The Iron Legacy Program · Breeding Rights

Breeding Rights Are Earned. Not Given.

Every Iron Legacy puppy is AKC registered. Every puppy is health-tested, ENS-started, temperament-evaluated, and raised in our home. But the paperwork you leave with — and the rights that paperwork carries — depend on what you’re prepared to be responsible for. Below is the difference between a Pet-Only placement and a Full Breeding Rights placement. Read it carefully. If you’re here for the second one, be prepared to prove it.

Two Placements · Two Different Standards

Pet-Only vs. Full Breeding Rights

Both placements get the same puppy, the same testing, the same start. What’s different is the contract, the paperwork the puppy leaves with, and the responsibility the buyer is signing up for.

Placement 01

Pet-Only — Limited AKC Registration

Priced as our standard companion placement — inquire privately. Delivered on a written pet contract with a spay/neuter agreement.

AKC-registered Cane Corso puppy from a health-tested, temperament-evaluated Iron Legacy litter
Limited AKC registration — the dog is fully registered, you can do everything the AKC offers except register a litter from this dog
Eligible for AKC Companion, Performance, and Sport events — obedience, rally, agility, scent work, weight pull, dock diving, therapy, trick titles, CGC
Health guarantee, health records, vaccination records, and puppy pack delivered with the puppy
Lifetime breeder support — direct access to AD by email or text for the life of the dog
Lifetime take-back — if the placement ever needs to change, the dog comes back here first
Spay / neuter agreement written into the contract — timing per veterinary guidance for a large-breed guardian dog
Breeding rights — not included. Dog cannot be bred or used to produce a registerable litter.
Litter registration — not included
Stud service, reproductive services, or breeder support — not included

Puppy Application

Earned Privilege Placement 02

Full Breeding Rights — Full AKC Registration

Breeding Rights are earned and priced separately — inquire privately. Delivered only after a completed Breeder Application, vetting, and a signed breeder contract.

Everything included in the Pet-Only placement, plus:
Full AKC registration — dog can be bred and litters can be registered under an approved contract
Breeding prospect held to 16 weeks with PennHIP evaluation, full genetic panel, DNA verification, and structural assessment before placement — see the 16-Week Standard
Full health and structural documentation delivered with the dog — PennHIP report, Embark breeder panel, genetic clearances, structural evaluation notes
Access to Iron Legacy mentorship — direct AD support on pairings, reproductive planning, whelping, and puppy raising
Optional co-ownership on the first breeding for first-time breeders — structure, ethics, and health protocols supervised
Priority access to Iron Legacy stud service and reproductive services when the time comes
Signed breeder contract — health testing, breeding frequency, buyer screening, and take-back responsibilities are written and non-negotiable
Every prospective breeder is vetted through the Breeder Application before any deposit is discussed

Start the Breeder Application

Full Breeding Rights are not a checkbox on an invoice. They are the right to shape the next generation of this breed — using Iron Legacy blood, under the Iron Legacy name.

Why The Bar Is High

The Safety of the Dog. The Integrity of the Program.

Every dog Iron Legacy produces carries this program’s name into the world. Every litter that comes out of an Iron Legacy dog reflects on the breeder who owns that dog. That is why Breeding Rights are vetted — not sold on request. The safety of the puppy, the health and well-being of the female, and the integrity of this program have to be at the forefront before any litter is brought into the world.

The Breeder Application · Seven Categories

What You’ll Be Asked

The Breeder Application is a separate document from the Puppy Application. It is longer, more specific, and more honest. Here’s the shape of it before you start.

01 · Program & Experience

Your Breeding Background

Years in dogs, breeds worked with, intact dogs currently owned, breeding goals, kennel-club registrations, mentor or advisor, and how you’ve studied the breed and its bloodlines.

02 · Health Testing & Preventative Care

Your Testing Protocol

DNA and genetic testing plans, hip / elbow / patella / heart testing, reproductive-health monitoring, heat-cycle spacing, progesterone tracking, C-section emergency plan, and your reproductive vet.

03 · Pre-Breeding & Maternal Care

Preparing And Supporting The Female

Nutrition, supplements, weight, fitness, pregnancy care, response to preterm labor or mastitis, whelping-area setup, who supervises the whelping, and your plan if the dam rejects a puppy or cannot nurse.

04 · Puppy Rearing & Placement

How You Raise A Litter

Time-in-home before placement, deworming and vaccination schedule, ENS and ESI protocols, socialization plan, buyer contracts, buyer screening, and your position on intact placements.

05 · Living Conditions & Ethics

Where Your Dogs Live

Environment (home / kennel / acreage), enrichment, retirement plan for a dog that can no longer breed, litters per year, prevention of accidental litters, and take-back / rehome policy.

06 · Documentation & Transparency

Paperwork And Public Record

Proof of pre-breeding health testing, litter registration practices, pedigree and health record keeping, social-media or website presence, and willingness to share vet references and buyer testimonials.

07 · Long-Term Relationship

The Relationship After Placement

Ongoing communication with Iron Legacy, updates and health outcomes on your litters, and openness to co-ownership or mentorship for a first breeding.

Start The Breeder Application

Every Breeder Application is read personally by AD. Response within 48 hours. All information is confidential.

Straight Talk

Breeding Rights Are Not For You If…

You want a puppy to “make some money back” on one litter
You are not prepared to run OFA, PennHIP, cardiac, ACVO, and DNA testing on every breeding dog you own
You are not prepared to require Brucellosis testing on both sides of every natural mating
You do not have a reproductive vet identified and a C-section plan in place before you breed
You want to breed for color, size, or trend rather than to the AKC Cane Corso standard
You are not willing to hold your own breeding prospects to 16 weeks with full evaluation before placement
You will not screen your own buyers, contract your own puppies, or take back a dog that needs to come home
You are not willing to keep public, documented, honest records of every litter and every dog

If any of the above sounds like a stretch, the Pet-Only placement is the right one — and there is no shame in that. A Cane Corso from a preservation program is a gift to any home. Breeding is a different job entirely.

Both placements are honored placements. Only one carries the responsibility of the next generation.

Pet-Only — Puppy Application Full Breeding Rights — Breeder Application

Questions before you apply? Contact AD directly.