Hi all!

Have a question about how you feel about breeding Chesapeakes without testing the working capacitites of the dogs to be bred? Is it acceptable and completely alright or not?

As the old expression says the proof is in the pudding! But with that said "the proof" doesn't always have to come in the form of a title. Real life/real time wittness of performance (or lack of it) in the blind/field can't be mistaken by the experienced eye.
DaveB

The performance of a potential parent's progeny might be more telling. The two best working Chessies I've hunted over (and a number of said-to-be-greats, I didn't see work) were half siblings sired by a Tiger's Cub son that I'm pretty sure was never hunted, tested or trialed. And paper genetics aside, there sure seems some difference between posessing genetic potential and actually passing it on.