Learn about basic genetic concepts important to breeders, including terms like homozygous and heterozygous, kinds of genetic inheritance, and other basic terms.

Knowing the role food allergy plays in chronic health issues and knowing what might be heritable may affect your breeding decisions. Understanding the basics of food allergy — how to identify, test for, and manage...

The Wisdom Panel research team is excited to announce a new multi-year partnership with the Canine Genetics Centre (CGC) at the Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge. 

The University of Helsinki, in partnership with Wisdom Panel™ and others, has recently released a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) entitled “Me and My Dog”. The course takes students on an educational journey, starting with...

Two novel cases of inherited blindness in ESDs were brought to the attention of researchers at the Canine Genetics Centre, University of Cambridge. With the help of Wisdom Panel’s research team, the causative PRA variant has...

Cord-1 PRA has proven to be a highly variable form of PRA compared to other variants. Multiple research groups have focused on what is responsible for such variability and although not complete, our understanding of...

We’ve relocated and refreshed the downloadable full genetics report and created a new home for your reports, certificates and parentage analyses. Read on to learn how to use these new features!   

Wisdom Breeder now offers DNA profiling as an upgrade or bundle with all new MyDogDNA™ and Optimal Selection™ Canine kits! Learn what canine DNA profiling is and how to best use this valuable tool in your breeding program. 

Parentage testing is a highly accurate method to verify or exclude parent-offspring relationships. Wisdom Breeder is excited to offer canine parentage testing as a free service for all MyDogDNA™ and Optimal Selection™ Canine kits with DNA profiling. Read...

Wisdom Panel is proud to announce the inclusion of new Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) testing variants to MyDogDNA DNA tests for Dobermann Pinschers following our participation in the largest study of Dobermann DCM to date, uncovering new genetic risk factors.