Starting a Home Breeding Business

by Erin and JP Ruppe, Doodles of NC

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  • Expert Guidance

    Learn from experienced breeders who have successfully built thriving breeding businesses.

  • Comprehensive Knowledge

    Our program covers everything from planning your breeding program to scaling your operations.

  • Ethical Practices

    We prioritize the well-being of your dogs and puppies in all our teachings.

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Curriculum

Planning Out A Successful Breeding Program

You’ll learn how to screen your dogs for essential health and genetic conditions, choose the right stud for strong, healthy litters, and create clear breeding contracts that protect both your program and your ethics.

Getting Ready For Breeding

You’ll learn how to evaluate your dogs’ health and genetics, choose compatible pairings, and set up ethical breeding contracts so every litter starts with the strongest foundation possible.

Fertility

We cover how to track your dog’s fertility, time breedings correctly, choose the right insemination method, and confirm pregnancy with confidence so you can plan litters reliably and safely.

Getting Ready For Puppies

This lesson shows you how to spot early signs of pregnancy, adjust daily care, prepare a safe and comfortable whelping space, and stock the essential supplies needed to support a smooth delivery and a healthy new litter.

Whelping Puppies

This lesson walks you through how to prepare a safe whelping space, recognize the stages of labor, assist only when necessary, handle common complications, and care for the mother and puppies immediately after birth so you’re confident and ready when delivery begins.

Litter Care

We'll walk you through caring for the mother and her puppies from birth to eight weeks, including week-by-week development milestones, feeding transitions, socialization practices, health checks, and everything you need to prepare confident, well-adjusted pups for their new homes.

Potty Training

We'll teach you how to guide puppies through each stage of potty training—from early den instincts to pad awareness to structured tray use—so you can build clean, consistent habits that make the transition to outdoor training smooth and successful.