[Sugar's Mom]

It sounds as if you are leaning toward not breeding. With you being a journalist, I don't think you will have the time required to focus on breeding. There is more to it than just putting two dogs together. There are tests, living spaces for dogs and puppies, whelping areas, records keeping. Just to name a few things. No vacations because you can't leave your dogs. Sleepless nights two weeks before whelping and two weeks after. The list goes on and on. June is way too small. I would just spay and neuter them both and enjoy them as the nice lovable pets they are. You said you don't want to focus on this. If you start breeding and get to the point where you can consider yourself a breeder, your total life will revolve around the dogs. You have to focus on them 24-7.