The best way to ensure your puppy's health is to verify that your breeder is health testing their dogs for diseases associated with the breed. (thehappypuppysite.com)
«Trials» are a way of testing dogs that are used to hunt ground animals. (kerryblues.org)
If they haven't tested their dogs in the last six months, ask that they do so before breeding to your bitch! (chowchow.org)