Dogs are the beloved, four-legged members of our family. But unlike our human relatives, it's not as easy to track our loving companion's health history, background or breed. If you've found yourself ...

Have a dog? You’ve almost certainly been asked some form of this type of question while out on your morning W-A-L-K (don’t read that out loud!), or while letting your furry family member roaming ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WTHR) - If you're considering a DNA test to learn your dog's breed, it's buyer beware. As more people turn to human DNA testing to learn about their ancestry, a growing number of dog ...

When we first adopted our beloved dog years ago from a small-town shelter in Missouri, we had our guesses about what breed he was: Westie, shih tzu, maybe a little schnauzer too. But we were never ...

My family has rescued many dogs from local shelters and humane societies, and I have always delighted in learning their breed makeup through DNA testing. Most at-home dog DNA tests begin with a cheek ...

Most people buy a dog DNA test to find out why their rescue does the weird thing with the blanket. That is the one question these kits genuinely cannot answer, and the reason why is the most ...

If you happened to be one of the many individuals who adopted a dog during 2020, read on. It's nearly impossible to determine pre-existing health conditions in adopted dogs, and sometimes even the ...

Walking my rescue dog Lyra through my village, the question I get most is: ‘Ooh, nice dog, what is it?’ says Melanie Sherwood. The answer I want to give: ‘I don’t know, I haven’t done a dog breed ...

Embark Dog DNA Tests are a gift idea for pet owners this holiday season. The tests can help owners discover their dog's breed, health traits, and ancestry. Ahead of Black Friday, the DNA test kits are ...

I married into a dog family. My own family had a black lab named Lady when I was a little girl, but after she left us, we never got another one. Fast forward to my twenties when I started dating my ...