[Mayzoo]

I would truly hope most breeders do not breed dogs they view as a "problem child". In doing this, you are intentionally creating little problem children to sell to unsuspecting individuals. Are you informing the people you are selling these dogs to that the pups are born from a dog you refer to as a "problem child?" Are you informing the buyers of the character flaws the mother has? The buyers have a right to know, IMO.

We bought a German Shepherd about two years ago. It was likely breed from a known problem child, unbeknownst to us. We became VERY attached to her of course. At the age of two, seemingly out the blue, she killed two of our sheep (got access through a small slit in the fence just big enough for her snout and ripped their throats out). We had to re-home her because we have a special needs child that cannot be around a dog that shows any type of aggression. It broke our whole families heart. Retrospectively, there were signs she was off that we dismissed because we loved her so much. We tried valiantly to train the issues out of her. You cannot train out a character flaw.

Reality is, that could have been our child with her throat ripped out. The buyers have a right to know. If you are unwilling to tell them, the dog should not be breed.