WEBSITE UPDATED: November 11, 2024
- ABOUT EMBARK HEALTH TESTING
Embark tests for over 250 genetic health conditions and get actionable insights to help you give your dog the best care possible. Knowing if your dog is at higher risk for certain health conditions means you can intervene earlier and work with your veterinarian to create a personalized care plan. After receiving their test results, 37% of dog owners changed how they care for their dog.
- MOST ACCURATE BREED IDENTIFICATION
- Test for over 350 dog breeds including dingoes, coyotes, wolves, and village dogs. Using a research-grade genotyping platform developed in partnership with Cornell University of Veterinary Medicine, and testing for over 230,000 genetic markers, Embark offers the most accurate breed breakdown on the market.
This is what Wirecutter had to say about Embark.
"If your pup’s parentage is perplexing, a dog DNA test could reveal its ancestry. These tests use your dog’s saliva (and the thousands of DNA markers within it) to tell you which breeds make up its family tree. We dug into 17 products, consulted five genetics experts, and collected slobber from five dogs to find that Embark Breed + Health Kit’s sizable breed database, wide array of inherited-disease screenings, and reliable customer support mark it as the best dog DNA test."
"Embark’s breed database covers most dogs recognized by the American Kennel Club, as well as some street dogs and the gray wolf. The company says its breed results are 95% to 99% accurate. And Embark analyzes twice as many genetic markers as the competition, leading to more-accurate results, our experts say. The genetic-disease detection tool screens for 210 mutations, more than any kit we tested. Yet there’s no government oversight of the industry, so the genetic tests aren’t independently verified. Still, we appreciate Embark’s policy of contacting pet owners about worrisome results, which the competitors did not do. The website is easy to navigate and features a shareable dashboard and downloadable report, so sharing results is seamless."
"Embark’s breed database covers most dogs recognized by the American Kennel Club, as well as some street dogs and the gray wolf. The company says its breed results are 95% to 99% accurate. And Embark analyzes twice as many genetic markers as the competition, leading to more-accurate results, our experts say. The genetic-disease detection tool screens for 210 mutations, more than any kit we tested. Yet there’s no government oversight of the industry, so the genetic tests aren’t independently verified. Still, we appreciate Embark’s policy of contacting pet owners about worrisome results, which the competitors did not do. The website is easy to navigate and features a shareable dashboard and downloadable report, so sharing results is seamless."
MADDY'S EMBARK TEST RESULTS
Degenerative Myelopathy, DMIdentified in Standard Poodles
CLEAR
GM2 Gangliosidosis
CLEAR
Intervertebral Disc Disease (Type I)Identified in Standard Poodles
CLEAR
Degenerative Myelopathy, DMIdentified in Standard Poodles
CLEAR
GM2 GangliosidosisIdentified in Standard Poodles
CLEAR
Intervertebral Disc Disease (Type I)Identified in Standard Poodles
CLEAR
Degenerative Myelopathy, DMIdentified in Standard Poodles
CLEAR
GM2 GangliosidosisIdentified in Standard Poodles
CLEAR
Intervertebral Disc Disease (Type I)Identified in Standard Poodles
CLEAR
Neonatal Encephalopathy with Seizures, NEWS
CLEAR
Osteochondrodysplasia
CLEAR
Progressive Retinal Atrophy, prcd
CLEAR
Von Willebrand Disease Type I, Type I vWD
CLEAR
MADDY is also clear for 250 other testable diseases not particularly associated with the Standard Poodle breed.
CLEAR
GM2 Gangliosidosis
CLEAR
Intervertebral Disc Disease (Type I)Identified in Standard Poodles
CLEAR
Degenerative Myelopathy, DMIdentified in Standard Poodles
CLEAR
GM2 GangliosidosisIdentified in Standard Poodles
CLEAR
Intervertebral Disc Disease (Type I)Identified in Standard Poodles
CLEAR
Degenerative Myelopathy, DMIdentified in Standard Poodles
CLEAR
GM2 GangliosidosisIdentified in Standard Poodles
CLEAR
Intervertebral Disc Disease (Type I)Identified in Standard Poodles
CLEAR
Neonatal Encephalopathy with Seizures, NEWS
CLEAR
Osteochondrodysplasia
CLEAR
Progressive Retinal Atrophy, prcd
CLEAR
Von Willebrand Disease Type I, Type I vWD
CLEAR
MADDY is also clear for 250 other testable diseases not particularly associated with the Standard Poodle breed.