I LOVE Boston Terriers, and I've done a lot of research on Bostons and breeders. There is an overwhelming number of Backyard Breeders and Puppy Mills that are absolutely *ruining* this awesome breed!! Boston Terriers are popping up in shelters everywhere, I've seen dozens that have severe health problems due to inexperienced and careless people breeding Bostons with luxating patellas, hip dysplasia, allergies, etc! I've also seen and met many abandoned Boston Terriers that were given up because they were from puppy mills and simply had NO social skills with ANYthing. There are tons of Bostons in shelters, there are tons of every breed of dog dying in shelters. Adopting a Boston in need would be WONDERFUL for you to do! Its what I plan to do

Really importantly, the ONLY reason to breed dogs is to improve the breed. Beenie is adorable, but breeder dogs should NOT be "good quality". . they should be EXCELLENT, SHOW quality! They should fit their standard to a tee, passed all temperament and health tests (which will cost you $1000's), have show and working experience, and they should come from nothing but SUPERB lines from a highly reputable breeder. This is the only way to breed dogs that I, or any responsible dog lover, would approve of. Even if Beenie passes all of these standards, are you willing to spend $1000's on an emergency C-section for Beenie? Are you willing to risk her life for that? Boston Terriers are probably one of the TOP dogs that require C-section births (French Bulldogs are #1, and they are *very* similar in structure to Bostons), because the puppies have very large heads when they're born, usually too large for the small dam. Also consider that you will almost definitely lose money with a litter, if you do it correctly. Just testing Beenie for all possible health problems, paying for a high quality stud, raising and possibly(definitely if she gets a C-section!) bottle-feeding the puppies. . and, remember that Bostons are little dogs and almost always have litters of less than 4 puppies. That means, even if you charge $1000+ for each puppy, you will be VERY lucky if you break even!! On top of the money, breeding your dog puts her life at risk, as does keeping her intact (she is at risk for mammory cancer, etc).

Wolfsoul's post is awesome!! SO right