Norwich Embark Cost Share Offer

My Embark cost-share offer is still open. For any AKC-registered Norwich I will split the cost of an Embark DNA panel kit (embarkvet.com). You will get an Embark report that lists the results of approximately 160 DNA health mutations (only six are known to affect Norwich) plus traits such as coat color and type. I will get the raw DNA for Norwich research that I am doing. All results about a dog will be kept confidential. See my Summary of Norwich Embark Reports web page which describes an Embark report and some of what I have learned from the DNA.

Since I make bulk purchases of Embark kits, I get a reduced price over Embark's retail cost of $139/kit for breeders. Currently the split cost (the amount each of us pays) is $65/kit. If purchased separately, the cost of the DNA tests for PLL, DM, D-Locus, and the fluffy gene would be over $100. Plus you get coat color genetics and type information (fluffy gene).

For any Norwich born outside of the US or Canada, I will pay the full cost of an Embark kit. Contact me and I will send you an Embark kit for free.

For any AKC-registered Norwich over 14 years of age, I will pay the full cost of an Embark kit. Contact me and I will send you an Embark kit for free.

If any owner of a Norwich outside of North America is interested in participating, please contact me. Special arrangements can be made on a case by case basis.

Embark does not do the DNA test for the UAS (upper airway syndrome) risk marker. Currently Orivet is the only lab offering this DNA test. From the Embark raw data, I can infer (via linkage analysis) the value of the UAS risk marker.

Blair Kelly
shakspernorwich@gmail.com

Last updated 20260518