I think I found me a Chessie breeder that I will be happy with. She remembers me from when I had gotten in touch with her last year to chat about the breed, and she has some summer litters she's hoping will have a pup for me. *crosses fingers* She does extensive socialization with her pups and says she health tests out the wahzoo - and there are a lot of happy owners of her dogs, years down the line, which makes me happy.
Still waiting to hear back from her in regards to the nitty gritty details (Im hoping the.price won't be out of this world and that the contract won't be suffocating), and I need to do some research to make sure there is actually proof for the tests she says she runs, then...puppy may be happening after all, potentially in June!