Ms Eilis McCann:

I have been a breeder all my life, as were my late parents individually and together. A breeder is with a bitch seven days a week and knows her inside out. For some bitches, two litters are nearly enough for them, while others could very easily go on to have nine litters, be as young and fresh delivering the ninth litter as the first, and rear the pups perfectly well. Personally, I have to say I think nine litters are too many. I do not know what Dr. McGrath or Ms Paula Hoban would think. Can a bitch really put her all into a ninth litter? I do not know.