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Welcome to Reldog Lite
Welcome
Welcome to Reldog Lite! Reldog Lite is a relational database designed for
organizations breeding and training working dogs. Organizations of all sizes can
use the program’s tools to increase the speed at which they improve the quality
of their dogs and use the data from training and client placements to monitor the
effectiveness of program improvements and identify further areas to make the
best use of resources.
Understanding Reldog Lite
Before you embark on your journey into Reldog Lite, understanding some basic
principals of the program will expedite your learning.
At its core, Reldog Lite uses two critical pieces of information: Dogs and People.
Detailed data such as medical histories, puppy raisers, whelping information, etc.
are managed by identifying the relationship that those details have with the dog
or the person (hence: “relational database”). By managing the data in this way,
the system provides you with limitless ways you can cull and study the data
which is most important to you.
Entering Reldog Lite
How to Log-in to Reldog Lite
The most efficient way to enter Reldog Lite will vary based on how your network
professionals have configured your system. For small organizations, the
database may be available and accessible by entering the server directly. For
larger organizations who have established the system in a Citrix or Citrix-like
environment, individual users may have personalized ways of entering the
database. Please check with your IT department to learn how to access the
database.
Signing-in to Reldog Lite
Once you have entered the database, it is not uncommon for Access (the
program which runs Reldog Lite) to provide you with a warning message that
looks like this:

What’s happening here is that the system is warning you that the program that
you are about open contains code which may be harmful to your computer.
Reldog Lite’s open source code is what causes this warning. The program will
not run without the code, so press “Open”.
A window will open on your screen asking you to select a user name and enter a
password. Select your name from the drop-down menu and enter the password
which was provided to you by your Reldog System Administrator. If your name is
not available on the drop-down, or if the password provided to you is not working,
contact your administrator.
The Bulletins Screen
Upon entering Reldog Lite, you will immediately be brought to the Bulletins
screen. Bulletins are assigned by your Reldog Lite Administrator and are
designed to provide key personnel with information which is most pertinent to
them. For example, if a dog is Career Changed, a bulletin may be created to
notify Puppy Raising Services, Sponsorship personnel, and the Training Kennel
Manager simultaneously and automatically. Once you have become familiar with
Reldog Lite, contact your Reldog Lite Administrator to find out bulletins which are
available for you to receive.
Viewing a Bulletin
To view a bulletin, select the Bulletin you wish to see then select GO TO DETAIL.
The system will open the event which caused you to receive the bulletin, and you
will have the opportunity to review the event thoroughly.
Sending a Memo
A memo is similar to an email in the sense that you are able to select a person to
whom you would like to send a notification. This function is not intended to
replace email. Instead, memos can provide quick communication between
personnel who may not have access to email at the time and need to send
something to their colleague quickly. To send a memo, select SEND MEMO on
the lower right-hand side, select the person to whom you intend to send the
memo and enter any information you would like to include in the large memo box.
When finished, select SEND. The memo will be sent automatically to the users
bulletin screen and will be available for their review the next time they log on.
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Deleting Bulletins
As you become more involved with Reldog Lite, Bulletins can get backed up very
quickly. It is important not to retain bulletins which are no longer important to
you. They are intended to give you quick information and should be discarded, if
possible, after review. To delete a bulletin, select the bulletin you would like to
discard by placing a check in the box directly to the left of the bulletin. Do this for
each bulletin you intend to delete and either move on to the next screen by
selecting MAIN MENU or leave the system by selecting the large X in the upper
right hand corner. The bulletins will be gone the next time you open the Bulletins
form.
Entering the Main Menu
The Main Menu is the central location from which you can access any
information in the system. It is broken into 9 sections: Dogs, Breeding, Dog
Health, Puppy Raising, Temperament, Training, People, Client Services and
Utilities.
The system was constructed such that departments which perform specific
functions are able to complete their responsibilities without leaving their section.
This central system allows users to enter data which is important to them, and
which they need regular access to, without searching for the location in which to
access it.
People
The People Menu is where all people are entered and where their contact
information and relationships with the school can be managed. More information
can be found in Chapter 1: The People Menu.
Dog Menu
The Dog Menu is meant to provide a general overview of dog data. More on this
menu is covered in Chapter 2: The Dog Menu.
Breeding
The Breeding Menu is the central location for all things Breeding. More on this
menu is covered in Chapter 3: The Breeding Menu.
Dog Health
The Dog Health Menu houses information critical to a dog’s medical history.
Weight Management, vaccinations, diagnoses, procedures, etc. can be found
here. More on this menu is covered in Chapter 4: The Dog Health Menu.
Puppy Raising
The Puppy Raising Menu enables Puppy Raising personnel to enter puppy raiser
matches and relationships, manage sponsorships, assign vets to a puppy, recall
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dogs for training, and enter and manage puppy raiser evaluations. More on this
menu is covered in Chapter 5: The Puppy Raising Services Menu.
Temperament
The Temperament Menu allows you to enter information key to the dog’s
behavior and gives you the opportunity to enter Training Reports, Behavioral
Incidences, Behavior Checklists, 8 Trait Evaluation, and C-Barq Scores. More
on this menu is covered in Chapter 6: The Temperament Menu.
Training
The Training Menu enables your Training Department to assign dogs to training
strings, manage trainer assignments, track dog training reports and training
hours, and report behavioral incidents and behavior checklists. More on this
menu is covered in Chapter 7: The Training Menu.
Client Services
The Client Services menu offers Client Services personnel the opportunity to
manage student applications, graduation, contact notes, field visits and
equipment. More on this menu is covered in Chapter 8: The Client Services
Menu.
Utilities
The Utilities menu offers the Reldog Lite Administrator the flexibility to adjust
drop-down options through out the program to suit the needs of your organization
through customization. Work with your program administrator to learn more
about which areas of this menu you are permitted to access and which should be
managed by the administrator.
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context on how GEB uses this form and when they use it? It would
help to translate this information for the Manual.
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Chapter 2
Puppy Raising
Before You Get Started
Puppy Raising Regions
Puppy Raising Regions were entered by your Reldog Lite System Administrator upon initial setup.
The directions below outline the steps which must be taken to add additional regions.
Adding and Editing Puppy Raiser Regions
Puppy Raiser regions are best managed by one person within your Puppy Raising Services
Department. To add or edit Puppy Raiser Regions:
1) From the Main Menu, select UTILITIES.
2) From the Utilities Menu, select REGION PUPPY RAISER ADD/EDIT.
To Add a Region
1) Select ADD REGION located at the bottom of the form.
2) Complete the information requested by the Enter New Puppy Program Region form. You will
need to double-click the “Area Coordinator” and select an area coordinator from the dropdown
list on the subform Find Area Coordinator.
3) Once complete, select SAVE to save and return or CLOSE to return without saving.
To Edit an Existing Region
1) Select the region you wish to edit on the Browse Pup Program Regions form by selecting the
gray bar immediately to the left of the Region Name column.
2) Click EDIT REGION to make adjustments to the current region.
3) Once complete, select RETURN to save and return to the previous window.
Managing Puppy Raising Contact Information
Creating a New Person in Reldog Lite
For each application you receive in Puppy Raising Services, you will need to check to see if the
person has already been entered into Reldog Lite. If the person has no previous relationship with the
school, enter the person into Reldog Lite using the steps outlined in Chapter 1: The People Menu –
Entering a New Person to create a new person record.
Update/verify information if person is already in Reldog Lite
Now is a good time to add or edit any information about the raiser such as who the family members
are, email, cell phone contacts, best time to reach etc. Refer to Chapter 1: The People Menu –
Viewing and Editing Contact Information for how to update information.

