I quit breeding due to health issues. I felt strongly that if I was not relatively sure I could take puppies back for their entire LIFE, I shouldn't produce more litters.
I was lucky to have a best friend and breeding partner to continue (producing great dogs who have been to Westminster, gotten multiple BOB, BISS etc), but I haven't bred a litter in 11 yrs and never will again.
I still, fortunately, am very involved in choosing studs and helping with placements, and I get puppy/adult pics and updates and calls from puppy owners the same as if I had bred them as not only the backup person, but because I am home much more than the other 2. But how can I put puppies on the ground and leave their future uncertain?