Traditionally, it is the owner of the bitch who is always the breeder.

I do not like the habit of using two people's names on one dog. It is an eyesore to look at, and it is factually-inaccurate at some point.

In theory, if 5 people chipped-in to buy a bitch, you would see the breeder as "Manny, Moe, Jack, Smith, and Jones," which is fogging ridiculous.

However, if a person were to pull out the ol' microscope, and examine things closely, at the end of the day ... even when you have two (or more) owners of any bitch ... ultimately only ONE person is feeding that bitch, and ultimately only ONE person first decided to get that breeding done with the bitch.

Maybe the original breeder got financial backing, or maybe they got someone else to "agree" with the idea, and assist in getting the breeding done, but at the end of the day only that ONE person should officially be listed as The Breeder.

Fine, if you want to give "honorable mention" to all the others who chipped in, then feel free to do so in THE NOTES of my database, but I do not want to see a bunch of human names jammed in there as multiple "Breeders"

There is always and only ONE person who first generated the thought to get that breeding done, and s/he alone is the breeder.

Again, any other "help" or "agreeing parties" can be added in THE NOTES, not as "Co-Breeders"

Jack

PS: It's like putting in a lightbulb, lol. I mean, how many idiots does it take to put in a lightbulb?

Maybe one guy is holding the ladder, maybe one guy is getting the lightbulb, but ultimately only ONE person is actually screwing the lightbulb in