What new test --please let me know--because I would love not to get my A** burned again(I did a few years ago on a stud dog,not on genectic health issues--onparentage issues--which pretty much made the genectic health test useless). As far as of the last I knew they still are notDNA testing the dams only the sire. I think all the testing is great but until we get much stricter on parental bloodline accuracy, the rest of the testing is several steps down the line as to trulystart fixing the problem.You got to start at the root of the problem --not the middle of it.
I think casey is a lab that has the ability to point (all dogs have the instinct to creepin ongame if they have a prey instinct-some do it a lot fancier than others)(so do cats)Most dogs will retrieve whenyou play with the puppy (its a game to them when they are a puppy). Alot of pointing breeds have to be trained to force fetch becase they don't want to do it--butsome will.
At the same time no one is trying to call a pointer a retriever. What would you call that a Pointing Retriever or a Retrieving Pointer. Casey is a nice looking dog Doc,I hope it doesn't bite you in the seatmeat when you get to that #7 studout. When you start breeding your going to find out how badthe situation is--15-20 hour drives trying to find good breed stock( I don'tbuy shipped dogs) if hes worth buying,he worth going to get.Most of your shelters will have lab/crossbreds because there are so many of them .(Slightly overbred to say the least).