Puppies.

[Babyroobs]

A very longstanding and very good friend of twenty plus years has just allowed her dog to have a second litter of puppies within a year. The last litter were born at the start of July 2017 and now the dog has just had another litter a week or so again.
I know her husband is behind this, and that it is a money making thing. The puppies are well cared for as is the mother dog, they live rurally , it is not a 'puppy farm' type set up, but I feel so upset that my friend has gone along with this. AIBU to tell her how I feel or is this acceptable for a bitch to have 2 litters in ten months ? I am due to meet up with her in a few weeks and Know I am going to find it difficult.

If she is a very good friend, surely you could raise the subject diplomatically. Maybe asking if the mum was ok after such close litters. It is wrong to do that to her so surely raising a concern isn't going to ruin a friendship?

Yes I have asked regarding the mum's welfare and she says the dog is fine. I guess I'm just a bit shocked at their doing this and just wondered if it was acceptable length of time between litters . She did say it would be the dog's last litter.

No I think there should be at least a year between litters. The fact that she's saying she won't breed from this bitch again makes me think she already knows she's pushing it a bit.

Yes say something.we need to speak for the animals.

I bet it won't be last litter.
I wouldn't say anything. She'll know the reasons why she shouldn't have done it.

YANBU to be upset about this - IMO this does come under the heading of 'backstreet breeding' and is an irresponsible and, as you say, often moneymaking nonsense.
I suppose as long as people are prepared to spend £800 on dogs that when I was a kid would have been called 'mutts', this kind of thing will keep going on.

Couldn’t be friends with someone who allowed or deliberately did this. I’m cross at a mate who just bought a flat faced breed puppy, I just think it’s outrageous what humans do to animals and how they profit from them.

Maelstrom - This is exactly how I feel, so upset about it. She is a lovely friend and I'm just struggling with this !

YANBU - it's unfair on the bitch. Could you point her to some informed material on this topic? I think you should say something, although if your friend puts money above her dog's welfare, it might fall on deaf ears.

Could it have been an 'accidental pregnancy'

Tbh nothing you say can change the two litters already born, and it’s unlikely to change whether she’ll hsve another one so you are best keeping out of it...

That aside... do people actually make money from puppies? A family member used to breed show dogs 20 years ago and by the time extra food vets bills and such like were paid she reckoned there wasn’t much to be made

RedTartan proper breeders won't make a lot of money with all the health checks they do.

Backyard breeders will. They don't tend to any health checks, no vaccinations or anything else. They will probably microchip (because of the law, though they might not) wean the puppies and sell. Done

I don't think it is accidental, they are pedigree dogs . They sell for about £700 each..