culling

i am assuming that you begin your culliing after whelp. What I would say is very often the pup ends up looking nothing like they did when born. My last litter I had a pup born that I was sure was the ugliest pup alive. Two, three, four weeks, five, still he looked goofy and i wondered if i would be able to find him a home. Six weeks he looked ok, there was hope. And then one day between 7 and 8 weeks I was taking pics and thought what the ? He was stunning!
It is my belief that if the pup is healthy without an obvious defect culling is wrong. Personally I could never cull period but I do know that there is a time and place for it. My opinion is that if you are having to cull an entire litter then it is perhaps that you are not starting with quality dogs in the first place. This however does not make sense to me as you do seem to know what your talking about in many regards and do have high standards. So my next question would be to wonder why you would breed in the first place? However that is not the question at hand and I do not want to make this personal at all. To answer the thread question.. no I do not cull. I do believe that some animals that are below standards should not be allowed to reproduce and it is the breeders responsibility to ensure there sterilization. I also believe that I am responsible for what I bring into this world and must be prepared and able to provide for it should I not be able to find homes. As for why I do not cull.. I am not God.. it is not my right to choose who is allowed to live and who must die. This is my opinion.