General Information
Like you, many of our customers feel a special connection to their pet. Along with providing a safe and nurturing environment, pet parents are interested in finding out as much as they can about their “best friend”. The Canine Heritage® Breed Test can help them unravel the mystery and help families feel closer to their pets. The test will cross reference your dog’s DNA with the over 100 breeds in our database and let you know the breeds that make up your pet.
Beyond satisfying your curiosity, the Canine Heritage Breed Test has these other important benefits:
Explaining behavior: The Canine Heritage® Breed test can give you that “Ah ha!” moment. You find out that he is part terrier: Ah ha! So that’s why he’s always digging. You find out she’s part Shetland sheepdog: Ah ha! So that’s why she runs continuously around the edge of the park! You find out he’s part Lab: Ah ha! So that’s why he loves to swim!
Helping in training: Purebred dogs are known to have consistent behavior traits. If we know the breed mix of our pet, we can develop training programs that are well suited to these known traits. An intelligent, high energy, herding breed might require different activities than a dog with a more calm and affectionate temperament.
Managing Health: Health and wellness issues can also be addressed if we know the breed composition by helping veterinarians proactively infer a dogs potential health risks and administer recommendations during the course of veterinary visits.
Important features of the Canine Heritage® Breed Test:
- Safe and painless, non-invasive sampling method
- No veterinarian needed
- Identifies over 100 breeds
- Results on a frame quality “Certificate of DNA Analysis”
Product Details
Why draw blood if you don’t need to? Here at MMI Genomics we feel that drawing blood from your pet should only be done for necessary medical reasons. Our swabbing procedure is completely non-invasive and painless to your pet and just as effective. No Blood, No Trauma, No Pain! Swabbing is done easily and comfortably by the pet owner and eliminates any additional expense that may be incurred by taking your pet to the vet for a blood sample. Better yet, MMI Genomics, Inc.’s K9CheekSwab™ DNA Collection Brushes can be returned by regular US mail - no special handling is required and there is no risk of a blood vial breaking.
The Canine Heritage® Breed Test kit comes complete with everything you need to collect your DNA sample in the comfort of your own home. Nothing could be easier. Simply follow the provided directions, place the swab and sample submission form in the pre-paid return mailing envelope and drop in a mail box.
The Canine Heritage® testing kit includes the following:
- One K9CheekSwab™ DNA Collection Brush
- Sample Submission Form
- Customer Reference Sheet
- Easy-to-Follow DNA Sample Collection Instructions
- Pre-Paid Return Mailer
In 4-6 weeks, results will be sent back to you in the form of a frame quality Certificate of DNA Breed Analysis. Enhance your certificate with your dog's photo. If you choose to submit a photo, it will also be printed on the certificate at no extra charge.
Previous Customers
Have you already performed the standard version of the Canine Heritage® Breed test on your pet? If so, you have the option to re-analyze your dog's DNA with the expanded (XL) version of the test. With the capability to genetically identify over 100 potential breeds, this upgrade provides you the opportunity to determine if any of the additional breeds in the expanded panel can be found in your pet’s breed composition, allowing you to find out even more about your dog's ancestry.
To upgrade click here.
Capabilities
Please be aware of the current Canine Heritage® Breed Test capabilities:
Canine Heritage® Breed Test only works for the breeds that have been validated (click here to view the list of validated breeds). If your pet’s breed composition contains non-validated breed(s) the test may identify breed(s) earlier in your dog’s ancestry. This may cause identification of apparent unlikely breeds for your pet’s composition.
The Canine Heritage® Breed Test is not designed for use as a purebred or paternity verification test and is not an established legal tool. A kennel or breed club certifies a dog’s breed based on pedigree documentation. If necessary, kennel and breed clubs use legally recognized DNA paternity testing to verify relationship. Those DNA Paternity tests use a different type of DNA testing than the Canine Heritage® Breed Test.
Currently, the Canine Heritage® Breed Test is sold only in the U.S. and Canada. The Canine Heritage® Breed Test was developed and validated using United States dog breed populations. Breeds outside the United States and Canada may not be represented or identified by the Canine Heritage® Breed Test.
The Canine Heritage® Breed Test is for determining breed composition only. An individual may be able to infer health, personality, or behavior of a dog from the “general” characteristics of the identified breed(s). Individual results may vary, consult your veterinarian for issues relating to your pet’s health and breed.
Return Policy
All returns or refunds are subject to a restocking fee of 15%. Shipping charges on returned products are the responsibility of the customer.
Because of inherent genetic randomness, a dog’s visual appearance may vary from the breed(s) identified in the reported results. Such occurrences will not result in the issuance of a refund.