Another suggestion. If you really want to persue this some day, and have a specific breed in mind...get a copy of their AKC National Magazine .....It will have class breeders , winners , articles , with a lot of pictures to see the type you like. This way you can contact certain breeders . I agree, the more you learn, the better breeder you would/will be. Also buy the book "How to raise a puppy you can live with"...there's a section on why or why not to breed.