Embark VeterinaryReviews of embarkvet.com

Submitted the sample after paying $110. Weeks ago called twice they haven’t processed the sample or lost it who knows. I can’t get anyone to tell me what is going on . I am very regretful for trusting this company

Absolutely horrible. Embark had 5 different dogs. All were smaller than my dog. It’s a farce! Now I know why they want to take picture of the dogs. They guess most of the time!

I had two dogs tested. One result gave me no new information, just a known fraction of the dog and a guess at what the rest of her might be. The other result is incorrect, indicating only one breed in a dog that does not have one very unique must-have breed characteristic of the identified breed, and otherwise differs from the identified breed. I believe that since his breed is not in the database, a close-enough guess was thrown out. I will be requesting a refund for his botched results and will be sure to spread the word that no new information is likely to be obtained if you have any inkling of what your mixed breed might be. I wonder if the vet who recommended this test is getting kickbacks.

Worst company ever. For three weeks they say my results are done but a glitch in system can’t upload them really well IT can’t figure it out after 3 weeks. Won’t refund my money won’t send anything, horrible company

I contacted embark before purchasing the test to ask if it will tell me how much Timberwolf is in my wolf hybrid dog. Knowing that dogs are descended from wolves I was doubtful they could distinguish a difference (and it turned out I was right) however they assured me it would identify the percent Wolf lineage-so I bought the test. To the contrary the results referenced dogs that I know are not in the bloodline and said nothing about the amount of any wolf presence which I know for a fact this dog is a Timberwolf hybrid. They no doubt lied to get me to purchase the test. Also they have not responded whatsoever to my complaint about their results so I can not in good conscience advise anyone to trust any of their results or lying customer service personnel. Since I was lied to and see that others have made similiar reviews of this test giving actually ludicrous results I can’t consider embark anything but a charlatan organization. To begin with DNA matches are reported as a certain probability of a match which was not indicated in their results which I found very unscientific conjuring up results described as “supermutt” matches possibly being of several different breeds not present in my dog.

I ordered the Breeders kit. In the pic, it shows 5 swabs. Nowhere in the description does it say you only receive 1 swab. When I received my kit and it had only 1 swab, I was shocked. I called and I have sent emails. Noone has responded. I have sent several more emails over the last 2 weeks and still no response. This is false advertising at its finest. I haven't activated the 1 swab I did receive. They should have to send me 4 more since the pic shows 5. I cannot recommend this company!!

Aparently my long haired dog is 100% pitbull terrier.. when I called and suggested it was wrong they told me they were very confident in their lab work. Complete scam. I wish I could upload a picture of my dog on here to show you how inaccurate this result is.

I purchased the Embark DNA kit because it was one of the few that tested for Carolina Dog, which we believe our dog is. The DNA test goes back 3 generations, and the results came back as American Pitbull, Pomeranian, and Shepherd. However, our boy also had an extremely high "wolfiness" score of 20 (Embark states that most dogs are 5 or less). The “wolfiness” score is not really explained very well, and there are no definitive results as to what makes up the score other than it has something to do with past generations. I wish more information had been included about this part of the test because our boy exhibits many of the features, mannerisms, and behavior of a Carolina Dog (aka American Dingo).