BreederPro Help Center
Step-by-step guides for running your cattery or kennel in BreederPro — from your first breeding program to pedigrees, litters, health records and buyer paperwork.
Getting Started
- What is BreederPro?BreederPro is a breeding program management app for breeders of all species, including cats, dogs, rabbits, horses, and more. It helps you…
- Creating Your First ProgramA breeding program is your main workspace. Animals, matings, litters, and events all live inside a program.
- Navigating the AppThe sidebar on the left (or bottom bar on mobile) gives you quick access to:
- Connecting ClaudeYou can connect Claude, Anthropic's AI assistant, to your BreederPro account. Once it's connected, Claude can read your records and add to…
Animals
- Adding AnimalsA new animal you own goes straight into your breeding program, so it shows on the program's Animals tab and in its matings and litters:
- Tracking WeightsWeight tracking helps you monitor animal growth and health over time.
- Pedigree & LineageBreederPro lets you build a pedigree tree by linking animals to their sire (father) and dam (mother). The Pedigree tab offers two views…
- Animal Detail TabsOpening an animal's profile shows a set of tabs. Here's what each one contains.
- How animal status worksAn animal in BreederPro is described by a few separate settings. Each one answers a single question, so you never have to pick a status…
- CSV ImportIf you already keep your animals in a spreadsheet, CSV Import brings them into BreederPro in a few steps. You upload the file, match its…
- Smart ImportSmart Import reads a document for you. Upload a registration paper, a pedigree certificate, a DNA report or a vet record, and BreederPro…
- FilesFiles keep your documents and photos with the animal, litter or program they belong to: registration papers, vet records, contracts…
- JournalThe Journal is a running log of notes and observations: how a kitten is feeding, a litter's first week, a note about a show or a vet…
Breeding
- Recording MatingsA mating links a sire and dam within a breeding program on a specific date.
- Managing LittersA litter records a set of offspring born from a mating.
- Pedigree Completeness & COIThe Coefficient of Inbreeding (COI) measures how likely an animal is to inherit two copies of the same allele from a common ancestor. A…
- Heat cyclesHeat cycles record when a female comes into heat, how long it lasts and what you saw. Over time they show how regular her cycle is, and…
- Color PredictorThe Color Predictor shows the coat colours a planned pairing can produce, with the probability of each. It works from the genetics you…
Health
- VaccinationsBreederPro lets you track vaccination history for individual animals and for specific animals within a litter.
- Events & RemindersEvents let you track appointments, due dates, and other milestones on your calendar.
- Health clearancesA health clearance is a test result for one animal: a hip or eye screening, a DNA panel, a heart exam. Record it once with its result…
- Health profile sharingA health profile is a public page for one animal. It shows the animal's basic details and its health clearances, and anyone with the link…
Calendar
Business
- Business Tools OverviewThe Business section brings your breeding program's operational workflow into one place: applications, contracts, and invoicing. Instead…
- ApplicationsApplications let potential buyers apply for animals through a form you create and share via a public link. When someone submits an…
- ContractsCreate contracts from templates, send them for e-signature, and keep signed copies on file -- all without needing DocuSign or HelloSign.
- InvoicingCreate professional invoices with line items, send them to buyers, and track payments -- all within BreederPro.
- Contacts and the buyer timelineContacts (under Business) is your list of buyers, waitlist families, applicants and co-owners. A contact is created for you when someone…
- Exporting to your bookkeeping softwareBreederPro tracks what each dollar was for: which program, litter or animal. Your bookkeeping software (QuickBooks Online, Xero, Wave)…
- ExpensesThe Expenses ledger records what each animal, litter and program costs you: vet visits, health tests, stud fees, food, supplies and so on…
- IncomeThe Income ledger records money you receive outside an invoice: a kitten sold for cash at pickup, a stud fee, or a deposit taken in…
- WaitlistEach breeding program has a Waitlist for people who want an animal or a future litter. It keeps the order of your enquiries and records…
- Client PortalThe Client Portal lets your buyers and waitlist contacts sign in to BreederPro and see what you choose to share with them. They don't get…
Account
- Account & Team MembersBreederPro accounts support multiple members so you can collaborate with a co-breeder or assistant.
- Plans & BillingBreederPro offers several plans to fit different breeding operations.
- Data & PrivacyYou can download a full copy of everything in your BreederPro account at any time.
- Settings OverviewAccess all settings from Settings in the sidebar. Each section is listed below.