What Every Pet Owner Should Know About Basepaws

We love our dogs, and screening tools like DNA tests are both a fun way to learn about their ancestry and a useful report to share with your vet to help keep your furry friend in better health. Here’s what you should know about Basepaws, the most advanced at-home DNA test for dogs.

It’s Easy to Do

DNA is collected through a swab that takes five to 10 seconds. There’s no blood draw, no vet visit, nothing but the swab. You don’t even have to find a stamp: free shipping is included as part of the process, both ways. That makes the screening simple even for the busiest pet owners, and something nice you can do for your dog any time.

Once the swab arrives, results are available online in 4 to 6 weeks.

It’s Got the Most Detail

While Basepaws is a DNA screening, not a medical test, it offers both insight into breed mix, with over 330 breeds to give you a deeper understanding of your dog’s past, and more than 280 genetic markers to give you a sense of your pet’s future. Those markers can help you anticipate future concerns and act to resolve them now, in collaboration with your vet and other pet health experts.

It also uses Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) for every screen, ensuring that you have a deeper understanding of your pet’s genetics and your dog’s full genome.

It Becomes More Detailed Over Time

Veterinary science and our understanding of canine genetics is expanding constantly, and Basepaws reflects that with a report that changes over time as new science comes into play.

Your dog’s report, available online and as a printable PDF, will open up with more detail and guidance over time, and since your dog’s full genome is sequenced, you can easily share with your vet and make empowered, informed decisions.

Learn your dog’s breed history with Basepaws

It’s Fun

On the lighter side of things, many dog owners often look at their pet and wonder, “Just how’d you wind up here?” There’s even slang terms for it for some breeds, like “incorgnito.”

DNA sequencing lets you figure out if there really was a dachshund or a German shepherd in their ancestry, or if it’s just a wild coincidence. And it also lets you compare notes with other dog owners, especially with a beloved rescue or a foster.

It Empowers Future Decisions

We love our dogs, and we want the best for them. Part of that is understanding who they are and making the right decisions for them now, with food, exercise, and other care, so that as they get older they have a happier, healthier life.

While knowing their genome can’t tell you everything about their future, it can help guide your current decisions and help you rest easy knowing you’ve done right by the animal who loves you most, and keep you in touch with the latest science instead of chasing Google alerts or pestering your vet.

Ready to see your dog’s past and anticipate their needs in the future? Try Basepaws now.