​For those dog owners who pay attention to our dogs and understand the cycles of dogs, we know what happens when dogs go into heat. But for the less knowledgably about dogs and heat i will provide a brief explanation. When dogs mating time comes around and they seek out partners to copulate with it is said that they are in heat. Why do they call it heat? Because the female dog becomes so hot for her male counterpart probably. But Estrus, or heat, is the stage in a female dog's reproductive cycle during which she becomes receptive to mating with males. At this time, estrogen levels first increase and then sharply decrease, and mature eggs are released from the ovaries.

How Do You Know Your Dog Is In Heat?
Your female dog may begin to start urinating more often than usual and may appear a bit more agitated. If there is a male dog around, your female dog may exhibit or initiate sexual advances towards the male dog. She may prop up her tail and turn her butt to the male dog signalling that it is time to get naughty. Your female dog will first have vaginal discharge, blood-tinged.  The discharge will then decrease in amount and is straw colored. You can then get some female dog diapers for your dog when she begins her heated period.
 
How often does a Dog see period or go in Heat?
Well, your female dog may go into heat at least every six months. That makes her a horny little dog twice per year. The bad thing about female dogs being in heat is that they don’t last as long as their male counterparts. Female dogs may stay in heat for approximately 10 days. While the males may still be attracted to them after that time frame but there will be no cookie cutting after that.

Why female dog diapers?
Well, some dog owners hate the fact that their dog, especially an in-house dog may bleed inside the house. It could be that the dog bleeds on the chair or even on the carpet. This bleeding occurs during her heat. The dog diapers will ensure that the bleeding is contained within the diapers.

So you want to embark on a journey to know your dogs ancestry. Well, finding out where your dog came from and who its forefathers were is as simple as doing a Dog DNA Test. If you decade to do your dog's DNA, it can provide you with results such as the breed and type of dog. There are a few Dog DNA Test kits out there but EMBARK has proven to be one of the most accurate and reliable.

So How Accurate is The Dog DNA Test?
Well, there are many who have used the test and have been quite pleased with the results. They have found out the true ancestory of their canine companion. But in all honesty, the only true test is for you as the dog owner to get the DNA test and apply that to your own dog. From my own experience, I have used the Kit and is quite pleased. 

My wife and I had gotten a dog which looked more like a cross between a golden retriever and a German shepherd. We weren't sure what the true breed of the dog was and it was just up to everyone looking at the dog and speculating.  We decided to get a Dog DNA Test done and used the product from EMBARK. We did the mouth swab, enclosed the swab and sent it off. The results were amazing. The Dog was 73% Labrador retriever and get this, 27% Rottweiler! That was amazing for us as this dog was quite playful and very friendly and expressed no temperament of a rottweiler. 

So you see, it is quite simple to find your dog true information. All you need to do is:

1. Order the test online.
2. Activate it
3. Swab the cheek of your dog
4. Mail the sample back to the Embark lab in a pre-paid return envelope.
5. In two to four weeks, you'll receive the results

​Many humans have done DNA testing to basically find out about their true ancestry. But apart from just finding out where one originates from, a DNA test can tell much more than that even in dogs. Here is a list of benefits of your dog’s DNA Test.

1. Know Your Dog’s True Breed.
There are millions of dog owners worldwide who have no clue about the true breed of their dog. Most will guess based upon the dog’s common behavior and physical traits. But not because you have a dog as playful as one breed and looks nearly like a particular breed means it is that breed of dog. Most guesses as to what the dog breed really is mostly wrong. With a Dog DNA Test, there is no second guess and spelling. You get the accurate results and can answer with certainty as to what your dog breed really is.  So the next time someone walks up to you and says your dog is not purebred or hybrid, you have science to back up your accurate response.

2. ​Identifying Genetically Health Problems.
DNA testing for dogs falls into two, potentially related categories – breed identification and identifying potential disease-causing mutations. Identifying a dog’s breed make-up with a DNA test may point to an increased likelihood of particular conditions developing in the future but is certainly not definitive. On the other hand, tests for specific genetic mutations, some of which are now being included in over the counter dog DNA test kits, are more predictive. This helps dog owners to understand much more about the animal’s health and to have preparation in mind as to any genetically health risk and possible immediate and best solutions.

3. Know Ancestry
Who doesn’t like ancestry. Want to know who your dogs grandma and grandpa was? Then you will definitely need to do your dog’s DNA test. Most breed identification tests will trace your dog’s lineage up to its great-grandparents. You can also trace the dog’s ancestry on both its mother’s and father’s sides.
While knowing your dog’s family tree is mostly a matter of curiosity, it holds a lot of clues regarding its past. For example, you can use it to trace the geographical journey of the dog’s ancestors. Embark’s test for example can even trace your dog’s genetics to the wolf. 

4. Physical Traits 
Dogs come with all sorts of physical traits. Some are chocolate, others black and others a deep reddish hue. Physical traits are largely determined by genetics. From the breed alone, you can roughly predict what a pup is going to look like when it grows up.
But a study of the DNA provides a more precise snapshot of the physical traits your pup and its offspring will acquire. For adult dogs, a DNA test provides an explanation of why it looks the way it does and what you can expect with future offspring.

5. Future weight and body size
Pet obesity has been rising in the last several years. In 2016, it was estimated that 58% of dogs are either overweight or obese. For most pet owners, you will find that the weight increase happens without them realizing it. They feed the dog high-calorie food without considering its effect. A DNA dog test can help lower these statistics. By studying certain genes, Wisdom Panel and Embark provide their customers with weight and body size predictions

Accurate and used by dog owners worldwide.