I can personally say that I would not have studded out my male toy poodle years ago if I had known the problems I'd have afterwards. Yes, we got a nice litter out of the experience and as far as I know, the female did not have any problems BUT the marking issue was very much a problem in our case. I did not know about that issue beforehand or I would have not done it. Dax (my poodle) started marking in the house after the one and only time of breeding him and it was NOT a great part of the experience. I hear on this site all the time that this can be a problem with the male afterwards so I'm just here to say, yes, we definitely had this problem. From what I understand, those that use their males for breeding, usually have "special" males that are not always also "pets" in their home. But hopefully the breeders here can tell you more on that.
Good luck.
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