Can I just clarify a couple of things?
1. I have bred 2 litters of cockers, and 6 litters of Brittanys in 42 years. Not exactly a big breeder.
2. All my dogs are hip scored and health checked prior to mating
3. All bar 3 of the Brittany pups I bred are or were working to the gun or birds of prey.
4. All my litters were oversubscribed, and were suggested by others due to the qualities/achievements of my dogs
5. My dogs are working dogs as well as show dogs (that just happens to be a hobby which I enjoy)
6. I have no objection to anyone breeding with the same(or better) standards as myself.
7. Taking my time, feeding, vet bills, health tests etc into consideration as an accountant I estimate that I have made a loss rather than a profit, but I have gained a great many friends.
8. I am obsessive about idiots breeding willy nilly to line their pockets
9. I am campaigning for a properly policed licencing and registration system for dog breeding.
10. I am a firm believer in breeding for improvements and minimising disease and health problems, so I take great care in examining pedigrees - whether that be pure or cross breeds - every living thing on this planet has a pedigree.
But then I am not on trial here, or am I?