Not Sure Whether to Breed my Bitch for the first time

Hi I am afraid to breed my bitch incase i can't sell on the pups, I want all the pups to go to good homes and people that genuinely want them so I will be picky about who gets them and won't sell them to just anybody but does anybody know what sort of demand there would be in northern ireland from genuine staffy lovers. I have a stud lined up and everything for this weekend but before I do anything I want to make sure that I won't be left with 7 staffys, as much as I would love that i just wouldn't have the room or time. Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks

Amy

Personally Amy I'd leave the breeding up to the professionals, there are no health benefits from her having a litter, there are lots of questions too,
Is she a healthy example of the breed and is the stud dog too?
Could you raise the puppys if anything should go wrong ?
Do you have all loving homes ready for all the puppys ?
Do you have the finances in place to care for the puppys, medical treatments, microchips etc. ?

I've no doubt there are many more questions to ask too have a read through this :- https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t29736-do-i-need-to-breed

There's just no need for any more staffs in the UK, I support a few rescue centres and they've got between them over 100 staffys needing homes at the moment and it's worse in other places. They're simply unwanted, and sadly thousands upon thousands are put to death every week due to lack of homes for them, and people continue to overbreed, especially non KC bad examples of the breed both in temperament and health.

Hayley xxx

Agree with Hayley no need to really   

I agree as well

I also agree, what made you think about breeding her? x

Agree. So many unwanted ones why bring more in for no good reason?

Just, no. The dog situation in Ireland is so much worse than it is in England. Why add to an already out of control problem?

Thanks guys i decided not to go ahead. I was considering it to continue her bloodline as she has won a few local shows and a few people approached me asking. But i only ever wanted her as a pet and thats the way she will stay. Thanks for all the replies

Pleased to hear it.

Good decision   xxx

Aww this has cheered me up no end, great decision Hun xx

That's brilliant   

I missed this post but I'm relieved you have decided not to breed, well done

Relieved u decided not to breed your staffy

Very glad to read you are being a responsible owner, there are already so many staffies in rescue centres everywhere. Anyone considering to breed should have a look around a rescue centre first and speak to the workers there.

Yay I totally agree I know people who are under the illusion that it benefits their dogs...

Yep great decision , so many Staffords lose their lives daily in this country due to over breeding and irresponsible ownership.