Breeder Partnerships

Ethical Breeder Screening Application

Therapy Puppies partners only with breeders who meet a documented standard of health, welfare, and transparency. This application is the first step of a multi-stage review: every submission is verified — we contact your veterinarian, check registrations and licences, review health-testing documentation, and conduct a live facility walkthrough (in person or by video) before any partnership is approved. Incomplete applications are not reviewed.

Our non-negotiable standards

Breed-appropriate health and genetic testing on all breeding dogs, with verifiable results (OFA / PennHIP / registry databases)
No sales through pet stores, brokers, auctions, or third parties
Puppies remain with their dam until at least 8 weeks of age
Lifetime take-back commitment for every puppy produced
Open-door policy: buyers and our team may visit where dogs are raised
Full compliance with all applicable federal, provincial, and municipal requirements — including the Animal Pedigree Act where puppies are sold as purebred

1Breeder & Business Information

Full legal name *

Kennel / business name *

Email *

Phone *

Full address of the property where your dogs live (including province) *

This must be the actual location where breeding dogs and litters are raised — it will be the site of the facility walkthrough.

Website and social media links

Years actively breeding *

Breed(s) you produce *

Number of breeding dogs you currently own *

Litters produced in the last 12 months *

2Licensing, Registration & Compliance

Do you hold a municipal or provincial kennel / breeder licence for your operation? *

Yes — I am licensed (provide details below)

No licence is required where I operate (explain below)

Unsure

Licence number(s) and the issuing municipality or province — or why no licence is required *

Kennel and breeder licensing in Canada is set at the municipal and provincial level. Write "not required" only if that is genuinely the case — we verify against your municipality's bylaws and your province's requirements.

Registry memberships (CKC, UKC, breed clubs) and your registered kennel name *

If you sell puppies described as purebred, the federal Animal Pedigree Act requires them to be registered (e.g. with the Canadian Kennel Club). Tell us how you comply — or state that you do not sell puppies as purebred.

Do you follow the CVMA's Code of Practice for Canadian Kennel Operations? *

Yes — my operation follows it

I'm familiar with it and follow most of it (explain gaps below)

I'm not familiar with it

If partial: which areas don't you follow, and why?

Have you ever been cited, fined, suspended, or investigated by a provincial SPCA or animal-welfare authority (e.g. Animal Welfare Services, BC SPCA), animal control, the CKC, or any other registry? *

Yes (explain fully below — nondisclosure is automatic disqualification)

If yes: dates, authority involved, outcome, and corrective actions taken

3Health & Genetic Testing

List every health and genetic test you perform on breeding dogs, by breed *

E.g. OFA hips/elbows, cardiac, patella, eye (CAER), and breed-specific DNA panels. "Vet checked" is not a health test and does not qualify.

Links to verifiable results (OFA database, Embark/registry profiles) for your current breeding dogs *

Do you remove dogs from your breeding program when testing reveals a heritable issue? *

Yes, always — and the dog is spayed/neutered and placed or retained as a pet

It depends (explain below)

Explanation (if it depends)

Your veterinarian: clinic name, veterinarian name, and phone number *

We will call this clinic to confirm the care relationship. By submitting this form you authorize your veterinarian to confirm it.

Vaccination, deworming, and vet-exam protocol for puppies before placement *

Terms of your written health guarantee *

Duration, what is covered, and the remedy offered. Guarantees requiring the buyer to return the puppy to receive any remedy should be flagged — tell us if yours works that way.

4Breeding Practices

Minimum age at which you first breed a female *

Maximum litters per female, lifetime *

How often do you breed a female back-to-back on consecutive heat cycles, and under what circumstances? *

At what age are your females retired from breeding, and what happens to retired dogs? *

Describe specifically: kept as pets, placed in screened homes, etc. "Rehomed" without detail is insufficient.

How do you select breeding pairs? *

Health clearances, temperament, conformation, coefficient of inbreeding, breed-standard goals…

5Facilities & Daily Welfare

Where do your adult dogs live? *

In our home, as part of the household

Combination of home and a kennel building

Dedicated kennel facility

Guardian / co-own homes

Describe housing, space per dog, climate control, and sanitation routine *

Daily exercise and enrichment: what does a normal day look like for your adult dogs? *

Total dogs on the property (all ages) *

People providing daily care *

Do you allow puppy buyers to visit the property where puppies are raised? *

Yes, in person

Video visits only (explain why below)

If visits are restricted, explain your policy

6Socialization & Temperament

Describe your puppy socialization protocol from birth to placement *

E.g. Early Neurological Stimulation, Puppy Culture, Avidog; exposure to surfaces, sounds, handling, children, other animals.

Do you perform temperament testing or evaluations before placement? Which method, and at what age? *

Especially relevant for therapy-prospect placements: how do you identify stable, people-oriented, low-reactivity puppies?

Earliest age at which a puppy leaves your care *

8 weeks

9–10 weeks

Over 10 weeks

Under 8 weeks

7Placement & Lifetime Responsibility

How do you screen the homes your puppies go to? *

Do you sell, or have you ever sold, puppies through pet stores, brokers, dealers, online marketplaces, or auctions? *

Never

In the past, not currently (explain below)

Currently

Details, if applicable

Will you take back any dog you produced, at any age, for any reason? *

Yes — it is written into my contract

Yes, but not in the contract

Summarize your sales contract: spay/neuter terms, return clause, breeding-rights policy *

8References

All references will be contacted. Listing a reference confirms you have their permission for us to call.

Two puppy-buyer references (name, phone, year of purchase) *

One breeder, mentor, or breed-club reference (name, affiliation, phone) *

9Attestations

Each statement below is a condition of partnership. Checking a box you cannot honor is grounds for immediate and permanent removal.

I agree to a live facility walkthrough (in person or real-time video) of the areas where my dogs and puppies live, before approval and annually thereafter. *

I will provide copies of health-testing results, licences, and my sales contract on request, and I authorize verification of the licences and registrations listed in this application. *

While partnered with Therapy Puppies, I will not sell puppies through pet stores, brokers, dealers, or auctions. *

I will notify Therapy Puppies within 14 days of any citation, investigation, or registry action involving my program. *

I certify that every answer in this application is true and complete. I understand that misrepresentation results in permanent disqualification. *

Type your full name as signature *

Submitting this application does not create a partnership. Applications are reviewed in stages — document verification, reference calls, and a facility walkthrough — and approval is at Therapy Puppies' sole discretion. Information you provide is used only for screening and is not shared publicly. All chosen applicants are reviewed annually to ensure they still meet our standards.

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