I agree with the other posters. The number of unwanted dogs and puppies that are put to sleep each year is heartbreaking. I imagine the last thing you want to do is find one of your puppies in the same situation because there is no home for it. And giving it to a pet shop to sell if you can't find it a home further contributes to the problem.

hun, you sound like you really love your dog and TBH it isn't the best thing for her (to be a breeding dog) anyway. And there is a huge cost to owners.

My post may be coloured by the fact that I saw too many litters of new pups and kittens put down when I worked at a vet surgery as a student, just because there were no homes for them (even though we tried to find them). I have two rescued dogs myself, completely as a result of watching that heartbreaking process.