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Managing Sponsor Relationships
Information on Sponsor Relationships can be found by going to Chapter X: Sponsor Relationships.
Making a Person a Puppy Raiser In Reldog Lite
Establishing a person as a Puppy Raiser
1. Once you have entered a person into Reldog Lite, you will need to tell Reldog Lite that
the person is a Puppy Raiser for your organization. This only has to be done the first
time they raise (or in instances where they may have raised a very long time ago and
their raiser relationship was not imported to Reldog Lite when your school transitioned
into using the system.) To do this:
a. Select the person you wish to make a puppy raiser from the dropdown list in the
Last Name field on the People Menu.
b. Once you have selected the person you wish to make a raiser, click
CREATE/EDIT PUPPY RAISER. This button will begin the raiser’s application
process.
c. Enter the raiser application details requested on the “Enter Raiser Details” form.
i. Note: The system will automatically enter today’s date for “date received”,
“Date status changed” and “Date want”. You can edit these fields as
needed.
d. To complete the application, you must click the APPLICATION DETAILS button
located on the lower left-hand side of the first page of the application’ which takes
you to the second page to the application.
e. On the second page of the application, enter any information which may be
pertinent to making a good puppy placement with the potential raiser. By clicking
the boxes associated with specific considerations, your are making information
available which will help your puppy raising services department to make
stronger matches based on these considerations.
f. The “Date Screened” field may be used to reflect either the day the application
was screened by the school or you may enter the date that the application was
reviewed by the area coordinator. This depends on your organization’s methods.
In either case, the “Accepted” checkbox must be checked in order for the raiser’s application to
be considered “active” and for the raiser to be matched with a puppy. Check this box once the
applicant has completed the formal application process established by your school and only if
they are ready for a puppy.
Application Elements
Repeat Raiser
Select this box if the person you are entering an application for has been a raiser with
your school in the past.
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This drop-down menu will allow you to select which region will be responsible for the
screening of this particular applicant. The list of regions is managed by the Puppy
Raising Services Management. Contact PR Management if a region you need is not
currently listed.
App. Status
Use this drop-down to tell Reldog Lite the applicant’s current status. While this section
can be updated to meet the needs of the department (contact your Reldog Lite
Administrator if you require changes), your pre-set selections include:
Breed Choice
Use this drop-down to indicate the applicant’s preferred breed. If they are open to many
different types of dogs, select “no pick” from the menu.
Sex Choice
Similar to Breed Choice. If the applicant has no preference, select “no pref” from the
menu.
Matching Criteria
You may use this section to make notes that will be used to identify strong placements
for puppies. This is an opportunity to provide a short, descriptive detail.
Comment When Want Puppy
This is also a text box which enables you to enter short notes about the raiser’s
expectations about placement.
Type of Raising Situation
Since some people prefer to act exclusively as a finishing or starter home and some
prefer to raise a dog from infancy to mature adult, this section gives you the opportunity
to identify the type of placement available with this particular raiser:
**A secondary raiser is a person living in another household who is also taking a large
role in raising the puppy. Designating secondary raisers helps identify people who have
special relationships with the dog. If you are entering this person as a “secondary
raiser” it is important to also enter an application for the primary raiser. See “Chapter 1:
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Saving the Application
If you need to return to Page 1 of the application, select the MAIN APPLICATION button
located on the lower left-hand side of the form to return to the previous page. Click
SAVE to save and return to the People Menu or CLOSE to save without closing.
The Puppy Raising Menu
The Puppy Raising Menu has been designed as an all-inclusive central location from which Puppy
Raising services personnel can manage the Puppy Raising Program.
Entering the Puppy Raising Menu
To enter the Puppy Raising Menu, select PUPPY RAISING from the Main Menu.
Exploring the Puppy Raising Menu in Reldog Lite
There are 4 topic sections in the Puppy Raising Menu. Each topic is in a column. From left to right
they are:
 Placement
 Relationships
 Evaluations
 Reports
Managing a Puppy Raiser Relationship
In the interest of providing you with a clear understanding of how to properly use the Reldog Lite
Puppy Raising Menu, we will work through the lifecycle of a dog and be sure to touch on each
function of Reldog so that you may use it to the fullest.
Pre-Matching a Puppy to a Raiser
Pre-matching a Puppy Raiser to a newborn puppy can begin the moment the Breeding/Whelping
department has entered the puppy’s birth information. To pre-match a pup to a potential raiser:
1) Click MATCH/PLACEMENT MENU located on the lower left-hand side of the Puppy Raising
Menu.
2) The Pup Matching and Placement Menu will open in preparation for you to create puppy
partnerships.
3) Select the puppy you would like to match by clicking on the gray bar immediately to the left of
the puppy. This will select the puppy’s record.
4) Once selected, click MATCH PUP TO RAISER then select the person you wish to pre-match
the puppy with. Only those people who have an application on file with the school and
who do not already have a puppy in their care will appear on your drop-down list. This
will preliminarily match the puppy to the raiser, but will keep the puppy’s status in the system
as “on campus”.
5) Remember that the Pre-Matching option in Reldog does not generate a permanent relationship
in the system so it can be a valuable tool in helping you to organize your placements.
Un-matching a Puppy
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Menu.
2) The Pup Matching and Placement Menu will open.
3) Select the puppy you wish to un-match by clicking on the gray bar immediately to the left of the
puppy. This will select the puppy’s record.
4) Once selected, click the UNMATCH PUP button located on the bottom of the screen. The
system will ask you if you are sure that you want to un-match the pup from the current raiser,
select “YES”. When you return to the Pup Matching and Placement Menu, the raisers name
may still be listed in the “Person Matched” column, but if you exit this menu and come back,
you will see that the raiser has been removed.
Placing a Puppy with a Raiser
Once you are confident that the raiser you matched the pup with is the same person you will be
placing the pup with for raising, you can officially place the pup with the raiser in the following way:
Menu.
2) The Puppy Matching and Placement Menu will open.
3) Select the puppy you wish to place by clicking the gray bar immediately to the left of the puppy.
This will select the puppy’s record.
4) Once selected, click the PLACE PUP WITH RAISER button located on the lower left-hand side
of the screen. The Enter Placement form will open asking you for details about the placement.
Enter as much information as you can at this time.
5) Once you have finished, click SAVE to save and close the placement form or CLOSE to return
without saving. You will be returned to the Pup Matching and Placement Menu where you can
repeat this process for additional puppies.
Editing/Ending a Current Placement
There is a difference between editing relationships and ending relationships in Reldog Lite. If a
puppy has been placed with a raiser that, for any reason, did not work out, it is important to allow the
system to track this type of information. In such cases, you will want to end a raiser’s relationship and
re-place the puppy with a new raiser. Deleting a placement should be reserved for accidental
placements of a puppy with the wrong person.
Editing a Current Placement
Note: If you are attempting to remove a puppy from a current raiser and placing them with a
new raiser, please following instructions located under Editing/Ending a Current Placement –
End Current Placement in this chapter.
Clicking EDIT PLACEMENT DATA takes you to the Edit Placement form where you can change the
Date Placed, Vet Assigned and other information related to the current placement. You would not
change the person the pup is placed with using this form.
End Current Placement
To end a relationship between a raiser and a puppy so that the puppy may be available to re-place
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1) Click END CURRENT PLACEMENT located on the Puppy Raising Services Menu.
2) The End Placement form will open to allow you to end the current relationship, write notes
about the end of the raiser’s relationship with the dog and to enter the location of the puppy,
and the raiser’s new application status. Enter the information in this form as thoroughly as
possible.
a. Enter the ending date for this relationship
b. Indicate if there is a special warning for this raiser and any appropriate comments about
the removal.
c. You may alter the “Provide Contact to Graduate” status – in most cases, you will want to
“unclick” the selection so that this raiser is removed from the list (as they are no longer
the official raiser for the dog).
d. If applicable, in the field labeled “Not Eligible to Adopt if Released”, enter the date that
the decision was made that this raiser was not eligible to adopt the dog. Add comments
about why there were not eligible to adopt in the comments space.
e. Indicate the Puppy Raiser’s application status selecting the status from the dropdown
list. In most cases the raiser’s application is ended, but it is possible that they are ready
for a different type of puppy or you may want to indicate that they are raisers you do not
want to use in the future.
f. Enter the disposition of the dog by selecting one of two options from the drop-down
menu: either “returned to us” or “in field until placed”. If you select “Returned to Us”,
the dog’s location will be change to “Training School”. If you select “In Field Until
Placed” a form will open asking you to enter the Temporary Sitter who has assumed
responsibility for the dog.
3) Once you have finished ending the relationship, you can now place the puppy with a new
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Deleting a Current Placement
Should you identify a puppy where the wrong placement was accidentally entered in Reldog, use the
DELETE PLACEMENT button located on the Puppy Raising Menu. A form will open which will
entirely delete the placement record that was entered in error.
Puppy Evaluations
Reldog Lite has a few simple, validated tools available for your use. Before you begin utilizing any of
the tools in Reldog Lite, it is important for your organization to determine ways in which these tools
will be used, at what increments, who will be making the assessments and in what way. As with any
measurement tool, it is imperative to set a standard by which all people are assessing if you want
your data to be reliable and informational.
Temperament Notes and Breed Watch
In this form you can enter some brief temperament notes about pups on your program, and also
some helpful information about pups that have not yet been neutered or spayed.
Click ENTER/EDIT TEMPERAMENT NOTES + BREED WATCH to open the Enter Temp/BW form
where you can enter:
1) Breed Watch – Check this box for pups you want to consider for possible future breeding
stock. This can be a preliminary step, before changing their formal status to Breeder –
Initial Eval. You can also use this check box as a flag that this dog should NOT be neutered
or spayed until a decision has been made about their breeding potential.
2) Date Recall for Training - The likely date this dog will be brought back to your school for
formal testing or training.
3) Temperament Notes – Brief notes about this pup
4) Date Recommended Early Release – The date this dog is likely to be released from your
program
5) Date Recommended Early Neuter – If it is decided this dog is to be neutered/spayed prior
to your usual procedures
Temperament Evaluations
A Temperament Evaluation (also known as a Behavior Checklist) is a standardized measurement tool
intended for use by professional assessors/handlers only. This tool is NOT meant to be used by
laymen and, as such, use care when determining who will be making these regular assessments.
This tool will be most effective if the dog is assessed at regularly scheduled intervals.
Entering a Temperament Evaluation
To enter a Temperament Evaluation:
1) From the Puppy Raising Services Menu, select the dog for which you would like to enter a new
Temperament Evaluation.
2) Click ENTER TEMPERAMENT EVALUATION.
3) Enter the test information in to each of the blanks on the form. All questions default to N/A (Not
Applicable) on open, so you do not need to enter a score for questions that were not applicable
to this evaluation or for behaviors not observed.
4) When complete press SAVE AND RETURN to save and return to the previous menu or
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View/Edit Temperament Evaluations
To view or edit an existing Temperament Evaluation:
1) From the Puppy Raising Menu, select the dog for which you would like to view Temperament
Evaluations.
2) Select VIEW/EDIT TEMPERAMENT EVALUATIONS
Behavioral Incidents
Behavioral Incidents can be recorded on the puppy while the puppy is in the raiser home. You can
choose to either type a summary of a call with a raiser or AC or you may choose to copy and paste
the text of an email. To enter a Behavioral Incident:
1) Select the dog for which you intend to enter a Behavioral Incident from the Dog Name
dropdown list on the Puppy Raising Menu.
2) Click ENTER/EDIT BEHAVIORAL INCIDENT
Enter Behavioral Incidents
Select the ENTER INCIDENT button located in the lower left-hand corner of the screen to enter a
new incident.
1) Enter the date of the incident
2) Enter the type of incident which took place by selecting an option from the dropdown menu
3) Select the person reporting the incident by double-clicking the “Reported By” field and
selecting the person from whom you are receiving the information. If the report is from the
raiser, enter the raiser’s name. If it’s from the AC, enter the AC’s name. If it’s from another
raiser, enter their name.
4) Enter information into the “Memo” field. You may copy and paste email text here if you wish or
you can type a summary.
5) Press SAVE to save and return or RETURN to return without saving.
View/Edit Behavioral Incidents
To View or Edit the details of a previously entered behavioral incident, follow steps 1 and 2 outlined
above under Behavioral Incidents. Then:
1) Select the incident which you would like to view or edit by clicking the incident.
2) Adjust the incident as needed.
Delete Incident
To delete an incident which may have been accidentally entered on the wrong dog, follow steps 1 and
2 outlined above under Behavioral Incidents. Then:
1) Select the incident which you would like to delete.
2) Click the DELETE INCIDENT
Raiser Reports
The Raiser Reports availability in Reldog Lite can be sent to your raisers at regular intervals and
provide you with valuable information. When used consistently, it is possible to gain insight into the
dog’s behavior over time and will enable to the school to make stronger assessments about the pups
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Entering a Raiser Report
To enter a Raiser Report, select a dog from the dropdown list and then click ENTER RAISER
REPORT. The system will open a thorough subform in which the results of your Puppy Raiser
Evaluations may be entered.
View/Edit Raiser Reports
To enter Raiser Reports which have already been entered into the system, click the VIEW/EDIT
RAISER REPORTS button. Locate the report you intend to change then click the grey bar to the left
of the report you wish to view/edit. Click EDIT to view the report or make any changes you may
need.
Release
Should you need to release a dog from your program while it is still an active puppy, select the dog
you wish to release from the Dog Name drop down field in the upper left hand corner of the Puppy
Raising Menu.
Click the “Release” button located in the lower left hand corner of the form.
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Date Pup Released
Enter the date that the puppy is being released from your program.
Primary Reason for Release
Select a Primary Reason for the dog’s release from the Primary Reason for Release drop
down field. We kept this simple!
Secondary Reason for Release
If there is another reason that contributed to the pup being released, enter it here.
Alternate Career Recommendation
Indicate the career that you would recommend for this puppy
Special Warning About This Raiser
Enter a check in the box if the events leading up to the puppy’s release from the program may
be attributed to the raiser. Checking this box will Flag the raiser’s file to be given special
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Special Warning Comments
You will want to give details about the special warning you are assigning to the raiser for future
reference.
Adoption Decision
Enter information here about the raiser’s intent to work with or adopt the dog, should it be
utilized in other programs.
Additional Career Change Information
Once you have career changed a dog (“Released” a dog) and press the SAVE button in the lower
right-hand corner, a new window will open up to walk you through the dog’s actual release from your
program. This will give you the ability to specifically identify the reason why the dog is being released
in the puppy home. This information may be important to your later for statistical analysis. Please
take the time to enter as many reasons as are pertinent for this dog.
Identify a reason why the dog was released or retired. This information will enable to your school to
drill down into specifics of why dogs are failed from your program and help to determine ways in
which you can best manage your guide dog stock.
Once done, you may enter additional reasons by clicking SAVE + ENTER MORE REASONS. .
If you have determined that you have sufficiently identified the reasons the dog is being career
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Died Pup Program
Should a dog die while on your Puppy Program, you will utilize this function to store the date that
the dog died, end the relationship with the raiser and remove the dog from the puppy program.
In the next window, you will enter the date of the dog’s death and select a “Reason Dog Died”. It is
important to enter as much information as possible about the details surrounding the dog’s death and
the involvement of the raiser in the situation. You can do this by utilizing the “Special Warning about
this Raiser” toggle, “Special Warning Comments” and “Details about Death” to flesh out a description
of the dogs death which will be visible on the Dog Menu.
Managing Sponsorships
Enter Sponsor
To enter a new sponsorship relationship, select the dog for which you wish to attach a sponsor from
the dropdown menu then click the ENTER SPONSOR button. A subform will open in which you may
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Date Start
Enter the date that the sponsorship began
Sponsor Name
Double Click in the text box to open a form where you select the organization or
individual who is sponsoring the dog. Click RETURN.
Sponsor Type
Select the appropriate sponsorship type from the drop down list in the Sponsor
Type field.
Donor Rating
Select the appropriate donor rating for the associated sponsorship. The choices
on the list depend on the type of sponsor you selected. Entering the Vet
Assigned in the placement menu does not create a sponsor relationship. If the
vet assigned also sponsors the dog by donating some or all of their services, you
must also make a separate entry for the vet as a sponsor. Once a sponsor
relationship has been entered, that person, vet or company will be displayed as a
sponsor on Dog Menu VIEW RELATIONSHIPS and the relationship will also
appear for the dog on People Menu  PERSON SUMMARY.
Comments
Enter any comments you may have about this particular sponsorship.
Once complete, click SAVE to return to the Puppy Raising Menu.
Edit Sponsor
Editing a Current Sponsorship
To edit a current sponsorship, select the “Edit Sponsorship” button in the main Puppy Raising Menu.
A window will open up listing the dogs’ sponsorships including those that are current and ended. To
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record. Once selected, click EDIT. This will bring you to a form where you may alter the information
for the sponsor. You can double-click the Sponsor’s name to change the sponsors name.
Once you have made your edits, click CLOSE to return to the previous form.
Area Coordination and Region Management
Region Data Management
Add/Edit Regions
Region Nomenclature
You will want to decide on your own system for creating region names. For example, SEGD created
their region names by using the first four letters of the Region’s city. For instance: St. Petersburg =
STPE. Ft. Myers = FTMY. Dallas = DALL.
Creating a new region
To create a new region, click ADD REGION at the bottom of the Browse Pup Program Regions form.
Region names and abbreviations must be unique. Duplicate region names and abbreviations are not
allowed.
Similar to the Edit Pup Program Region form outlined above, this form gives you the opportunity to
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Region Start Date
Enter the date that the region will begin working
Region Name
Enter the full name of the region
Region Name Abbreviation
Enter an abbreviation for the region, which will be used for display purposes on some
browse forms. This abbreviation can be up to 5 characters long.
Puppy Supervisor
If individual staff share supervision of all regions, enter either the puppy program
manager or select the person that you want the bulletins notifying puppy program of
changes entered in Reldog Lite by others in the health, training and client sections.
The creation of the bulletins for the puppy supervisor are hard wired into Reldog Lite
and will be generated for dogs assigned to this region without assigning the bulletin for
the user in the Utilities Menu.
Area Coordinator
Double click the text box to select an Area Coordinator for this region. The Area
Coordinator is often a volunteer who helps support the region.
Goal Size Minimum
Commented [j6]: Barbara – I am not sure if it’s SEGD only – at
my school, we only have one person who is “in charge of all pups” –
at GEB you have a number of persons who are in charge of
individual regions and so the supervisor may be one of 10-20 people.
Commented [b7]: Same as above…this is SEGD related?

