wether or not she should be bred depends on her health, temperament, bloodlines and working/show titles. and yes every breeder had to start somewhere, they werent born experienced in breeding, however the good ones spent years researching and practically shadowing the every move of other good breeders. and typically a good breeder never bred untill their 2nd or 3rd (or later) dog. tell him that to get her titled (I assume we are talking about the little gsd in your avatar?) in schutzhund takes at least 2-3 years of almost daily work with her and a club trainer. conformation takes at least 2 years to get titled worthy of breeding. herding etc atleast 2 years. its a lot of work to get titles in anything to the point that a dog is proven to be breeding quality. then there are the health tests, Id say average of about $1,000? maybe 2 or 3? then to raise the pups from conception to 8-9 weeks of age...someone has to be with the litter and ***** 24 hours a day, you have to buy a whelping box, the ***** will not hold the pups in untill a convenient time of day...they will be born when it is time and that could be at noon while hes at work, or at 3 in the morning while hes sleeping. there are all the vet checks and shots, and tons of other things. a good gsd breeder will pay an average of $10,000 on everything required for caring for the pregnant ***** (including the health tests), and the puppies before they go to homes. and can expect to make an average of $4,000. if you have a very desirable bloodline (both sides) and good titles in both working and conformation you might get a total of $8,000. but nearly all of the top gsd breeders lose money in breeding. they do it for the love of the breed, and to improve the breed.