this is a delicate posting... it may hurt someone by tring to defend others.... 
It all depends where you live and all ... i read the post about expenses.... in my neighborhood a c-sections cost over 1500.00 .... an emergency vet call to angel memorial hospital is 126.00 just to walk in... i have a friend who mistakenly bred her "mixed" with another mix of some kind... she tought she would have cute puppies and ended up with a crazy bill and mixed puppies are cheap... she is never doing it ever again.... besides who wanted pay for her puppies, she gave them away to her closest... for free... 
I also read about the insurances.... it is a great idea.....     
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