Read and study the standard, learn it inside and out. If your girl doesn't fit the standard, she shouldn't be bred.
Yes, the tests are plenty. Bile Acid tests for Liver Shunt. Since she is 3, her hips and knees should be OFA'd. Her eyes should be CERF'd. Heart, Kidney's tested.
Blood tests only give you an inidication of what is going on with the body.
Have her sonogramed to insure her reproductive organs are in good shape. She should have an STD test prior to breeding. Brucellosis test. By the way the stud you use should have the same tests. However, these tests do not reveal whether your dogs are carriers of said diseases, they only tell you if your dog is clear of them. Putting the wrong two dogs together can produce pups with genetic defects. It's just how the genes shake up. So, be prepared to take the responsibility should anything go wrong with these pups. And if you don't plan to keep them all, be prepared to, economic times are hard. Even the best of breeders are keeping their breeding to a minimum or skipping breedings.
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