Get Your Dog Tested*
Blood sample or cheek swab?
DNA obtained from a dog’s blood is the same DNA that would be obtained from that
dog’s cheek cells using a swab. We allow submission of either sample because
blood is often the sample preferred by veterinary hospitals while cheek swabs
are generally preferred by dog owners.
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The testing process is simple and no special
training is required to collect the sample,
which is obtained by brushing cells from the
inside of the cheek. You will receive brushes
and sample collection instructions in the Test
Kit.
Order a Test Kit online. Do NOT send
money when you order the test kit. You will be
asked to include payment when you return the
sample to our lab.
In the Test Kit you will receive sampling
brushes,
instructions
for collecting a cheek swab DNA sample , and
a
submission form.
Please include payment when you return your
sample. NOTE: the submission form is in
PDF format and requires
Adobe Acrobat Reader to
complete.
Test results will generally be available
within two weeks. Samples must be received by 9
a.m. on Monday to receive test results on Friday
of the same week. Along with the test results,
you will receive an
explanation
of the results.
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We can now accept EDTA blood samples from veterinary hospitals and
clinics.
Please send 2 mls of blood in an EDTA tube
along with a
submission form.
Mail by FEDX overnight on ice. NOTE: the submission form is in PDF
format and requires
Adobe Acrobat Reader to complete.
Test results will generally be available
within two weeks. Samples must be received by 9 a.m. on Monday to receive test
results on Friday of the same week. Along with the test results, you will
receive an
explanation
of the results.
Order a cheek swab test Kit online.
Do NOT send money when you order the test
kit. You will be asked to include payment
when you return the sample to our lab.
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* PCR for this service is performed pursuant to an
agreement with Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
US patents 6,790,621 and 7,393,643; Australian
patent 2002249946; European patent 1389240.
