Wisdom Panel Breed Discovery Dog DNA Kit: Most Accurate Dog Breed Identification, Test for 365+ Breeds, MDR1 Health Test, Ancestry, Relatives

Very fun when you have a mutt and want to know…
Well, at first, I felt like a father, who found out the child he’s been raising for five years isn’t his… Murphy has none of the breeds that the rescuer told us he had. So we felt a little betrayed LOL But this guy is 100% good dog, and we sure had a good laugh looking at all of the various breeds that make up his DNA. He is everything but the three breeds we thought he was (Pug, Beagle, Corgi)! Care to take a guess? He is Staffordshire terrier, Chihuahua, Pitbull Terrier – well, that’s 75% and the other 25%, Pomeranian, chow chow, cattle dog, boxer, dachshund…you name it he has it. All around great Mutt! The test was easy to run and it sure is fun to know. I lost a few bets on this, and it was very fun and worth the wait for Wisdom to run his DNA. The process was easy. The on-site interaction also easy. Very fun. I would give it as a gift to someone who has a mutt.

Accurate results & great customer service!
For 11 years I’ve wondered what my beautiful black rescue dog might be, and now, thanks to Wisdom Panel 3.0, I finally I know! Most people think he looks like a wolf, but there are obvious non-wolf characteristics, like straight back legs, a curled tail, and a GSD-like personality. (“I’m the Dog, and I’m here to help!”) There are several breeds I’ve suspected in his lineage, but before getting the test results, I forced myself to pick the four I thought were most likely. When the test results arrived, I knew they were right on, because Wisdom Panel found the same four breeds I’d predicted: Chow, Malamute, German Shepherd, and Gray Wolf. The family tree was arranged in a very plausible way that made perfect sense. I didn’t know the test can identify the type of wolf, so I was extra-pleased to see that they were able to tell me that his great-grandparent was specifically a Gray Wolf. Their weight prediction was accurate, with his adult weight of 77 lbs falling right in the middle of their range.The kit is easy to use, and the directions are clearly written. Sample collection requires sticking a small round soft bristled brush inside the mouth, rotating it for 15 seconds against the cheek. This must be done twice, with each of two brushes provided. It’s probably not an issue for most dogs, but my dog has never been too keen on me sticking stuff in his mouth (no tooth brushing for him), and he’s not the type to be forced into anything. (Maybe that’s a Chow-Malamute-Wolf thing.) The first two swabs went flying across the room, getting thoroughly contaminated. I contacted customer service, and they were friendly and helpful. They sent me four more brushes and some suggestions on how to get him to accept them. I used one as a training swab, gently brushing him around the mouth and lips with it daily for a few weeks. After much praise and lots of treats, he relaxed and started to enjoy it. One day I broke open two fresh swabs and got the samples without him batting an eye.The mailer is postage paid, so I just dropped it in a mailbox and waited for results online. Results were ready about 2 1/2 weeks from the time they received the samples.I am extremely pleased with the Wisdom Panel 3.0, and look forward to testing my other dog!

Interesting Insight into Dog’s DNA
My wife and I adopt rescue dogs which are almost always mixed breeds. It is fun to know the breeds of a rescue dog. It is also good to know for potential health issues. While these DNA tests are not perfect, the do provide interesting and valuable insight.

Surprising and Accurate DNA Results!
We’ve used Wisdom Panel before for our other dog, and the results were spot on, as we knew the parents’ breeds. So, when we adopted a rescue puppy and were told she was a Lab/Shepherd mix, we were curious to confirm. The test kit is super easy to use, and I loved their tracking service, which lets you follow the kit’s progress from mailing to results. We were shocked when the results came back, showing our pup is a mix of several breeds—Great Pyrenees, Chow-Chow, and Boxer being the top three! So much for the Lab/Shepherd mix—LOL. Overall, it’s a great product at a great price. Highly recommend!

Don’t buy if you are in Australia, they don’t service here. They are also impossible to contact for issues, took half a year before I got to someone, who then let me know that our efforts to post to the US were wasted as the sample was nowhere to be found, and that they don’t do this for our area. Not sure if US people or areas have a better experience but this one was not good for us. The two stars is just cause they eventually did give us our money back after much running around and emails.