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You may set a goal for minimum number of raisers desired in this region if you would
like.
Comments
Enter any comments you may have about the region.
Once you have completed the necessary steps to create a new region click SAVE to return to the
region list.
Editing a current region
To edit a current region, select the region you would like to edit and click EDIT in the lower right hand
corner of the form.
From here you can edit any information on this pre-established region. It is important to indicate the
date and change you are making to the region in the Comments field so that future users can
understand the history of this particular region.
If one staff member is responsible for supervision of all regions, enter either the puppy program
manager or select the person that you want the bulletins notifying puppy program of changes entered
in Reldog Lite by others in the health, training and client sections. The creation of the bulletins for
the puppy supervisor are hard wired into Reldog Lite and will be generated for dogs assigned to this
region without assigning the bulletin for the user in the Utilities Menu.
The person selected as Puppy Supervisor will automatically receive bulletins related to puppy
program changes or health information entered related to puppies in this region.
When you are done making changes, click RETURN.
Enter Relationship Assessment
The Relationship Assessment which are the grayed out buttons on the Pup Program menu refer to an
evaluation type called the Relationship Assessment Tool (RAT). RAT is a proprietary tool developed
by Suzanne Clothier that is in use by Guiding Eyes for the Blind. Suzanne Clothier has indicated that
she will have training programs for RAT and for those who complete her requirements, we can make
the RAT forms available to their Reldog Lite.
Edit Relationship Assessment
Provides ability to edit the Relationship Assessment
Reports
Browse Litter
By clicking SIBLINGS on the Puppy Raising Menu, Reldog Lite will generate an easy-to-view list of all
of the dogs’ siblings, their names, sex, breed/color, their current status within your program, basic
scores, last weight, date of last evaluation, who they were placed with and the region in which they
live. Here, you also have the ability to view the Litter’s overall health to establish trends and some
other interesting information.
Commented [jr8]: I have emailed Suzanne Clothier to
determine if she is still in agreement with this approach and asked
for wording edits here. Not sure when I will hear back from her but
will pass on what I get so you can update it in the manual.
Commented [b9]: Let’s just leave out any explanation of this for
now and we will answer questions as people ask about it.
Commented [b10]: The Browse Litter form has changed quite a
bit, so this screen shot needs to be updated and the description
changed a litt.e

