I usually stay out of things like this... BUT I am seeing talk of dogs on here and I feel way too strongly on this to keep my mouth shut.

Many of the best breeders are small breeders who produce only one litter every year or two. They often do not even break even on their expenses.
This is correct and this is the ONLY situation where dogs should be bred. If you are going to breed dogs, it should be only to keep the breed going strong. If you are a breeder of purebreds, it's different. You should not be forced to adopt dogs from shelters... BUT.... puppy mills, designer dogs and people breeding two dogs together just because they are cute and they want puppies, that needs to stop. It's adding to the problem and there's NOTHING beneficial about it. Breeders do not make a dime on their animals and if they do, they are cutting corners somehow. Designer dogs are where they take two breeds of dog, slap them together and make some puppies, and combine their two names together to make a cute new name. Puggles, Jugs, Cockapoos, Bichonpoos, are just a few. These are NOT breeds... these are mutts. They are not purebred in anyway, and while they are adorable, the problem lies in where they come from. Animals should never be considered a source of income... ever. And yes, if your dog is NOT a purebred animal that is in a breeding program it should be fixed. We don't need to keep making mutts voluntarily... Strays and escapees do enough of that on their own. If your dog gets out and goes on a little adventure and comes home pregnant, or having gotten another dog pregnant...That's one more addition to an already immense problem. The best dog I own is a mutt but I'll be damned if I'd allow more of him to be made!

Working at PSP has inergrated me very deeply into the whole dog thing, and I feel very strongly about "designer dogs" and people who make puppies seeing it as a source of income. There is this guy who keeps coming into our store. He has a pitbull, it's ears have been chopped off completely, "the breeder did that" he says. He keeps putting up a sign... PUTBULL 4 STUD.... basically, he wants money to get other peoples dogs pregnant to make more useless puppies....no purebreeding, no standards, just using his dog's sperm as a source of income. Oh and he wants the pick of the litter, to sell. I remove this sign time after time once he leaves.