What health testing has been performed on the breeding pair?
Hip certification (OFA or PennHipp) has to be performed on ALL breeding dogs. The breeder receives a copy of the evaluation from either certifying agency. If copies cannot be provided or the dog does not show up on the OFA website, RUN, do not walk, away. This is the minimum testing that should be done on each dog used for breeding. Other tests that may be done are thyroid testing, heart certification, elbow certification, and CERF testing (eyes). A breeder should be able to provide you with copies of all testing that have been completed or in the case of OFA certification, can be located on that website by doing a search with the kennel name.