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Dog Lists
By clicking DOG LISTS, you will be able to run a query based on information you specify based on
Pups that are active in your pup program. Different options include:
1) Reports indicating ALL pups placed
2) A list of pups placed in a specific region, or
3) A list of pups which are being evaluated for breeding.
Pups by Age
When you click PUPS BY AGE, Reldog Lite will automatically generate a quick report
showing you the age range of dogs placed in the field.
Pups Placed
This report will give you a quick report of the number of dogs placed over a specified
period of time.
Raisers List
Use this function to view or print a list of all raisers active in the program!
Managing the IFT Process
Scheduling a Training Recall
Reldog Lite has been designed to allow you the ability to loosely schedule IFT dates for puppies
returning to campus. This feature enables other departments to know what pups may be coming in
and (as closely as possible) approximately what date they will be returning. As such, it is important to
utilize this IFT Recall feature to best communicate across those departments.
Viewing the Training Recall List
From the Puppy Raising Menu, click TRAINING RECALL LIST located on the lower left-hand side of
the menu.
Scheduling a Puppy for Recall
A list of puppies active in your program will be displayed on the next screen: Browse Pups on Active
Program.
1) Select the dog you that you wish to recall by clicking the grey bar immediately to the left of the
dog’s Date of Birth. This will select the dog’s record.
2) Click EDIT/ENTER/DELETE TRAIN RECALL DATE, BREED WATCH, ENTER
TEMPERAMENT COMMENTS located at the bottom of the screen.
3) If the dog is a considered as a possible breeder, select the “Breed Watch” check box.
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5) If you are recommending the puppy for early release from your program, enter the date on
which you are making that recommendation. Please note: Bulletins can be created in Reldog
Lite to automatically notify appropriate personnel that a dog has been recommended for early
release. To learn more about bulletins and user assignments, see ENTER CHAPTER HERE.
6) If you are recommending a puppy be neutered early, enter the date on which you are making
that recommendation. Please note: Bulletins can be created in Reldog Lite to automatically
notify appropriate personnel that a puppy has been recommended for early neuter. To learn
more about bulletins and user assignments, see ENTER CHAPTER HERE. Note: If a dog is
checked Yes for Breed Watch, the dog should not have a date in the Date Recommended
Early Neuter field.
7) Once you have entered all pertinent information, you can click RETURN to save and return to
the previous menu or CLOSE to return without saving.
8) The pup’s scheduled return date is now listed in the “TRN Recall” column.
Editing a Recall Date
You can reschedule a pup’s scheduled return date at any time by following the same steps outlined
above in Scheduling a Training Recall: Scheduling a Puppy for Recall. When you reach step 4,
overwrite the current date with the new estimated arrival date. This will update the Browse Pups on
Active Program list to reflect the new date.
Bringing a Dog In for Training
When a dog officially arrives on campus for training, you will be responsible for shifting the dog’s
status from Puppy Active on Program to Training Active. To do this:
1) Select TRAINING RECALL LIST from the Puppy Raising Services Menu.
2) Select the puppy who has arrived on campus by clicking the gray bar to the immediate left of
their date of birth to select their record.
3) Select the CHANGE STATUS TO TRAINING OR BREED EVALUATION.
4) Enter the date the dog is arriving on campus, the program to which the dog is going (either
Training Active or Breeder Evaluation), enter any notes or comments about the dog which you
would like to share and then press SAVE to save and return to the previous menu or CLOSE
to return without saving.
Commented [j12]: Be linked upon completion.

