A. Identity. Every dog has a unique genetic pattern. This is what we call the DNA Profile. Once a dog has been profiled, this evidence of its identity can never be changed. Your dogs DNA profile is absolutely unchangeable.
B. Parentage. Each dog inherits his genetic profile from his parents and cannot have any pattern that is not inherited from his Sire or his Dam. Genes come in pairs with each parent contributing one of the genes in each pair.
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A J
B| AB | JB
K| AK | JK
Since AB appears in the above list, there is a match. Just one match is not enough to be certain that this Sire and Dam produced this dog, but each time there is a match, the odds increase that these two are the parents of the dog. Suppose now, that the Sire had tested JM and the Dam BK. It is immediately obvious that neither parent could have contributed an A gene to your dog. The Sire is excluded as a possible parent but the Dam is still included as a possible parent.
a) Establish a permanent record of identity for any dog.
b) Determine individual paternity for separately sired siblings.
c) Provide bitch owners with guaranteed stud service.
d) Verify artificial insemination.
e) Resolve breeding disputes.
f) Guarantee puppy buyers a verifiable pedigree.
requested and paid for by the owner. All subsequent pedigrees issued by the Business Office will include the DNA designation for that dog (including ancestors, if applicable).


