Breeder Management Software for Working Programs
One account, nine species, every record from heat to handoff. 14-day free trial.
BreederHQ is the operations system for working breeding programs. It replaces the stack most breeders accumulate over time — a spreadsheet for animals, a folder for pedigrees, Stripe links for deposits, email threads for buyers, a separate listing on a third-party marketplace — with a single account that handles the whole program. Nine species are live and supported: dogs, cats, horses, goats, rabbits, sheep, alpacas, llamas, and cattle.
What "management" actually means in a breeding program
Six surfaces, one account. Each one is built around how the work actually happens, not how a generic CRM thinks the work should happen.
Animals and pedigree
Every animal in your program in one place. Registration numbers, titles, DNA profiles, health testing, photos, and a pedigree that surfaces clearances at a glance. Add ancestors back as far as you have data; planned breedings calculate COI from what you have entered.
Cycles and breeding
Species-aware cycle tracking, multi-point progesterone where it applies, breeding session log for live cover and AI (fresh, chilled, frozen, surgical), pregnancy confirmation, and a gestation countdown that lands on the actual species gestation length — not a single 63-day default.
Litters and offspring
A litter is not a single row. Each offspring is its own record from birth — weights, milestones, photos, health events, microchip and registration numbers. The birthing area is built mobile-first because that is where the work happens.
Waitlists and deposits
Applications, screening questionnaires, qualified prospects, deposits collected through Stripe directly into your bank account, and a clear pipeline from inquiry to match. No PayPal screenshots, no "did I get your deposit?" emails.
Contracts and buyer portal
Send a contract, get it signed, hand off the buyer to their own portal. Each buyer sees their animal's records, pedigree, photos, vaccination history, and the documents that matter — without you forwarding email attachments for the next two years.
Marketplace listings
Listings on marketplace.breederhq.com built from the same animal and litter records you already maintain. One source of truth, two surfaces — your operations data and your public-facing listing — without double entry.
Built for nine species, not retrofitted for one
Most breeder software is a dog tool with a cat mode bolted on. BreederHQ was built multi-species from the start. Each species has its own reproductive model and its own vocabulary — the platform speaks all of them.
Dogs
Heat cycles, multi-point progesterone, AI methods, 63-day gestation, whelping mobile-first.
Cats
Queen and kitten records, queening workflow, color genetics, TICA and CFA registration tracking.
Horses
Mare cycles, stallion bookings, AI and embryo transfer, foaling records, semen inventory.
Goats
Heat tracking on cyclic does, kidding records, individual kid weights, milk and meat program fields.
Rabbits
Doe and buck records, kindling workflow, fast-turn litter cadence, pedigree depth for show stock.
Sheep
Ewe cycle and lambing records, ram bookings, individual lamb tracking, registry fields for wool and meat breeds.
Alpacas
Induced-ovulation breeding model, ~11-month gestation, cria records, fiber program fields.
Llamas
Induced-ovulation breeding model, long gestation, cria records, packing and guard-stock program fields.
Cattle
Cow cycle and calving records, AI and ET workflow, calf records, disposition step after weaning.
What you replace
Most working programs land here from a stack of disconnected tools that worked fine for one litter and stopped working at three. If any of these sound familiar, you are the audience.
- 1
A spreadsheet for animals and litters
One tab per litter, formulas that break when you add a column, no pedigree view, no way to share with a co-breeder without exposing everything. Worked for the first program. Stops working by the third.
- 2
A Google Drive folder for pedigrees, registrations, and health tests
Documents named "Lassie health.pdf" sitting next to "Lassie health (1).pdf" and "Lassie health final.pdf." Nobody can find the one that matters when a buyer asks.
- 3
Stripe payment links pasted into texts and emails
The payment goes through. Reconciling it back to the right applicant on the right waitlist for the right litter is manual every time.
- 4
A separate buyer-comms thread for every applicant
Texts on your phone, DMs on Instagram, emails on Gmail, an old Facebook Messenger thread. The history of the buyer relationship is scattered across four apps and zero searchable archives.
- 5
A separate marketplace listing maintained by hand
Your program data lives in one place, your public listing lives somewhere else. Photos and write-ups get out of sync within a week of any new litter.
What BreederHQ does not do
A short list, because honesty about scope saves you a trial day. BreederHQ does not provide veterinary care, does not run genetic tests in-house, does not submit registry paperwork on your behalf, and does not verify, vet, or vouch for the breeders or providers on the platform. It tracks the records you need to do those things yourself and gives you a public surface where buyers can find you. The full trust posture lives on the trust page.
If you are looking for a tool that vets buyers for you, certifies your program, or runs your veterinary care — BreederHQ is not that tool, and neither is any other software in this category.
Pricing
BreederHQ is a 14-day free trial of the full platform — not a free tier with locked features. Pick a plan when the trial ends or let it lapse. The first 100 founding subscribers can use code FOUNDER50 at checkout for 50% off Pro or Enterprise for 12 months.
Frequently asked questions
What is breeder management software?
Breeder management software is the system you use to run a breeding program end to end: animal records and pedigrees, heat cycles and breedings, litters and individual offspring records, waitlists and deposits, contracts and buyer portals, and public listings. The category exists because spreadsheets, Google Drive, Stripe links, and a separate marketplace listing eventually fall apart once you have more than a handful of buyers in motion at once. BreederHQ does all of that in one account across nine species.
Is BreederHQ only for dog breeders?
No. BreederHQ supports nine species in one account: dogs, cats, horses, goats, rabbits, sheep, alpacas, llamas, and cattle. Each species has its own cycle model, gestation length, and record fields. You do not need a separate account, a separate subscription, or a "cattle mode" toggle. The buyer portal, waitlist, contracts, and marketplace work the same way across all of them.
How much does BreederHQ cost?
Current pricing lives on the pricing page. BreederHQ offers a 14-day free trial of the full platform. The first 100 founding subscribers can use code FOUNDER50 at checkout for 50% off Pro or Enterprise for 12 months.
What does BreederHQ not do?
BreederHQ does not provide veterinary care, does not run genetic testing, does not verify or vet breeders, and does not submit registrations to AKC, TICA, Jockey Club, or any other registry on your behalf. It tracks the records you need to make those submissions yourself and it stores the documents you receive back. Trust posture is documented on the trust page.
Looking for something more specific?
- Comparing dog-breeding tools? Read the buyer's guide for dog breeding software — pricing, species support, and trade-offs across eight tools.
- Running a cattery? See cattery software for the cat-specific version of this page.
- Equine program? See horse breeding software for the equine-specific version.
- Pipeline and buyer relationships are your biggest pain? See breeder CRM.
- Mid-litter and need a system right now? See litter management.
- Free planning tools. Browse the tools directory — calculators and schedule generators, no signup required.
Run your whole program from one account
14-day free trial of the full platform. Nine species. Every record from heat to handoff. Founders code FOUNDER50 for 50% off Pro or Enterprise for 12 months — first 100 only.