If you are breeding for the AKC or another established dog club,
you need registration. However, if you are breeding "just to breed"
or for money (also called backyard breeding), you may want to hold
out. Dogs can carry genetic defaults (Hip Dysplasia among others)
and passing along those defaults only adds to the large number of
poorly bred dogs to begin with. Dog breeding is also VERY expensive
- can you care properly for the puppies? This includes worming and
puppy vaccines. What if your dog has complications during labor,
can you afford an emergency vet visit? There are many things to
consider before breeding your dogs, and sometimes the answer is to
NOT to breed and to fix your dog. There are too many homeless dogs
(purebred and not); breeding your dog should not be