I'm pretty much the same as you,

My answer would be,

Having pups is not fun,it's alot of hardwork,very tiring and at times downright heartbreaking when you lose pups or get whelping complications.It is extremely messy and personally I would not want my kids to see it.

I was in a situation beyond my control with my bitch,she started whelping at midnight,the first pup got stuck,we needed to help her deliver,it was a breach pup,in her distress she bit off two toes,the next two were fine,the fourth again was breach again help was needed,the fifth was still born,the last one was completely stuck by it's shoulders in the birth canal,requiring vet help which cost an awful lot of money and another dead pup.

The only way of getting another like her is to clone her,the dlrc means very little in terms of registration,you can actually make up pedigrees and they will register any dog.Alot of people will only buy KC Reg pups,because they can compete in events,have a full history with there dogs and health testing will be documented on the registration certificate.

I ask all would be breeders the following,differnt breed but same princpal,
Is your bitch Kennel Club registered, if not it is not really advisable to breed from her, having registration at least ensures that you have a recorded history of her parentage. Without any papers it is not possible to ensure that her ancestors were pure bred Staffords. Any KC registered dog should not be mated to an unregistered bitch.

Is your bitch healthy enough to be bred from. How old is she, is she clear from hereditary defects? Please read the (Health Issues Page) Have you had her checked by the vet to see if she is suitable to breed from, or will she need a Caesarian? The Staffordshire Bull Terrier Breed Council is totally in support of the guidelines as laid down by the Kennels club on age and frequency criteria for registering litter from a bitch. In addition the Staffordshire Bull Terrier Breed Council do not recommend breeding from any bitch before she is 18 months old or on her 3rd season.

You are advised to have any your bitch eye tested to see she is free from PHPV/HC/PPSC. All bitches should have an up to date eye test. DNA testing to identify carriers of the HC gene is now available and is strongly recommended if you are going to breed from your bitch Please read the (Health Issues Page)

Do you understand the risks involved. If everything goes well then no problems. However, you could loose some if not all of the puppies, although thankfully this does not happen very often, or you could loose your bitch. If you do loose your bitch and the puppies survive, they will need to be hand reared, this involves feeding every three hours, DAY AND NIGHT.


Can you afford a litter. Lots of people think of breeding as a way of making money, this is not usually the case, and if things do go wrong you could incur a lot of expenses along the way. The stud fee for the dog, extra food for the bitch during pregnancy and lactation, weaning the puppies, their food this is all normal. What if your bitch needs a call out from the vet at 2am, or a Caesarian in the middle of the night, this can be very costly.


Are you aware of the work involved, lots of lovely puppies making lots of mess as they get older, all very time consuming to keep them clean and preparing 4 to 5 meals a day, watching over them when they are fed, is every puppy getting enough to eat. Weaning them from Mum at the right time.


Finding suitable homes can be a nightmare, all calls needs to be carefully vetted as they are people out there to whom you wouldn’t want to sell your puppies too. This can be very time consuming. Every one needs to be carefully vetted, is someone at home most if not all of the day, do the children seem frightened of the dogs, is this a commitment the whole family want to make. If you have any doubts about your prospective homes them don’t sell to these people, it is worth hanging one to a puppy until the right family come along.

Are you prepared to take any puppies back that you have bred and re home them if necessary.

I don't or hope I'm not coming over aggressively or forceful but breeding is not all it's cracked up to be and you need to be aware of the risks and complications that could occur.