Chapter 3 – Sponsor Relationships
Person as a Sponsor
To enter a sponsor for a puppy, you will first need to follow the steps in Chapter
1: The People Menu – Entering a New Person[j1]. (There are no additional steps
to perform in the People section to designate the person as a Sponsor.)
Enter a Sponsor Relationship
There are two ways to enter a sponsor relationship. The steps you follow will be
based on the puppy’s current status.
If the puppy is still at your facility and waiting for placement with a raiser
(Neonate awaiting placement):
1) From the Main Menu, click DOGS.
2) From the Dog Menu, select the puppy to whom you would like to attach
sponsorship from the Dog Name drop-down field.
3) Once the puppy is selected, click VIEW RELATIONSHIPS/ENTER/EDIT
SPONSOR PAST RAISER REL located at the very bottom of the form.
4) From the Pup Program Data form, select ENTER SPONSOR.
5) Enter the start date of the sponsorship.
6) Double-click the “Sponsor Name” field to find and select the person you
wish to attach as a sponsor.
7) Use the dropdown Last Name field to select the person who is sponsoring
this puppy. When done, click RETURN.
8) Enter the type of sponsorship this person is providing using the “Sponsor
Type” dropdown list.
9) You can select a level in the “Donor Rating” field, but it is not required
10)Enter any notes you wish then click SAVE to save and return to the Dog
Menu or CLOSE to return without saving.
If the puppy has already been assigned to a puppy raiser (Pup Active):
1) From the Puppy Raising Menu, select the puppy from the Dog Name
dropdown list.
2) Click ENTER SPONSOR.
3) Enter the start date of the sponsorship.
4) Double-click the “Sponsor Name” field to find and select the person you
wish to attach as a sponsor.
5) Use the dropdown Last Name field to select the person who is sponsoring
this puppy. When done, click RETURN.
6) Enter the type of sponsorship this person is providing using the “Sponsor
Type” dropdown list.
7) You can select a level in the “Donor Rating” field, but it is not required
8) Enter any notes you wish then click SAVE to save and return to the Dog
Menu or CLOSE to return without saving.

Edit a Sponsor Relationship
To edit the sponsor attached to a specific dog:
1) From the Dog Menu, select the dog to whom you would like to edit
sponsorship from the Dog Name drop-down field.
2) Once the dog is selected, click VIEW RELATIONSHIPS/ENTER/EDIT
SPONSOR PAST RAISER REL located at the very bottom of the form.
3) From the Pup Program Data form, select EDIT SPONSOR.
4) Select the sponsor you wish to edit then click EDIT
5) Adjust the sponsor information as needed then select CLOSE to save your
changes and return to the Browse Sponsors Menu.
If the dog whose sponsor you want to edit is a puppy that is actively on puppy
program, you can also edit that dog’s sponsor information from the Puppy
Raising Menu by clicking on the EDIT SPONSOR button

Chapter 4 – Breeding
The Breeding Menu
From the Breeding Menu, you will have the ability to do a number of things
related to everyday breeding activities and colony management. We will go
through each element of this menu and teach you how to use them.
About the Breeding Menu
Located in the top portion of the available window, the Menu is intended to give
you a quick snapshot of your school’s breeding colony – both past and present.
Filters
The top portion of the screen is designed to give the user the option to view the
school’s past and present colony at once or the user may utilize the filter
functions located at the top of the screen to hone in on specifics of the breeding
colony (such as specific breeds, only males/females, only active/retired dogs,
etc.)
The Dog Filter
Use this filter if you want to narrow the list of breeders to dogs by a specific
name. If you were to select, for example, “Fred” from this dropdown, the query
would filter only dogs within the colony with the name “Fred”. If several dogs
share the same name, they will all show, and the user will need to select the
appropriate one by additional details (breed, date of birth, dam/sire)
The Status Filter
Use this filter if you want to narrow the list of breeders to dogs which are of a
particular status such as “Active” or “Retired”.
The Retire Pending Filter
Use this filter to view dogs which are either Retirement Pending = “Yes” or
Retirement Pending = “No”.
The Sex Filter
Use this filter to view dogs of a particular sex.

The Breed Filter
Use this filter to view dogs only of a particular breed.
Using Filter Combinations
You can use as many or as few filters as you would like. Remember, however,
that for each filter you apply, you are narrowing your list.
Reset Your Filters
To remove all filters and start the filter process again, click the RESET button
located in the upper left hand corner of the screen.
Breeding/Whelping
Heat Start
Reldog makes it easy to track and manage the heat cycle of females in your
active breeding colony. To begin a dog’s heat, identify and select the dog for
which you are entering heat information, then click the HEAT START button
located on the lower left-hand portion of the screen. The system will default to
the present date. You may overwrite this if the date is different. Once you have
entered the start date of the heat cycle, enter any heat notes that you may like to
include and then click SAVE to save and close or CLOSE to close without
saving. Reldog Lite will save this information in the dog’s heat record.
Once you have entered a female’s heat start information, the female will be
available in the Heat Menu to manage her Heat Cycle.
Note: You are only able to enter the heat start for an active breeder with the
HEAT START button. To enter the heat of a female puppy on program, enter it
though the Dog Health Menu, ENTER PUPPY HEAT.
Projected Heats
The PROJECTED HEATS button is designed to give you insight into the
upcoming heats of females within your breeding colony only. When you click the
PROJECTED HEATS button, Reldog Lite will compile a list of expected heat
cycles based on the average heat interval entered into the system through the
VIEW/EDIT REPROD DATA of each breeding female. You can utilize this
information to know when your colony may encounter lulls in breeding activity
and when to expect the breeding department to be busy. The accuracy of this
browse requires that every heat start is entered for every brood, regardless of the
intent to breed or not. Accuracy also required that the information within
VIEW/EDIT REPROD DATA is current for each female.

