I think for any breed of dog, it is important that the basics are looked at. By basics I mean heart and lung function, conformation (hip scoring, elbows etc.), eyes, liver and renal function.

Just because for instance heart problems are not thought to be an issue in certain breeds, doesn't mean that they are not in the breed and heritable too. Once they are all through a breed then it may be too late to salvage it easily whereas removing a few dogs at the outset when it was realised that their hearts on scanning were dodgy may save a lot of hassle.

I agree some specific DNA testing or more specific tests eg MRI, may be a waste of time in some breeds, but the basics as I have outlined above I think should be standard testing in all breeding dogs.

JMO

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