Thanks for your reply Kazzo. Obviously my dog has not had any pups for me to do a headcount but just not sure what would normally happen in this situation. The male dog owner's price is pick of the litter or $$ to the value of a pup. In the event that she did only have 1 pup that does not seem right that the male dog owner gets it but then its also not right that they miss out. It really would be a better option for our dog to have no pups then 1. I really hope we are not faced with this situation as last night the male dog owner made herself quiet clear she is not missing out. I thought if she were to get the pup that at the very minimum she should offer to rebreed my dog at a later date not that I really want that either or perhaps half the value of the one pup.