Make extra money?!!!!! Pamela I just can't belive that some people are just so ignorant of what goes into breeding. Do they do no research at all. Ok I've never breed dogs, nor do I want to, but when we got our kids, I did extensive research on the matter. Mainly because I wanted to make sure that the breeders we were talking to were reputable. I did some calculations on what my breeders spend & what they would get when selling pups etc. I might add that our breeder has won best dog at the Royal Easter Show, which would be the most prestigous show in Aus. So at selling a pup at around 1K and averaging about 7-8 in a litter, and maybe having 2 litters, sometimes 3 a year, they would get around say 16-20K in a good year (in terms of income). Then I started to work out the costs involved, and quickly came to the conclusion that if you broke even and maybe had enough to improve your kennel facilities or something, you were doing OK. Breeding properly, that is not flooding the gene pool etc. is not a way to make money. You have to have a real love & passion for it. It's very labour intensive and it would be one of the worst ways to make "a quick buck". This lady might want to try and get a second job or something. It's probably the only way for her to get extra money.
I can surely appreciate the position your in Pamela, try and educate the best way you can. Good luck trying.

Sorry, rant over, it upsets me people going of and doing something without realising the ramifications.