I totally back you up. I know all about backyard breeding as my aunt did it with her dog and my grandma's dog. Now we're stuck (but I love my Megan to death ) with two non-show quality Pomeranians, that don't even match the breed standard. A week after the pups were born the mother dog died. My aunt later admitted that she didn't do enough research. -.-' Then she got a little poodle mix from the pound (but unspayed?? that doesn't make sense as most shelters require that pups are spayed/neutered before they go to a new home), and she was planning to breed that little dog when she got older. Made me SOOo mad! Luckily, my uncle made them give the dog away. I think you should talk to your niece, even if it starts a war. If my uncle hadn't made my aunt give the pup away, I'd would have had a looonng talk with her.