Mmm. I do see the point in that; and my family also bred a litter of puppies from my old GSP bitch that we had when I was about eight. And it was one of the experiences that made me love dogs as I do now.

That said, I still can't see it as a responsible or good thing to do when thousands of animals are being killed every year or languishing for months, sometimes years in shelters because they don't have homes.