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A fox red Labrador resting with her newborn litter

UK

Because every litter starts with timing.

Rethinking how breeders access reproductive testing.

Be part of the conversation

Chapter one

Meet the inspiration.

This is Amber. A fox red Labrador and the dog who started it all.

Watching her litter arrive was an extraordinary moment. But getting to that moment was not simple. It never is. The timing of a breeding cycle is everything, and getting it right took planning, appointments, cost, and more than a little anxiety about whether we had it right.

It made us ask a question.

Why is this so hard?

Amber, a fox red Labrador, in warm natural light

Amber with her litter of fox red Labrador puppies

The problem

The problem with timing.

For dog breeders across the UK, getting the timing right in a breeding cycle means navigating a system that was not built with them in mind.

Blood testing, the most reliable way to identify the optimal mating window, currently means booking vet appointments at exactly the right moment. That means cost. It means availability. It means hoping your vet can see you on a Saturday, or that the clinic has a slot in the window that matters.

Miss the window and you may miss the cycle entirely. A failed cycle means wasted stud fees, disappointed buyers, and months of waiting to try again.

Too many breeders know this feeling. We think there is a better way.

Cost

Repeated vet appointments add up fast.

Access

Weekends and evenings, when timing matters most.

Timing

A missed window means months of waiting.

Who we are

A small team rethinking how breeders access reproductive testing.

We are a small UK-based team: a breeder, a vet, an engineer and a lab scientist, working side by side.

We are evidence-led, and genuinely excited about what we are building.

And we are ready to listen. If you breed dogs, we would love to hear what your experience has actually been like.

A breeder with a puppy, warm natural light

Where we are now

Right now, we are listening.

Before we build, we want to understand. We are talking to dog breeders across the UK about their real experiences of reproductive testing. What works. What does not. What you wish someone would fix.

This is not a sales process. There is nothing to buy. We are in the business of asking the right questions before we start providing answers.

If you breed dogs in the UK, your experience is exactly what we need to hear.

No sell. Just listening.

Get involved

Be part of the conversation.

We would love to hear from you. Drop us a message on Instagram or Facebook, or send us an email. Tell us about your experience as a breeder. Tell us what frustrates you. Tell us what you wish existed.

Every voice at this stage genuinely shapes what we build.

Take the breeder survey

Anonymous. No sell. Just listening.