Dog DNA Tests: Wisdom Panel vs Embark Accuracy Compared
Why Breed Guessing at the Dog Park Is About to End Three years ago, I adopted a 40-pound brindle dog from a shelter in Austin. The intake paperwork said “Pit Bull mix.” The vet guessed Boxer-Lab. A stranger at the dog park was absolutely certain she was part Plott Hound. Everyone had an opinion, and every opinion was different. So I did what a growing number of dog owners do — I swabbed her cheek and mailed it off. Twice, actually. One kit went to Embark, the other to Wisdom Panel. The results agreed on some things and disagreed on others, which sent me down a research rabbit hole that turned into this article. ...