i am looking to mate my pet bassett i only want the one letter as i have 5 people who would like apuppy icant afford to much of a stud fee because iam on incapcity benifit and also i am not one of you proffesionals can anyone helpi can be contacted on 07759693010

My answer to you would then be not to breed. Unless you have aproximately £2000 of disposable income then you will not be in a position to breed or rear a litter properly. Another poster has put together a list of Financial implications with various sorts of litters. Siera Leigh a link Please!

The charts on financial analysis of costs for breeding a litter will within the next day or two include a section called "To Breed or Not To Breed -- That is the Question" which will explore some of the reasons people give for breeding; definitions of puppy mills, backyard breeders, puppy-raisers, breeders; a wonderful link that details hip dysplasia certifications and explains them, an article by Peggy Adamson, now deceased, written years ago on breeding that is as relevant today as it was then.