I cringed at the numbers. IF you had the space, kennels, exercise areas, 3-4 people working with the dogs, etc, etc, etc, you COULD have 8-10 litters a year. But unless you are wealthy, you HAVE to be breeding to sell (read commercial) in order to even feed this amount of animals. And do you cut your income by taking all these animals to the vet, or do you hope to sell them before they become an expense? Forget socializing........by the time you are done scooping and feeding, is time to start again. Who the hell has time to take these dogs to training? When do you groom them? I spent a good time grooming my guys yesterday, we only have 3. I love spending that extra time with my guys. And they live in the house with us. I can tell you if there is anything wrong anywhere in their bodies, because I can take the time to go over them. No need to rush to feed 40+ dogs. Call me naive, I've been called worse, but this type of breeding doesn't even come close to the idea of breeding for the betterment of the breed. It sounds like $ $ $. I am with Kathaleen, these mass producers are not in for quality, it is quantity their goal. And you hear about those who when they cant sell they place with the shelters. I actually heard someone bragging about their arrangement with an Animal Control Officer, who helps her get "rid" of those pups she couldn't sell. Disgusting. Sad and, in my honest opinion. Ileana ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================