| Hi Regina! Thanks for coming here for some answers. I don't breed myself but I think I can offer some advice. Firstly, you friend should breed for one reason and one reason only...to better the breed. Do you know why she wants to breed her bitch? Is the bitch within the breed standard? Does she know her pedigree? These are important items to be considered.
Here are some minimum health requirements that are an absolute MUST if she is to breed :
1) Have Hips x-rayed and given an OFA rating and number
2) Have elbows x-rayed
3) Have eyes certified
4) Have heart/thyroid checked
After that, I probably would suggest she finish the dog in confirmation before breeding.
As you can see, breeding is a very expensive and time intensive endenvour. It is not about making money or having cute puppies. Good luck to your friend but please suggest to them not too breed until they have made a committment to do all these things.
[ February 20, 2001: Message edited by: Hawk ]
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