The Dog Breeders Fix Kit
Built for dog breeders.
A litter looks like a lot of money and often is not, once the stud fee, vet visits, food, registration, refunds and health-guarantee claims are counted. Two federal lines matter more than most breeders know: whether the activity is a business for tax purposes, and when selling sight unseen needs a USDA license. I wrote this kit so you can work out what each litter really leaves from your own records, and handle each leak in writing.
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The 9 leaks it covers
6 you can close it · 1 the other side owes it · 2 a pro decides
- Never knowing whether it is a business or a hobby for taxesWhere to look first: Pull your income and expenses for breeding for each of the last five years.Keep it from coming back: Separate account and books for the program.A pro decides
- Selling sight unseen without checking the USDA lineWhere to look first: Count your breeding females and list how each puppy was sold last year: in person or sight unseen.Keep it from coming back: Count breeding females every year.A pro decides
- Cost per litter never added upWhere to look first: Pick your last litter and list every cost: stud fee, progesterone tests, ultrasound, whelping, vet visits, shots, food, registration, advertising.Keep it from coming back: Track costs from the breeding date.You can close it
- Deposits and waitlist money with unclear refund termsWhere to look first: List every deposit taken in the last year and what happened: puppy delivered, refunded, kept.Keep it from coming back: Signed terms on every deposit.You can close it
- Health-guarantee claims never countedWhere to look first: List every health-guarantee claim in the last three years and what it cost you.Keep it from coming back: Log every claim.You can close it
- Stud agreements with no written termsWhere to look first: List every stud service you bought or sold in the last two years.Keep it from coming back: Written terms on every breeding.The other side owes it
- Payment app fees and buyer scamsWhere to look first: Pull last year's payments by method: cash, card, payment apps.Keep it from coming back: Confirm funds have cleared before the puppy leaves.You can close it
- Vet bills not tracked by dogWhere to look first: Pull last year's vet invoices.Keep it from coming back: Sort vet bills by dog every quarter.You can close it
- Reviews never asked for, or asked for the wrong wayWhere to look first: Count reviews and testimonials you have from puppy buyers.Keep it from coming back: Ask every buyer.You can close it
Free: one full leak from this kit
No sign-up, no email. Here is leak 1 of 9 exactly as it appears in the kit, so you can see what you get before you buy.
Never knowing whether it is a business or a hobby for taxes
A pro decides- Pull your income and expenses for breeding for each of the last five years.
- Under the federal tax code, an activity is presumed to be engaged in for profit if its gross income exceeds its deductions in 3 or more of the 5 consecutive years ending with the tax year, unless the IRS shows otherwise (VERIFIED: 26 U.S.C. 183(d), GovInfo).
- Mark which years made a profit and which did not (CALCULATED: income minus expenses each year).
- Keep a separate bank account, books and a written plan for the breeding program.
- Take the five-year summary to a CPA.
Your part: Keep the books and see a CPA.
Question to a CPA: Hi [NAME], I breed [BREED]. Over the last five years my breeding income and expenses were [SUMMARY]. Can you tell me how this is treated for taxes and what records I should keep? Thanks, [YOUR NAME]
Separate account and books for the program.
What this kit can't decide for you: Whether your breeding is a business for taxes is your CPA's call.
That's 1 of 9. The other 8 come the same way in the kit: steps, words to send, a habit to keep each one closed.
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What people in this work look up
When dog breeders go looking for answers, they search things like “dog breeding business”, “dog breeding contract”, “puppy contract” and “dog breeder taxes”. Those searches turn up forms, averages and other people's numbers. This kit starts from your own records instead: the 9 places money leaks in this work, where to look first and the words to send to close each one.
What you get for each leak
- Numbered steps to close each leak
- Your part, spelled out
- Words you can use: letters and scripts, ready to send (fill in the brackets)
- A habit that keeps each leak from coming back
- An honest line on what the kit can't decide for you
A page from the kit
Questions people ask
Never knowing whether it is a business or a hobby for taxes: where do I start?
Start here: Pull your income and expenses for breeding for each of the last five years. To keep it from coming back: Separate account and books for the program.
Selling sight unseen without checking the USDA line: where do I start?
Start here: Count your breeding females and list how each puppy was sold last year: in person or sight unseen. To keep it from coming back: Count breeding females every year.
Cost per litter never added up: where do I start?
Start here: Pick your last litter and list every cost: stud fee, progesterone tests, ultrasound, whelping, vet visits, shots, food, registration, advertising. To keep it from coming back: Track costs from the breeding date.
What it can't decide for you
This kit works from your own records. It doesn't give legal, tax, licensing or financial advice, and it never tells you what to charge. Where a CPA, attorney, insurer or state board makes the call, the kit says so and gets your records ready for them.
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Next step
- Run your free LeakReceipts check — it reads your own receipts and records and shows where money is leaking out, line by line.
- TrueNET — the whole-picture money truth: what you actually keep after every cost, across everything you earn and spend.
Use Jobber or Housecall Pro? Run the free leak check — it reads your job export in your browser and shows the money leaks the software doesn't flag. Nothing is uploaded.