[canana]

I've read most competing show dog breeders who breed to better the breed usually do so once a year or every other year. If that's the case, then one litter whether yielding 4-5 small breed puppies or 9-10 large breed puppies doesn't seem outrageous to me.

I only know from my own experience...
My breeder has only bred every other year. After a litter is born, they monitor the puppies for the first few months for show potential (they don't sell them off at 12-15 weeks). As the puppies develop, the show qualities become more prominent. Then, they keep two or three puppies until 5 or 6 months old before deciding on their champion(s) potential. Then, they start training them and showing them. By the next year, their chosen one (or two) start earning points in the competition. They continue to show them until they earn their champion status and then grand champion status. So...it would be every two years they'd have puppies, if not longer.

So, from my experience, this new law seems to make sense. It seems that this law will eliminate backyard breeders who are breeding as a source of income. These type of breeders have multiple dogs breeding throughout the year. Oftentimes, they inbreed as well (as in the dogs are all related), where inbreeding has been known to increase risks of health problems.