This is just my humble opinion and I might get shot down in flames for saying it but hey ho in for a penny in for a pound

Firstly I would find out if the top breeders of Staffys are managing to home their litters easily. I'm sure you will want the very best homes you can find for your pups so if breeders are finding it hard to place pups in good homes perhaps the time isnt right to breed.

Are you going to sell your pups with a contract?? This needs to be well thought out - if your girlie has a large litter how many could you honestly take back?? Would you be KC registering the litter and endorsing the registrations - ie not for export - progeny cannot be registered. Its not fool proof cos unfortunately the knobs that are attracted to Staffs wont register their litters anyway but if you advertise your litter in a proper way you might just put some of the undesirables off.

Do you have a house that is suitable to rear a litter in - pups are much better reared inside the home so that they are used to the hustle and bustle of a household and get well handled. They also get used to the everyday household noises. Can you be available 24/7 if the mum dies whilst having the litter. Can you pay for a Caesarian if she needs one and feed the babies for her as she may be too unwell to do it.

Has your girl undergone the necessary health checks for your breed. I'm a Rottie owner so I'm sorry but I'm not familiar with any breed health probs for Staffs but I'm sure you know them.

The dogs you have said you like - do they complement your girl - by that I mean will the pups be a 'better' version of what you have. I think if you want to go ahead and have a litter sometimes its a good idea to get someone who knows the breed well and has bred some outstanding pups to have a look at your girl and tell you an honest opinon of her. They would be able to tell you what sort of dog to look for who will enhance the breed.

Above are just a few things to think of - but the biggest thing that is in my mind at the moment is the HUGE number of Staffs in rescues up and down the country - whilst having a litter sounds like a fantastic idea Staffys are one of the hardest breeds to find good homes for - knob heads want this fantastic breed for all the wrong reasons and sooooooooooo many end up abused and dumped. Please think long and hard about your decision.

I'm sure if you go ahead you will get alot of support from this very friendly forum - but thats all that we can do, support you, we cant find wonderful homes for your babies

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