I do have a friend that breeds labs for service dogs. She does a wonderful job and then ones that are not judged "service dog quality" (not really sure how that is determined), she sells for a minimal amount with the stipulation that they be spayed or neutered. I'm not sure I agree with breeding dogs when there are so many dogs in need of homes - but it is difficult to fault my friend who spends her lunch hours at the animal shelter walking dogs and helping train them. She is also the company adoption coordinator - she is constantly trying to find homes for the dogs that are in the shelter. I guess the advantage of breeding dogs is the ability to breed desirable traits and health, although my experince is that mixed breed dogs seem to have the least amount of health issues and if trained and treated properly seem to get the best traits of all the breeds

Can you tell - I love my mutt!!!