Breed

Harley has 8+ breeds in his DNA. Which basically means that there is no other dog like him in the entire world and I am totally okay with that. Harley is unique for sure. There are some breeds I was shocked to see and others I wasn't. The breeds I wasn't so shocked to see was Dachshund, Coonhound, and Chow Chow. Harley has a super long body with short little legs so seeing that he had Dachshund was no surprise. In fact, I probably would've been shocked if he didn't have Dachshund in him. I knew Harley had some kind of hound in him and although I thought it was going to be the Black and Tan Coonhound due to his color and markings and not the Tree Walking Coonhound, it's still some kind of Coonhound none the less. I was also not shocked to see Chow Chow in his results because he has black spots on his tongue which is typically a common trait amongst the Chow Chow breed. Now, the rest of the results pretty much shocked me. I was not expecting to see Chihuahua in his results at all, but I guess you really can't judge a book by it's cover, can you?

Another cool thing about the Breed portion of this DNA kit is that it gives you a detailed summary of each breed your dog contains. This helps you see where each breed comes into play because although Harley doesn't necessarily look like a Chihuahua or Miniature Schnauzer, his personality characteristics may have come from those breeds. It's a cool way to see which breeds gave your dog it's looks, personality, weight, body features, etc.

Health

Thankfully, Harley's Health results came back perfect. He did not test positive for any of the genetic diseases that Embark screens for (over 150) nor does he have any of the mutations known to cause any health conditions. He was marked not at risk as well as not a carrier for any genetic diseases or mutations. Harley also tested clear for 17 genetic conditions that are common in his breed mix. Knowing these things about his health is super reassuring and gives me confidence that he will live a long, healthy life.

Traits

This section of the DNA results were super precise. It showed the exact gene Harley has that makes up all of his traits, including his coat color, body size, body/coat features, and performance. It's interesting to think about how genetics literally make up every single part of not only humans, but dogs too. Seeing Harley's exact trait genes was a really interesting part of the kit because it's something that we can't see with just our eyes.

Relatives

This section was one of the coolest of the results in my opinion. Embark uses something called their "Doggy DNA Relative Finder" in order to connect owners with other Embark tested dogs that are related to their pup based on the percentage of DNA they share. Harley had 30 relatives found through his results! That's insane! This part of the test shows you what percentage of DNA your dog shares with another as well as what their relationship with one another would be.