Everything a breeder needs to know.
Evidence-informed articles for every stage of breeding, from your first plans to the next generation. Pick a stage below to start.
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Four stages in the order you meet them, plus the kennel work that runs alongside.
Foundations & Planning
The thinking that comes before any mating.
Mating to Birth
From the heat cycle to the first weeks of life.
Raising the Litter
The weeks you work with the puppies every day.
Placement & Follow-Up
New homes, and what you learn for next time.
Kennel Operations
The everyday work that runs alongside every stage, from routines and records to money, risk and people.
Daily running
Kennel routines and organizationRead →Kennel housing and welfare: what the evidence showsRead →Hygiene, quarantine and disease controlRead →Working with your veterinarianRead →The Breeding Dog’s Life
Caring for brood bitches and stud dogs across a whole career, from feeding between litters to retirement and the senior years.
Through the career
Feeding breeding dogs between littersRead →Caring for the stud dogRead →Litter limits and age rulesRead →Retirement
When to retire a breeding dogRead →Spaying and neutering after a breeding careerRead →Rehoming retired breeding dogsRead →The senior years
The senior breeding dogRead →For Your Puppy Buyers
Ready-to-share guides for the families your puppies go home with. Send a link before pick-up day, or pair them with your puppy pack and handover checklist.
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Every article is open to everyone and referenced to veterinary research, official guidance or the relevant law. Each one shows when it was last reviewed, and the printable checklists and planners are free too.
Free interactive tools: Due date calculator · COI calculator · Puppy weight chart
- 14topic areas, from breeding goals to the next generation
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- 17free printable checklists and planners
- 3free interactive tools