Semen Analysis
Keeping records of individual stud’s semen quality are very easy with ReldogLite.
There are two different ways to enter semen analyses.
For any semen analysis performed for any non-breeding purposes, use the
SEMEN ANALYSIS button after selecting the stud dog. Through a series of
dropdowns, you will be able to document all aspects of the collection.
If semen is collected to be used for an immediate insemination, the semen
analysis should be entered through the HEAT MENU -> and then selecting the
appropriate female -> INSEMINATION button. Upon SAVE of the Insemination,
a Semen Analysis form will appear. By storing an Insemination for each
breeding an ejaculation record will be stored for that stud.
Edit Semen
A stud’s ejaculation history can be reviewed at any time by selecting the stud and
then the EDIT SEMEN button. If the ejaculation was used to breed a female,
her name will show in the far right column as well as the size of the litter once
whelped. Should you need to change the reason for the ejaculation, select EDIT
EJACULATION.
You can also choose the EDIT ANALYSIS button if you need to change or add
anything about any of the ejaculation records.
The Heat Menu
The Heat Menu is the home of female’s which are currently in heat. By clicking
the HEAT MENU button from the Breeding Menu, Reldog Lite will compile and
display a list of dogs which are currently in season.
Breeding Decisions
From the Heat Menu, select the female you wish to breed by clicking the female’s
name. By then selecting BREEDING DECISION, Reldog Lite will open a
Breeding Plan in which you can enter information regarding the plan for this heat.
Fill in the breeding plan as completely as possible then click RETURN to save
your information and return to the Heat Menu.
1. Put a check in the Plan To Breed box if you are breeding the brood this heat. Even if you
haven’t decided who to breed her to yet, but selecting this, it shows a checkmark on her
Heat Menu, alerting your technicians that you plan to breed her.
2. From the drop-down list select your decision if you plan to breed this brood on her next
heat. This information is required to save the breeding decision.
3. Enter the breed of the proposed litter

4. From the drop-down list enter Stud First Choice. If the stud does not appear on this list,
go to the DOG MENU  select the male then  EDIT DOG DATA then put a check in
the Stud List checkbox. Enter a Backup Stud if desired.
5. The Litter Owner is defaulted to your school. Change this by double clicking the white
field to the left of Reg Litter Owner, select a person or organization and return.
6. The Universal Prefix is defaulted to your school. When the puppies are born, RDL will
assign the Universal Dog ID for pups born at your school that are owned by your
organization.
7. A check in the field Produced for Us indicates pups are being produced for your school
(default is a check in this field). Un-checking the box means that the pups are for a
cooperative breeding, usually in cases where the bitch is owned by another school, and
that school will whelp and keep most or all of the puppies.
Production
Click PRODUCTION button on the Breeding Decision form to view a chart of
statistics for each of the past 10 months for:
o Heats Projected
o Breedings Resulting in Pregnancy
o Whelpings
o Pups released at puppy test (approx. 8 weeks) and placed with other
organizations
o Puppies placed in our puppy raising program
o Pups off Program-
o Graduated Dogs
Ten months of data are displayed so that the number in the Total column can be
easily divided (by 10) to give you an average monthly number. This chart gives
managers an overview of current statistics to help determine whether or not a
litter is necessary to maintain production goals.
Brood Data
This button will open the female’s Breeder Data form that will provide you with an
overview of the breeder’s own data and health production data. See View/Edit
Breeder Data
Test Pedigree
RDL has the ability to generate a hypothetical pedigree for any proposed litter
within the Breeding Decision form. By clicking TEST PEDIGREE, a blank
pedigree will show, with only the female’s name listed in the left margin. Select
a stud from the dropdown and click PEDIGREE. This will fill in the three
generations along with abbreviated genetic data displays.
For example: Screen Print here with update values below
Commented [j1]: To be linked upon completion
Commented [j2]: Clover suggested a Screen Print here
reflecting the data she outlined below but forgot to include the
screenshot. Any screenshot I provided would be inconsistent with
her data.

 Pups 168- The number after “Pups” are the number of progeny that are
“mature’ (see definition for mature at the bottom of this document)
 GD 36% Hth C- Skin C-
 GD is the number of graduated and breeder dog progeny.
o Hth C- is the overall health score for this breeding dog
o Skin C- is the overall skin score
 Hp 0% El 0% Sk 19% Ep 0%
o Hp 0% is the percent of progeny that have a score 1 or 2 diagnosis
for hip quality of all progeny from this breeder that have a hip
diagnosis.
o El 0% is the percent of progeny that have a score 1 or 2 diagnosis
for elbow quality of all progeny from this breeder that have an
elbow diagnosis.
o Ep 2% is the percent of progeny that have a score 1 or 2 diagnosis
for any neurological diagnosis including congenital defects of all
progeny from this breeder that have a neurological diagnosis.
The TEST PEDIGREE screen is also an interactive form. By doubleclicking on
the gray name fields, the Breeder Data form opens, which displays additional
information about that specific dog. See View/Edit Breeder Data .
To select a different stud option, simply select a different stud dog and click
PEDIGREE again.
Stud List
An extremely helpful way of creating a short list of possible mates is to select the
STUD LIST button within the pedigree form. This will list all active studs within
your colony. It is arranged alphabetically, and will show the inbreeding
coefficient of the resulting litter, should you breed him to this female. Make your
short list of options based on those studs that will produce the lower inbreeding
coefficients.
Stud Use
Clicking the Stud Use button in the Breeding Menu will give you a quick
breakdown on the studs in your colony and the frequency with which you have
used them over the course of the last six years. There is a < > Column that lists
the number of litters bred but not yet whelped and these are included in the Total
Column. This is a quick way of assessing if you are utilizing each stud equally.
To view the litters, click BROWSE LITTERS, where you will see the dam, number
of live pups and number of stillborn pups for each litter.
Browse Heats

Browse Heats lists all heats entered for the selected brood with the most recent
heat first. Buttons on this browse allow the user to
 Edit the heat start date
 Edit or review the heat summary
 Delete a heat that was entered in error
 View the heat chart of progressions for a particular heat
 View data on the resulting litter
 Edit the decision of whether to breed the dog next or not
 Reestablish that the dog is pregnant
Browse Heats is accessible from two locations:
For broods that are in heat, click HEAT MENU  BROWSE HEATS to view a
list of previous heats.
For all broods, MAIN MENU  BREEDING  Select the brood using the Dog
drop-down list then  VIEW/EDIT REPROD DATA BROWSE HEATS
Projected Heats- see Previous description
As you can see, there are a number of tools available within the Breeding Plan
which you may use to make decisions on breeding. Using the “Brood Data”,
“Production”, “Stud Use”, “Test Pedigree”, “Browse Heats” and “Projected Heats”
tools within this module will enable you to make confident breeding decisions
instantly (see Breeding Addendum Routine decision making process for a brood
in heat)
Stud Brucellosis
There is a column on the Heat Menu titled Stud Brucellosis. The date shown
there is the last time that a stud was tested for Brucellosis. If it is blank, the stud
has never been tested. Based on the intervals established by your school, you
can determine whether or not a stud needs to be tested prior to this mating. You
can enter the results by clicking the STUD BRUCELLOSIS button and then
complete the form. Click SAVE to save and return to the Heat Menu or CLOSE
to return without saving. When SAVED this will automatically generate a lab test
entry in that stud’s Medical file, as well as update the date within the Stud
Brucellosis column.
If a Brucellosis test is performed on a stud at a time that he is not selected to
breed a female, the results should be entered through the Medical Menu- ENTER
LAB TESTS
Browse Heat Progressions
Commented [j5]: To be linked upon completion – added by
Clover – not sure what this is, however.

