From Pedigree to Puppy —
learn the full breeding journey from the experts.
A complete, start-to-finish dog breeding education series featuring Laura Reeves and Dr. Marty Greer—captured live and transformed into a 10-episode, on-demand program.
Doggit, in partnership with Pure Dog Talk's Pedigrees to Pups, brings you a comprehensive 10-episode series designed to walk you through every stage of responsible dog breeding.
Filmed live at the Pacific Northwest seminar and led by industry experts Laura Reeves and Dr. Marty Greer, this series combines real-world breeder experience with veterinary science—covering everything from pedigrees and planning to whelping, puppy development, and placement.
Whether you're just getting started or refining an established program, this series is built to give you practical, applicable knowledge you can use immediately.
What you'll learn
- How to plan a breeding and evaluate pedigrees
- Health testing and genetic responsibility
- Structure, movement, and temperament fundamentals
- Selecting and managing a stud dog
- Preparing for breeding, whelping, and emergencies
- Puppy development from neonatal through placement
- Contracts, co-ownerships, and long-term breeder responsibility
The episodes
The Dog Breeder's Blueprint: Genetics & Health Testing
Join us for a lively welcome dinner and discover why community is every breeder's secret weapon. Learn the foundations of responsible breeding by cracking the code on genetic testing and learning why rock-solid drive always beats twitchy arousal. Most importantly, uncover the magic of being a breeder: preserving living history while bringing healthy, predictable, and joyful companions into the world.
Assembling the Canine Engine: Why Great Dogs Aren't Built by Accident
The ideal dog is never built by accident, it is the result of careful intention, proper structure and the perfect harmony of form and function. In this episode of Pedigrees to Pups, Laura Reeves breaks down the "blueprints" of dog breeding, explaining how adhering to breed standards preserves predictability, health, and structural soundness for show dogs, performance competitors and couch pets alike.
All in the Family: Strategic Generational Breeding and the Architecture of a Living Legacy
Learn to read pedigrees not as dry statistics, but as living, three-dimensional maps. Absorb the boots-on-the-ground research required of a true breed guardian. Acquire advanced tactical strategies to safely navigate modern genetic challenges.
Code Pink: Ultimate Pre-Breeding Protocol for Brood Bitches
Get your future matriarchs in peak condition with Dr. Marty Greer's essential pre-breeding checklist. This episode covers everything from thorough physical exams and vital blood tests to evaluating overall body condition. Learn to optimize maternal health through targeted nutrition, supplements and core husbandry practices like deworming, vaccines and strict hygiene.
Code Blue: Understanding Stud Dog Health, Fertility and Breeding Methods
This episode provides a comprehensive guide to the anatomical, medical and practical aspects of utilizing and managing a stud dog. The episode is structured around Stud Dog Health, mechanics and semen math.
Advances in Assisted Canine Reproduction
This episode covers technological developments in breeding assistance, specifically focusing on Frozen semen, Fresh chilled semen, TCI (transcervical insemination), surgical insemination and more.
The Pregnancy Countdown: Gestation, Preparation and Whelping Management
This episode focuses on the step-by-step management of the whelping process:
- Hormonal and Timing Milestones: Tracking progesterone and establishing a clear gestational timeline.
- Litter Preparation: Determining puppy counts to know what to expect during delivery.
- The Whelping Process: Preparing for and managing birth, including the pre-labor phase, navigating normal labor, identifying critical whelping emergencies and preparing a whelping supply list.
Developing a Birth Plan: Labor, delivery and c-sections
This episode outlines strategies for preparing for and managing canine labor, delivery, and C-sections to ensure the safety and health of both the mother and the puppies.
Preparing for Delivery
- Birth Planning: Breeders should develop a comprehensive birth plan in collaboration with their veterinarian, including necessary drug doses, to ensure the veterinary team is well-prepared.
- Pre-Surgery Organization:
- Three to five days before the expected whelping date, prepare all necessary supplies and a "C-section go-bag".
Part 1 — Neonatal care: The critical first hours
Puppy Development From neonatal care and husbandry to early learning, you'll walk away understanding how your actions shape a dog for life. Topics include resuscitation, APGAR scores, feeding, deworming, vaccinations, hygiene and more.
Part 2 — They're Just Little Dogs: What you can do to save neonates
What are the symptoms of sick puppies? Poor weight gain, failure to nurse, excessive crying or excessively quiet. Dr. Greer details the symptoms, diagnostics and treatments for neonates.
Preservation Dog Breeding: Raising and Placing Super Puppies
Laura Reeves walks the viewer through the steps from raising well-socialized, balanced puppies to sending them into well-matched homes to the legal safeguards that protect the breeder, buyer AND the puppy.
Pricing
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- Lifetime access to all 10 episodes
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- Taught by Laura Reeves and Dr. Marty Greer