_Windwalkergsds@xxxxxxx (mailto:Windwalkergsds@xxxxxx) writes: Marci....you might tell him that it would be much cheaper and alot less labor-intensive to buy a puppy instead of breeding a whole litter to just keep one. As a stud owner, you are also responsible for helping to bring little lives into the world. Is the bitch he wants to breed a fine example of the breed? Is she OFA'd at both ends? How is her temperament? Does he have the time and facilities to whelp and socialize an entire litter? What does he plan to do with all of the puppies except the one he keeps? Will he require limited registration or spay/neuter on his puppy buyers or will he sell them to anyone or give them away? Might they end up in rescue or the pound or chained to a tree somewhere? Lots of things to think about. Jamie You are dead on on this one. You must reject a breeding that is not done with the betterment of the breed in mind. Just to have puppies is not good enough for me. Call me naive, but I dont believe in breeding for the hell of breeding. HOWEVER...... be prepared to be blacklisted if the bitch you turn away belongs to a so called prominent person in the breed. I know, it happened to us. Crazy bitch with all kind of health issues.....but she could move. I said no way. Hit their sh_t list for sure. Oh well, I wont apologize for doing what I thought (and think) is right. Sad but true. Ileana ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================