Fair enough Toto, and thank you for the compliment. :) I hope that people are aware that I have respect for responsible breeders (as I've said to Midori, who breeds retrievers) but still I know... I was going to say I think, but no, I know... that there are too many dogs dying in pounds to justify breeding more.
However, we will not ever have legislation against breeding though god knows we need at least laws to monitor and have registered all breeders not just those with one or two litters every so often, as I hope you'd agree. Meantime I have to be grateful for the responsible ones at least.
One thing I must say though... you have a 10 strong waiting list, which is great and I'm genuinely glad. However, the rescue I volunteer for alone has about 70 dogs currently looking for homes... and there is no waiting list for those.
Fortunately those dogs will remain in the rescue until suitable homes are offered or for the rest of their lives, whichever comes first.
The hundreds of healthy, harmless dogs who are put to sleep each week in UK pounds are not so lucky.
For that reason alone, I hope and can only ask, if your girl has 5 puppies, you'll recommend a reputable rescue to the remaining five people on your waiting list. Whilst I appreciate that some will reject the idea out of hand, perhaps for want of the knowledge that I and Scuttle have, maybe just one will save a rescue dog's life.
Hence the link. Because not everyone knows what Scuttle and I do.