a breed represented at this level.

Great-Grandparent

A breed that represents approximately 12.5% of your dog's DNA. You are unlikely to see many traits from this breed unless they are dominant.

Identifiable breeds:

Affenpinscher, Afghan Hound, Airedale Terrier, Akita, Alaskan Malamute, American Water Spaniel, Anatolian Shepherd Dog, Australian Cattle Dog, Australian Kelpie, Australian Terrier, Basenji, Basset Hound, Beagle, Bearded Collie, Beauceron, Bedlington Terrier, Belgian Malinois, Belgian Sheepdog , Belgian Tervuren , Bernese Mountain Dog, Bichon Frise, Black and Tan Coonhound, Black Russian Terrier, Bloodhound , Border Collie, Border Terrier, Borzoi, Boston Terrier, Bouvier Des Flanders, Boxer, Boykin Spaniel, Briard , Brittany, Brussels Griffon, Bull Terrier, Bulldog, Bullmastiff, Cairn Terrier, Canaan Dog, Cardigan Welsh Corgi, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Chihuahua, Chinese Crested , Chinese Shar-Pei, Chinook, Chow Chow, Clumber Spaniel, Cocker Spaniel , Collie, Curly Coated Retriever, Dachshund, Dalmatian, Dandie Dinmont Terrier, Dobermann Pinscher, Dogue de Bordeaux, English Cocker Spaniel, English Foxhound, English Setter, English Springer Spaniel, English Toy Spaniel, Field Spaniel, Finnish Spitz, Flat Coated Retriever, French Bulldog, German Shepherd Dog, German Shorthaired Pointer, German Spitz, German Wirehaired Pointer, Giant Schnauzer, Glen of Imaal Terrier , Golden Retriever, Gordon Setter, Great Dane, Great Pyrenees, Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, Greyhound, Harrier, Havanese, Ibizan Hound, Irish Red and White Setter, Irish Setter, Irish Terrier, Irish Water Spaniel, Irish Wolfhound, Italian Greyhound, Italian Spinone, Japanese Chin, Japanese Shiba Inu, Keeshond, Kerry Blue Terrier, Komondor, Kuvasz, Labrador Retriever, Lakeland Terrier, Leonberger, Lhasa Apso, Lowchen, Maltese, Manchester Terrier, Mastiff, Miniature Bull Terrier, Miniature Pinscher, Miniature Schnauzer, Newfoundland, Norfolk Terrier, Norwegian Elkhound, Norwich Terrier, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, Old English Sheepdog, Otterhound , Papillon, Pekingese, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, Pharaoh Hound, Pointer, Pomeranian, Poodle, Portuguese Water Dog, Pug, Puli, Rhodesian Ridgeback, Rottweiler, Saint Bernard, Saluki, Samoyed, Schipperke, Scottish Deerhound, Scottish Terrier, Sealyham Terrier, Shetland Sheepdog , Shih Tzu, Siberian Husky, Skye Terrier, Smooth Fox Terrier, Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Standard Schnauzer, Sussex Spaniel, Tibetan Spaniel, Tibetan Terrier, Toy Fox Terrier, Vizsla, Weimaraner, Welsh Springer Spaniel, Welsh Terrier, West Highland White Terrier, Whippet, Wire Fox Terrier, Wirehaired Pointing Griffon, Yorkshire Terrier,