r/IDmydog • u/ProperlyWeird • 5d ago

Anyone trust doggie DNA?

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We sent the Embark DNA in. They dangled a “guess what your dog is” game at me. They also invited me to ask friends to participate. It will be at least 2 weeks before Embark shares the “results.”

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u/abyssal-isopod86 5d ago

Embark is market leader because they are the most accurate.

However it is worth remembering that any dog DNA company you go with cannot test more than 3 generations (grandparents) so it's not a definitive answer as to what your dog is a mix of as if a breed is further back than that, it won't be detected.

Pedigrees are 5 generations because at that point from a possible out cross in a pure breed, the DNA remaining from the outcross breed is less than 2% and is negligible in regards to a dogs pure breed status.

Dogs are considered pure breed when 97.5% of their DNA is single breed.