Thread: Raising a litter of pups - how hard is it really?

So our GSPx bitch has turned out to be a pretty awesome family dog and showing good promise on the hill. Trying to decide if we get her fixed or leave her intact and potentially breed her in the future. We have a handsome GSP down the road who would be very obliging! Not having bred a dog before can anyone shed light on how big a job it really is to get through the process to the point of sending the excess pups off at 8 wks? Google and YouTube make it look like potentially a pretty big mission and thinking it might be more hassle than it is worth vs eventually just buying another pup.

Any advice?