Talking about pll I tested more dogs than any other people in USA and I found some positives many carriers and few negatives from big names in the jagdterrier world I no go mention names to not hurt personal interests. But pll is a disease very wide extended like or not to the dogs owner and make then denial about is a real problem.
About digging the jagdterrier I not have the pleasure yet but I use them a lot I have the opportunity to compare to others breeds and I not change any more to other kind if dog