You know I don't and never have understood why half the people who decide to breed do so. Now I'm not knocking all breeders, trust me I know that without breeders I wouldn't have my little girl. I just don't understand why some people feel that just because they have a dog they must breed it. I feel that people like myself (all of my animals are spayed and neut.) just don't need to breed. I would love to have little puppies running around the house and I would love to make some family as happy as we were when we got our puppy, but I don't have the patience or know-how to breed. I wouldn't check into the health issues or needs of a pregnant dog. I would if I had to but I dont have to I have my animals fixed for this reason. I have been asked several times by people who own male dogs if I was going to breed her, and these are just first time owners who have never breed dogs before. I also feel that as a male dog owner you have just as much resposiblity, you shouldn't just breed your dog to anything. I just don't understand the need that everyone has to breed. Its a dog, not some money making machine. You don't have to breed them just because you can. I've heard so many people get a dog (who were originally getting a pet) and say well I got a male dog b/c my brother has a female so I can breed him. Why, just because you can? Well you don't have to.
Like I said before I'm not in anyway knocking the good breeders, and you know who you are. There is a need for breeders, the ones that truely devote themselves to it and want healthy babies. I have much respect for those of you out there that are like this, and I hope I didn't offend any of you, but I feel that if you are a good breeder you know it and chances are you may feel the same way I do or at least (hopefully) won't be offended by what I said.
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