Browse Heats see Previous description
Prebreed Tests
Click PREBREED TESTS to open the Enter Prebreeding Tests form. Here you
can enter that Brucellosis testing on the female was performed, as well as a
vaginal exam for the presence of strictures.
By clicking on either or both of the check boxes and clicking SAVE, the dog’s
vital health information will be updated with the date of her this brucellosis test
and/or vaginal exam with a default to today’s date. If you open this form and find
there are dates already in the fields to the right of the labels Brucellosis and/or
Vaginal Exam that means that she was tested previously. Simply click the boxes
and SAVE to update. By saving, this new Brucellosis date will appear in the Dam
Brucellosis column in the Heat Menu.
Browse Previous Whelps
Enter Heat Comments
Tracking a Dam’s Heat Progress
Reldog Lite gives you the ability to enter many elements of each brood’s heat
cycle to calculate peak fertility and provide a historical record of each heat for
future comparision. You can utilize as many or as few as you would like. Within
each element, you will find a Comments field that can be used if additional
information is desired.
Discharge
At the intervals established by your school enter the color of vaginal discharge
inform. To do this, select the appropriate brood, select the DISCHARGE button
from the Heat Menu and enter the requested information. Press SAVE to save
and return to the Heat Menu or CLOSE to return without saving.
Vaginal Smears
At the intervals established by your school, enter the Dam’s vaginal
smear/cytology results by clicking the VAG SMEAR button. Enter the requested
information then press SAVE to save and return to the Heat Menu or CLOSE to
return to the Heat Menu without saving.
Receptivity
To enter and track your Dam’s breeding receptivity, click the RECEP button and
enter the requested information. Press SAVE to save and return to the Heat
Menu or CLOSE to return to the Heat Menu without saving.
Commented [j6]: To be linked upon Completion.

Progesterone
At the intervals established by your school, enter the Dam’s Progesterone levels
to help identify peak fertility. To do this, click the PROGESTERONE button and
enter the required information. The system will default to the present date. You
may overwrite this if the date of sampling is different from the date you received
the value. It also defaults to ng/ml values. By using the Which Progesterone
Test dropdown, you can select nmol/L or in-house Premate testing. When
finished, click SAVE to save and return to the Heat Menu or CLOSE to return to
the Heat Menu without saving.
Vaginoscopy
If your school performs vaginoscopies, click the VAGINOSCOPY button to enter
the results of your vaginoscopy at the intervals established by your school. Enter
the required information and click SAVE to save and return to the Heat Menu or
CLOSE to return to the Heat Menu without saving.
Insemination
Utilize the INSEMINATION button of Reldog Lite when an actual mating occurs.
To enter information about each insemination, click the INSEMINATION button
and enter the required information. Reldog Lite will only allow the entry of one
mating per day. Therefore, if you bred her twice for any reason, or made several
attempts, you can note that within the Comments field of the insemination.
If you entering natural breeding as the “Insemination Type”, you do not need to
enter the cc volume of the breeding. Once you have entered the information the
natural breeding attempt, press SAVE to save and return to the Heat Menu or
CLOSE to return to the Heat Menu without saving.
However, if you are using Artificial Insemination techniques for breeding, you
must enter the number of cc’s of semen used during the breeding attempt. If you
did not previously enter a Semen Analysis, clicking SAVE will notify you that a
Semen Analysis must be completed in order to complete the breeding attempt
and Reldog Lite will open the Semen Analysis screen in which you can enter the
results of your semen analysis. If a semen analysis was already completed, the
system will SAVE the breeding attempt entry and return you to the Heat Menu.
Click CLOSE from the Insemination Screen will close the record and return you
to the Heat Menu without saving.
Once a mating has been entered, the litter will appear on the Litters due Menu
until a whelp is entered or a pregnancy check is entered indicatin that the female
is not pregnant. The Whelp date is calculated as 65 days from the LH=0 day
entered, NOT days from first or last breeding.
The INSEMINATION button is light grey and nonfunctional until a stud dog is
selected in the Breeding Decision form.

LH Assay
If your school performs Luteinizing Hormone (LH) Testing, click the LH ASSAY
button to enter the results of your LH testing. Enter the required information and
click SAVE to save and return to the Heat Menu or CLOSE to return to the Heat
Menu without saving.
Heat Chart
FROM CLOVER
Heat End Sum
Why summarize the heat?
The ideal time to enter notes about the heat and mating is while the information
is current. When a mating fails to produce a normal sized litter, review of the
heat and insemination is critical to identify the cause. The most common cause
of poor conception is breeding at the wrong time however there are numerous
reasons:
 Insemination at the wrong time
 Insemination technique issues
 Semen quality is poor due to semen handling or stud problem
 Brood reproductive problems
Clicking Heat Entry Done removes the brood from the Heat Menu
There are two pages to this Heat Summary. The first page has information about
the brood and the second page has mostly stud/semen/insemination information.
On the second page, there is a check box titled Heat Entry Done. In order to
complete the Heat Summary this box must be checked when you click on
RETURN. Once saved, this heat will no longer appear on the Heat Menu when
you open it.
Editing the Heat Summary
There are two paths to access the Heat Summary for edits:
For broods that are pregnant, click MAIN MENU  BREEDING 
LITTERS DUE MENU  select the brood  EDIT HEAT SUMMARY
For all broods, MAIN MENU  BREEDING  Select the brood using the
Dog drop-down list then  VIEW/EDIT REPROD DATA BROWSE
HEATS  EDIT HEAT SUMMARY
Page 2
Suggestions on filling out page 1 of the Heat Summary
Click the check box Problem and fill in comments if there is something abnormal
about the heat.
Heat Abnormal- an overall assessment of the heat. Click yes for problem if
anything on the first page is also clicked as a problem

Progesterone Rise Pattern- it is helpful to enter comments that the
progesterone values agreed with the selected dates for inseminations. For
natural matings LH days +3 and +5 or LH +4 and +6 are considered ideal. For
frozen semen matings LH days +5 and +7 are considered idela. It is worth noting
if the progesterone rise pattern is atypical such as a high baseline value or fast
rise.
Synchrony- For the textbook heat, the smear, discharge color, brood
receptivity, vaginoscopy and progesterone values are all prime at around the
same time. It is well known however that aspects of the heat controlled by
estrogen may not be in synchrony with the actual ovulation timing.
Discharge, Smear, Vaginoscopy- Note abnormalities in the discharge, smear
or vaginoscopy.
Microorganisms- Bacteria are normal inhabitants of the vaginal tract making
routine vaginal cultures unnecessary. Note problems caused by microorganisms
or the presence of Herpes virus or Brucellosis as diagnosed by a veterinarian as
abnormal.
Heat interval- Intervals less than 5 months are not likely to result in a
conception. It is noteworthy if the heat interval is less than 5 months or
substantially longer than the rest of your broods.
Brood Age- A reduction in fertility may be noticed as broods age past 6 years
old or have had multiple consecutive heats where they did not conceive a litter
due to not breeding or no conception.
Suggestions for filling out Page 2
Insemination Timing Drop-Down List and Insemination Procedure Drop
Down List--
Helpful for analysis later on conception rates as compared with insemination
timing.
Insemination Timing- Check if timing was not ideal and add notes as to why.
The 1st breeding’s progesterone value should be >6ng/ml. The 2nd breeding’s
progesterone value should be >12 ng/ml. If the value is not that high, a third
breeding must be considered.
Insemination Procedure- Natural matings are the ideal insemination procedure
for maximum conception rate.

