The Qualified Puppy Home System™
For ethical dog breeders who refuse to place puppies in unprepared homes.
Responsible dog breeders shouldn't have to waste hours screening buyers.
We screen, educate, and verify potential buyers of your pet home puppies before you ever pick up the phone. So you only spend time speaking with serious, compatible homes.
Placing Puppies in Homes Shouldn't Be Stressful
- Too many inquiry emails from unqualified candidates for your dogs
- Hours spent educating candidates inquiring about your breed with no deposit.
- Repeating the same basic about your breed to puppy applicants
- Frustration of applicants not understanding what sets your breeding program apart from others
- Managing expectations of applicants who underestimate the responsibility of a dog
You Love Your Breed
Your time should be spent raising exceptional puppies, not filtering out unqualified candidates.
You are a breeder for the love of the dogs. Not for the profit, not for the glamour, but for the health and betterment of your breed.
Spend more time with your dogs, and less time investigating which people are qualified to bring your puppies home.
Keep the personal touch, lose the busy work.
Our clients only speak with applicants who are pre-qualified to take home one of their puppies.
Every buyer who reaches you has already:
- Completed a breed compatibility assessment
- Learned the specific needs of dogs from your program
- Been evaluated for lifestyle fit
- Demonstrated commitment to responsible ownership
You receive a qualified applicant report before you ever schedule a call.
The Qualified Puppy Home System™
We screen and qualify prospects for your pet home puppies homes before they coordinate with you.
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Step 1
Buyers complete our in-depth readiness and compatibility assessment. Most buyers complete the assessment in 10-15minutes and save 1-2 hours of research.
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Step 2
We manually review and evaluate their responses.
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Step 3
Buyers receive education on your breed's needs.
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Step 4
Only qualified applicants are forwarded to you. You spend your time speaking with people who are already serious.
Most breeders are fully set up in under 10 minutes.
All you need to do is:
- Add your custom application link to your website
- Update your voicemail message
- Direct new inquiries to the screening form
We handle the rest.
We Only Work with Responsible Breeders
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Health Testing
Breeders must perform breed-appropriate health testing and provide their buyers with the published results of those tests.
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Safe Environment
Breeders must raise their puppies in their home or equivalent safe, enriching environment.
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Selectivity
Breeders must follow responsible placement practices for their puppies.
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Lifelong Support
Breeders must prioritize support for the buyers of their puppies for the dog's lifetime.
Limited Partnerships
To maintain the quality of buyer screening, we limit the number of breeders we work with.
Once we are full, we close applications until a spot becomes available.
This protects:
- Breeder Reputation
- Buyer experience
- Placement quality
What You Get
As a Whelp Breeder, you can choose a variety of services based on your breeding practices and litter plans.
Qualified Leads Only
If you are a breeder that has a steady stream of inquiries and varying litter plans year over year, this plan is for you.
- Buyer Compatibility Screening
- Manual Buyer Vetting
- Breed Education for Applicants
- Detailed Qualified Lead Reports
- Call Filtering Tools
- Best for breeders with 2+ litters per year
Your investment: $300 per qualified buyer
Litter Placement
If you are a breeder that does not typically receive inquiries until you have a litter announced, this plan is for you.
- Buyer Compatibility Screening
- Manual Buyer Vetting
- Breed Education for Applicants
- Detailed Qualified Lead Reports
- Call Filtering Tools
- Best for breeders with 1 - 2 litters per year
Your investment: Depends on Litter Size
Why I Built This
I was once a child who had a dream to raise puppies for a living. I had no familial background in dog breeding, I just loved dogs. Fast forward through childhood, high school, and a college degree in Business Management. My life priorities had changed, but my childhood dream had not. I have had the privilege of experiencing a wide variety of dog breeds and their varying temperaments and natural abilities. I educate those around me about the differences between dog breeds at every chance I have, to try and raise awareness of the value each of these dog breeds brings to the world. I decided to combine my adult skills with my childhood dream and support those who are raising puppies the right way. Hopefully that's you.
I am hoping to serve and bring value to responsible dog breeders across the United States by relieving the most stressful parts of raising puppies, making sure they land in homes that love them as much as you do. Because you care, this process takes time. I care too. And that is why I am supporting breeders in this way. So they can spend more time with the dogs that made them fall in love with breeding in the first place.
xoxo, Courtney Smith
Apply to Become a Whelp Breeder
Our application process ensures that we work only with breeders who share our commitment to responsible dog ownership. Apply below to see if your program qualifies.