Litter Management Software for Dog Breeders

Managing a dog breeding program involves far more than matching a sire and dam. From the moment you plan a litter through the day every puppy goes to its new home, there are dozens of details to track and decisions to make. Livestock Runner gives professional dog breeders a complete litter management system that handles the full lifecycle: planning, confirmation, birth, puppy tracking, buyer waitlists, deposit collection, payment plans, health records, and placement. Everything lives in one organized system instead of scattered across notebooks, spreadsheets, text messages, and email threads. Whether you breed one litter a year or manage a larger program with multiple dams, the tools scale to fit your operation.

Each litter in Livestock Runner moves through clear status stages: planned, confirmed, born, available, completed, and cancelled. When you plan a breeding, create the litter record with the dam and sire, expected dates, and any notes. As the pregnancy progresses, update the status to confirmed. When puppies arrive, mark the litter as born and start adding individual puppy records with names, colors, markings, sex, and birth weights. As puppies grow and become available, update the status again. Finally, when every puppy is placed and all payments are collected, mark the litter as completed. This structured workflow ensures nothing falls through the cracks during the busy weeks of whelping and puppy raising.

Managing interested buyers is one of the most time-consuming parts of breeding. Livestock Runner includes a public-facing waitlist system where potential buyers can sign up directly for a specific litter. Each waitlist entry captures the buyer's contact information and position on the list. As the breeder, you control the waitlist — confirming entries, offering puppies, and tracking which buyers have accepted or declined. Buyers receive a unique token-based URL to view their waitlist status and make payments without needing an account. The waitlist eliminates the back-and-forth of tracking buyer interest through phone calls, text messages, and social media messages by giving everyone a single organized system.

Stop chasing checks and juggling Venmo requests. Livestock Runner integrates with Stripe Connect so buyers can pay deposits and puppy payments directly through the waitlist system. When a buyer joins the waitlist, they can pay their deposit online immediately. The payment goes directly to your connected Stripe account — Livestock Runner never holds your funds. Deposit amounts are configured per litter, so you can set different deposit requirements for different breedings. Every payment is recorded automatically in the system with a complete audit trail. This professional payment experience builds buyer confidence and reduces the administrative burden of manually tracking who has paid what and when.

Not every buyer can pay the full puppy price upfront, and offering payment plans can help you reach more qualified homes. Livestock Runner supports a structured four-installment payment plan system configured per litter. Set the total price and deposit amount, and the system automatically calculates three remaining payments tied to key milestones: birth, eight weeks, and pickup. When each milestone arrives, the corresponding payment becomes due and buyers are notified. The system tracks payment status, sends overdue reminders at configurable intervals, and can auto-forfeit entries that exceed the grace period. Payment plans run through the same Stripe integration, so everything is tracked and recorded automatically.

Responsible breeders maintain detailed health records for every puppy, and Livestock Runner makes this easy. Each puppy in a litter has its own medical record where you can log vaccinations, deworming treatments, veterinary appointments, and health tests. Record the medication brand, dose, route of administration, lot number, and who administered the treatment. When all puppies in a litter need the same medical care, use the copy records feature to duplicate health records from one puppy to all siblings in the litter. The system automatically skips duplicates so you never create double entries. These detailed health records become part of the puppy's permanent profile and can be shared with buyers as proof of the care you have provided.

Livestock Runner makes it easy to share your litters with potential buyers through a clean, professional litter page. Each litter has a shareable view that displays the dam and sire information, litter photos, available puppies, and a waitlist signup form. Share the link on your website, social media, or in messages to interested buyers. The public page looks professional on both desktop and mobile devices, giving buyers confidence in your breeding program. Embed codes are also available so you can display litter information directly on your own website. The combination of public litter pages, online waitlists, and integrated payments creates a modern, professional buyer experience that sets your breeding program apart.