Breeder Application · Full Breeding Rights

Iron Legacy Breeder Application

Full Breeding Rights are earned. This application is how you show me you’re prepared to carry an Iron Legacy dog into the next generation of this breed. Answer honestly and completely. Every submission is read personally and answered within 48 hours. All information is kept confidential.

Looking for a pet-only placement? Head to the Puppy Application instead. Not sure which is right for you? Read the Breeding Rights page first.

Breeder Application

The Cane Corso is a large, powerful, working guardian breed. Preservation breeding is not a hobby you learn as you go — it is a responsibility to the dog, to the female, to the litter, to the buyer, and to the breed itself. Answer every question completely. If the fit is right, we move forward. If it is not, I will say so — and the Pet-Only placement remains open to you.

Section 1 — Applicant & Kennel

Who you are and how to reach you.

Full Legal Name

Kennel Name (registered or in progress)

Phone

Street Address

City

State

Zip Code

Kennel Website or Public Social Media (if any)

Section 2 — Breeding Program & Experience

Your background with dogs and with breeding specifically.

How long have you been breeding dogs, and what breeds have you worked with?

Do you currently own any intact males or females? If so, how many, and please describe each briefly (breed, age, registration).

What are your goals in breeding — show, working, structure, temperament, companionship, or a combination? Be specific.

Do you plan to co-own or sell future puppies with breeding rights? What is your position on placing intact puppies with other breeders?

Are you registered with any kennel clubs (AKC, ICCF, CCKC, UKC, FCI, ENCI, RKF)?

Have you studied the Cane Corso breed standard and the bloodlines you plan to work with? Which pedigrees, lines, or breeders have shaped your thinking?

Who is your mentor or breeding advisor, if any? How long have you worked with them?

Section 3 — Health Testing & Preventative Care

The testing protocol you will run on every breeding dog you own.

Do you plan to complete full DNA / genetic testing before breeding? Which panel(s) — Embark, Wisdom, OFA, other?

What is your plan for hip, elbow, patella, cardiac, and eye testing? OFA, PennHIP, ACVO, cardiac echo — be specific about timing and provider.

How will you monitor and maintain your female’s reproductive health between cycles?

How many heat cycles will you allow between litters? What is your position on skipping a cycle?

How do you plan to track progesterone levels and confirm ovulation before breeding?

What is your emergency plan if your female needs a C-section or postpartum care? Which clinic, what hours, and how far away?

Do you have a trusted reproductive vet or clinic identified? Name and location.

Iron Legacy requires Brucellosis testing on both dogs before every natural mating between kennels. Are you prepared to comply with that requirement on any mating that includes an Iron Legacy dog?

Section 4 — Pre-Breeding & Maternal Care

How you prepare, support, and protect the female through breeding, pregnancy, and whelping.

How will you prepare your female for breeding — nutrition, supplements, weight, fitness, and pre-breeding workup?

How do you handle and care for your female during pregnancy — nutrition changes, exercise, exposure to other dogs, vet checkpoints?

What is your plan if she shows signs of stress, preterm labor, or mastitis?

Describe your whelping-area setup — temperature control, safety, sanitation, sound and light control.

Who will supervise the whelping process? Will you be present for the entire whelping and the first 72 hours?

What is your plan if the dam rejects a puppy or cannot nurse the litter?

Do you have a whelping log or puppy progress tracking system? Describe it.

Section 5 — Puppy Rearing & Placement

How you raise a litter and how you place it.

How long do you plan to keep puppies before they go home? What is your minimum placement age?

Describe your deworming and vaccination schedule from birth through placement.

Do you implement Early Neurological Stimulation (ENS) or Early Scent Introduction (ESI)? On what schedule?

How do you socialize puppies to people, other animals, surfaces, sounds, and new environments before placement?

Do you use a written contract with buyers? What does it cover — spay/neuter, health guarantee, take-back, breeding restrictions?

What screening do you perform on your own buyers before accepting a deposit?

Will you allow puppies to leave intact, and if so under what specific agreements?

Section 6 — Living Conditions & Ethics

Where your dogs live and how you handle the ethical decisions.

Where will your dogs live — inside the home, kennel setup, acreage, mixed? Describe the environment.

How do you ensure mental and physical enrichment for your dogs day to day?

What is your plan if one of your dogs can no longer breed or must retire early? Do they stay, get placed, or return here?

How many litters per year do you plan to produce? Across how many females?

What steps do you take to prevent overbreeding or accidental litters?

Will you take back or assist in rehoming any puppy you produce, at any age, if the buyer’s situation changes?

Section 7 — Documentation & Transparency

Paperwork, public record, and references.

Will you provide proof of all health testing on your breeding dogs before any mating with an Iron Legacy dog?

Will you register every litter with the appropriate registry and provide full paperwork to your buyers?

How do you plan to maintain accurate pedigree and health records for the dogs and litters you produce?

Do you have a website, social media, or other public presence for your program? Please share links.

Are you willing to share vet references and previous buyer testimonials on request?

Section 8 — Long-Term Relationship

What our relationship looks like after placement.

Are you open to maintaining communication with me about future litters, pairings, and outcomes?

Will you share updates, photos, and honest health outcomes from your puppies as they grow?

Would you consider co-ownership or mentorship options from Iron Legacy for your first breeding?

Section 9 — Final Statement

Anything you want me to know about you and your program.

Tell me why you want an Iron Legacy dog specifically, and why Full Breeding Rights — not a Pet-Only placement — is the right fit for what you’re building.

I understand that Full Breeding Rights are an earned privilege — not guaranteed by application — and that the safety of the puppy, the health of the female, and the integrity of the Iron Legacy program come before any deposit conversation.

I understand that any Breeding Rights placement is delivered on a signed breeder contract with binding health-testing, buyer-screening, and take-back requirements.

The information I’ve provided above is honest and complete. I understand it will be kept confidential and reviewed personally by AD.

Every application is read personally. Response within 48 hours. All information confidential.