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The free puppy application template breeders actually use.

Eighteen questions that tell you who a family really is — without exhausting them. Use it as a checklist for your current form, or make it a live application link in minutes, free.

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The template

18 questions in six groups.

Enough to know who a family really is; short enough that good families actually finish it.

1 · Buyer basics

  • Full name, email, phone, and preferred contact method.
  • City, state, and whether they are willing to travel.
  • How soon they are hoping to bring a puppy home.

Why it matters: The timing question quietly separates dreamers from buyers. A family hoping to bring a puppy home 'someday' belongs on your long list; a family ready in eight weeks belongs in your review pile.

2 · Home and lifestyle

  • Who lives in the home, including children and other pets?
  • What does a normal weekday look like for the family?
  • Where will the puppy sleep, train, and spend most of the day?

Why it matters: The weekday question predicts fit better than square footage ever will. A family that can describe a normal Tuesday has already pictured the puppy in it.

3 · Puppy preferences

  • Preferred sex, size, coat, temperament, and energy level.
  • Pet, therapy, sport, guardian, breeding, or service prospect interest.
  • Any allergies, grooming expectations, or deal-breakers.

Why it matters: Deal-breakers surfaced now prevent go-home-week fallout. It is far easier to steer a family before they fall in love with the wrong puppy.

4 · Experience and readiness

  • Past dog or puppy experience.
  • Training plan, schedule, and support system.
  • Vet relationship and readiness for puppy costs.

Why it matters: The vet question is the honesty check. Families with a real plan name a clinic; families without one say 'we'll figure it out.'

5 · Litter fit and timing

  • Which current or planned litter they are interested in.
  • Whether timing matters for travel, work, school, or holidays.
  • Whether they want to stay on the waitlist for a future litter.

Why it matters: Flexibility here is your matching leverage. A family open to a future litter gives you options when the current one doesn't line up.

6 · Agreements and expectations

  • Confirmation they understand deposits, contracts, and pickup timing.
  • Agreement to answer honestly and keep contact details current.
  • Anything else the breeder should know before reviewing the application.

Why it matters: Putting deposits and contracts in the application makes the money conversation normal instead of awkward. Nobody is surprised later.

Why not just a Google Form?

A form gives you responses. This gives you a waitlist.

A generic form leaves you sorting a spreadsheet of disconnected answers. The same questions inside Expert Breeder become organized waitlist records — connected to your dogs and litters, free forever.

  1. 01

    Share the link

    Publish one application link on your website, socials, or a litter announcement.

  2. 02

    Answers land in your waitlist

    Every response becomes a family with a status, priority, notes, and their answers attached.

  3. 03

    Place puppies with context

    Match approved families to litters with their full history in front of you.

Want the reasoning behind each question? Read the full guide to puppy application questions.

Template questions, answered

Before you copy it into your process.

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