Customer Stories

When Winston came home to his new pet parents Griff and Laurel, he was a 50-pound bundle of sweetness and energy. A one-year-old rescue dog from Tennessee, Winston’s personality was immediately apparent—but wasn’t as clear as his breed, his background, and his health profile. That’s why Griff and Laurel turned to Embark. Earlier this year,...

Meet Taco 🐾 What’s his adoption story? He was adopted in March of this year from Saving Hope Rescue when he was just 3 months old. What does Taco like to do? Taco enjoys going for walks with his older brother, Shugart, and lounging on the back of the couch like a cat 🐈 Were...

Meet Tater 🐾 He was rescued in Texas, but now lives in Florida where he spends most of his time going on hikes⛰️, visiting the beach🏖️, and wading in practically any body of water 🌊 “For the longest time, I thought he was a long-haired Chihuahua and Dachshund mix. He has NO Dachshund and instead,...

Watch this Embarker’s Breed Reveal video! https://res.cloudinary.com/embark/video/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1716912844/embarkvet.com/uploads/Bentley_@bentley_the_cattledogmix_breedreveal_video?_i=AA “I had a great Embark experience! It was so easy to take and submit the swab. I was surprised that he had American Bulldog in his DNA. Also, it was so fun to see all the other dogs that are Bentley’s close relatives!” @bentley_the_cattledogmix Embarker Check out Bentley’s...

 Gracie and Christopher Gracie was adopted in November 2017 at only 6 weeks old. Christopher had just experienced severe health complications and was looking for a light in his life when he found her. Someone had posted online about a litter of puppies that needed homes, so Christopher went to meet the pups. As soon...

Meet 12-year-old siblings, Allie and Cooper. These two gorgeous pups have lived their whole lives only an hour away from each other in Michigan…but their parents had no idea until Allie and Cooper used Embark dog DNA tests and explored our Relative Finder tool, revealing their nearby family members. Meet Allie Allie got her Embark...

Meet Kaylee and Wiley, two pup sisters from California who were reunited after their parents learned about the connection with Embark’s Doggy DNA Relative Finder! Kaylee When Ryan and Kristen first went to the animal shelter in Oakland, Calif., they were sure they’d be meeting a pup they had read about on the shelter’s website;...

Amanda and her fiancé John are proud pet parents to Roscoe and Riley. This happy California family discovered a canine health issue and turned to Embark for clarity. Roscoe’s story Roscoe was in John’s life before he met Amanda. The pair adopted Riley together. Both dogs were rescued from a shelter in Kentucky. Roscoe is...

On April 27, 2011, a tornado ripped through parts of Alabama, leaving nothing but damage in its wake. The EF4 multiple-vortex tornado ruined portions of Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, as well as surrounding areas, according to Wikipedia. One of the casualties of the natural disaster was a house that contained a litter of seven puppies. The...

Embark’s Doggy DNA Relative Finder has only been available since November, but we’ve already heard from several pup-parents about canine relatives being brought together for the first time since puppyhood. Read the story of Jude and Lucy, two sibling pups adopted from the same litter 10 years ago, who were able to meet up for...

Shayna Close had a feeling that two of her dogs, Gem and Gypsy, might be related but she wasn’t able to confirm that until she discovered Embark. Shayna tested both of her pups using our DNA test kit and we found that these dogs are, in fact, sisters! Meet Gem Shayna adopted Gem in December of...

The Embark Relative Finder has done it again! We found sibling dogs in our lab and connected Baloo and Milo’s parents so the dogs have the chance to get to know each other. If you’ve tested with Embark, you can find your dog’s extended family through the Relative Finder, too. Now, let’s get to know...