Thanks for all your input
I definitely want to do this right if I do it because just like everyone feels, I would never want to put my dam at risk. I looked at her last night and just said to my fiance that im nervous to put her in danger. Her vet visit is coming up soon (probably next week) for her pelvic xray and health tests which will also help me make a decision.
I knnow she is going to be a great mommy though - parting with the pups will be MY biggest challenge! I think my poor fiance already fears we will end up keeping one
I want to put contracts into place with the new owners when the time comes - is there anywhere I could get a template from to base mine on? My pups will be registered with KUSA which is the South African registery and Im putting breeding restrictions on them all regardless. Simply because I know how much work I have had to do getting to this point...and so many people just breed for the money. The lady that owns my females sister from the same litter wants to breed her and im trying desperately to talk her out of it because she has done NO research and thinks it's a simple matter of letting them mate, popping out some puppies and making some money. I expect to come out in a negative balance! Which I am also prepared for - my dogs have their own bank account
in the long run it's all about the love of the breed for me!