Ok guys...I value your opinions and

need your help.I've rarely ever bred a bitch back to back and rarely ever more than 2 litters in their lives.Two of my girls broke that rule due to my family's accidental breedings when I've been hospitalized and the fact that one of my girls had produced a litter before becoming a part of our family.No one runs with a male nearing a heat cycle now.I have a couple of girls that have never had a litter for one reason or another. I have always felt that a bitch needed to be a superior producer of quality and NEVER at the request of puppy buyers.I also would never want to join the ranks of a puppymill and get the reputation of just cranking out puppies.With a past history in doing rescue,I've lashed out against BYBs for doing just that.I do plan litters carefully and keep something from almost every litter if possible,even if only on a co-ownership arrangment.So here's my quandry.....I do have a waiting list for puppies,some repeat buyers from years ago and I take into consideration the age of the bitch as I have never bred a bitch over 5 years old and with my vet's opinion that the bitch is very healthy.I once even had Xrays done before breeding a bitch as her back always seemed tender to her.It turned out she had some pretty bad arthritis in several places so I felt it would cause her pain carrying a litter so she was never bred.She was only 4 years old.Summer litters are so easy so this would be a perfect time...pending what I find out at the heart transplant center on the 9th.Hubby and I are hassleing over this.