[Nancy1999]

I've have been told several times by Yorkietalk members that by taking on a pregnant female, and allowing her to be bred 2-3 more times, they would then own the dog. I've never seen a thread on this, and wondered if this was common practice? I have a few opinions on the subject, but they aren't really informed opinions, and I was wondering what others thought of the practice? I can see advantages for the breeders of course, it would mean once less producing dog in the kennel to care for, an advantage for the surrogate breeder is a free dog. I'm concerned about some of the disadvantages. Is the owner generally required to provide medical care for the pregnant pup? Do you need some level of expertise to care for a pregnant dog? Does the breeder who does this require the dog be spayed upon change of ownership? How does a "surrogate" breeder know if the dog is being over-bred, should she insist on a time period between breeding? What measures should be insisted upon to insure the safety of the dog? I can imagine some breeders upon learning that the dog needs a caesarean abandoning the whole thing. Thank you for your thoughts on this matter.