[maggiesmom_2007]

I just want to put this out there .

Before you even think about breeding, talk to a breeder and let them tell you some stories of stuff they have gone through with breeding. It's not always a pretty picture. Sure you can breed your dogs and maybe even have lady luck on your side and end up with a healthy litter and everything is going perfect. That's not always the case. So before even thinking about breeding look up what genetic diseases are predisposed for this breed and if your thinking about cross breeding, the genetic diseases the other breed is predisposed for. Then you will see what you are "putting in the pot", so to speak and what comes out can be any mixture or combination. This is why testing is done before breeding so that there aren't as many unknown possibilities. But then again other unknown diseases can come into play also. And for anyone that thinks crossbred dogs are healthier than Purebred dogs they aren't. With Purebred dogs you have more of an idea what they are predisposed for and the list of possibles is shorter than with cross bred dogs. With the cross bred dogs you have 2 predisposed lists and the possibles are alot longer. Plus with pure bred dogs they are more apt to be remembered at the vets office for coming in with problems than a mixed breed is. That is what my Vet told me when I asked.