Insemination Volume Less than 5 cc (ml)- Larger volumes for AI matings are
generally considered to be better than volumes less than 5 cc
Semen Quality- Ideally the semen was assessed around the time of mating
microscopically for count, motility and abnormals.
Stud Health and Age- Systemic illnesses in the past 3 months may negatively
impact semen.quality as well as problems in the reproductive tract. Semen
quality and quantity diminishes in the older stud.
Peak Breed Date- Date that you feel was the ideal date for insemination
D=0 Date- the onset of diestrus when the vaginal smear reaches 50% parabasal
cells with a possible white blood cell shower
Brood Foster
As long as the Brood was “PLACED W BRD KEEPER” in the Breeding Menu,
this button will allow staff to easily access their contact information for any
particular female in the Heat Menu. Select the female and the click on BROOD
FOSTER to see their name and contact information
Stud Foster
Same as for Brood foster above
FROM CLOVERLH=0
Once you have determined the LH=0 date, either by LH Assays or through
interpretation of Progesterone values, you should enter the date of the LH rise.
Click the LH=0 button, select the appropriate date and click SAVE to Return to
the Heat Menu. RDL uses this date to calculate the Whelp date for the litter, as
seen in the Litters Due Menu.
M=0
Diestrus day=0 is the day when the vaginal cytology reaches 50% parabasal cells, and possibly
the presence of a white blood cell “shower.” If you have this information, click the LH=0
button, select the appropriate date and click SAVE to Return to the Heat Menu.

Litters Due
The LITTERS DUE button will take you to the Litters Due Menu. This is where all
Dam’s who have participated in a breeding attempt will be listed. In this menu,
Reldog Lite will list the dams involved in recent breeding attempts.
Whelp Forecast
FROM CLOVER
Reviewing a Dam’s Whelping History
Browsing Previous Whelps
The BROWSE PREV WHELPS button in the Litters Due Menu will enable you to
review a dam’s previous litters and will be able to give you insight into what that
mother’s birthing experiences have been like.
MORE FROM CLOVER?
Reviewing a Dam’s Reproduction Summary
The REPRO SUMMARY button will allow you to review a dam’s conception
history and give you valuable insight into her breeding history.
MORE FROM CLOVER?
Pregnancy Checks
Entering a Pregnancy
When you are ready to check a Dam for pregnancy, utilize the ENTER PREG
CHECK button and enter the information requested. Once you have completed
the form, select SAVE to save and return to the Litters Due Menu or RETURN to
return without saving. If you have entered a negative pregnancy result, the dog
will be removed from the Litters Due Menu. If you have entered a positive
pregnancy result, the Dam will remain on the Litters Due Menu list for the
duration of her gestation and Reldog lite will generate a due date based on the
data you entered into the system during heat cycle and your breeding attempts.
Browsing Previous Pregnancy Checks
By utilizing the BROWSE PREG CHECK button, you can view any pregnancy
tests which have been entered for the dog you selected.

Pre-Whelp Monitoring
Temperatures
Fetal Heartrates
Edit Heart Rate
Preparing for a Dam’s due date
In preparation for a Dam’s whelp, you can utilize the ENTER/EDIT WK INFO
button from the Litters Due Menu. Here, enter information pertinent to the Dam’s
birthing plan and press SAVE.
Whelping Puppies in Reldog Lite
When a dam has given birth to her litter, utilize the ENTER WHELP INFO
BUTTON located on the lower right-hand side of the Litters Due Menu.
1. The system will prompt you to enter the name of the Dam to confirm that
you are entering a whelp for the appropriate dog. Please note: Entering
puppies on the incorrect dam is a very time consuming and difficult action
to reverse and must be performed by an Administrator. Please take the
time to confirm that you are entering information for the correct dog before
proceeding.
2. Enter the name and tattoo of the female who delivered in the box provided
then click OK to proceed.
3. Reldog will ask you to complete the form that opens before you will begin
entering individual puppy information.
4. Enter the date of the birth for the Litter (NOTE: Your school will need to
decide “how to handle” litters which span overnight whelps. It is perfectly
appropriate to enter the litter’s birthday as the day that the whelp
CONCLUDED).
5. Enter the location of the whelp by selecting HERE or HOME from the
dropdown menu.
6. Enter the Litter’s ID Number. If your aren’t sure what the next Litter’s ID
number would be, selected the LITTER LETTER button located on the
lower left-hand side of the screen and a window will open showing you a
list of the litter letters which have already been used. You will want to
enter the next Litter ID in the sequence into the “LitterID” field and confirm
the Litter ID in the “LitterID Again” field.
7. Double-click the “Whelped Litter” field and a “Find Whelper” Screen will
open from which you can select a person from the dropdown menu. Once
you have properly identified the person, click RETURN to return to the
Litter Entry Screen.
8. Enter any comments in the “Comments” box which you believe are
pertinent to the Dam’s whelping experience. This is NOT the appropriate

location to enter information regarding specific pups, but rather the Dam’s
experience delivering all puppies in the litter.
Entering Individual Puppies Born
The details of labor are an important part of the school understanding a Dam’s
success in the breeding program. It is important to track details such as time
between pups and whether any specific pups required assistance either while
birthing or following their whelp. Reldog Lite Puppy Entry Form allows you to
easily enter and store this information for future reference.
1. Whelpers should track the time it takes for a mom to push each puppy out.
When the Dam begins to bear down to birth a pup, whelpers will enter the
time into the “Labor Start” field. When the Dam has successfully birthed
the puppy, whelpers will note the “Labor End” time and record it in the
appropriate field.
2. By entering a “Pup Number”, Reldog Lite will automatically tattoo the
puppy in the system. It’s important to note that while a pups number can
be changed later, the tattoo number is not as easily changed. It’s best
practice to enter the pups number and not attempt to alter it later.
3. Enter the other information requested in the Enter Pup Born Screen. To
save and enter more puppies born, click SAVE. If you are done with
entering puppies born, then click CLOSE. Reldog Lite will bring you to the
Litter Care Menu upon closing.
If you made any mistakes regarding the puppy’s sex or other components of the
Enter Pup Born screen, you may make adjustments to the puppies from the
Litters Due Menu. See: Editing Puppy Information for more.
Litter Care – TO BE WRITTEN BY SEGD
The LITTER CARE button will take you to the Litter Care Menu. This is the location in
which all litters on campus may be cared for.

Editing Puppy Data
Enter Pup Born
Edit Pup Info
Enter Names
Enter Microchip
Enter/Edit WK Info
Litter Health
Entering Litter Care
Entering Litter Illnesses
Whelping Data
Edit Whelp Info
Browse Previous Whelps
Whelp/Lactation Summary
Repro Summary
Enter Temperature
Enter Heart Rate
Edit Heart Rate
Brood Data
Enter Weight Brood
Edit Weight Brood
Foster Data

Production Stats
FROM GEB
BREEDER DATA
Reldog Lite offers you a few, easy-to-use tools which may assist you in
evaluating and understanding your breeding colony.
View/Edit Breeder Data
By selecting a dog from the Breeding Menu and then clicking the VIEW/EDIT
BREEDER DATA button, Reldog Lite will provide you with a snapshot of the
breeder’s own data.
Total Pups Mature- Number of progeny from the specified sire or dam that were
whelped at the school or donated to the school that are >540 days old
Colony member- yes/no field that is updated here. Used to sort dogs
Generation Coefficient- calculated by RDL when button GENERATION
COEFFICIENT in the Breeding Menu is pushed. This is most accurate when
ancestors with genetic data is entered in RDL. Generation Coefficient is used
when assessing if dogs are improving genetically through selection. Decreasing
the generation interval increases the chance for genetic improvement when
applying the principles of selection.
Inbreeding Coefficient- (IC or COI) an estimate is calculated by RDL when
button UPDATE INBREEDING in the Breeding Menu is pushed. COI expresses
common heritage and specifically indicates the probability that the two alleles for
any gene are identical by descent.
Nbr- Total number of dog added by RDL of progeny that were evaluated for each
of the traits listed ie Success, Skin, Hips, Elbows etc.
% Score- Percent calculated by RDL of progeny that are Successful divided by
the total. The percent health diseases is the number of progeny with a score
code of 1 or 2 divided by the number evaluated for the trait. Scores range from 5
(a desirable quality) to 1 (very undesirable quality). You can change the score
code in Utilities/UPDATE REF TABLES/VET DIAGNOSIS DETAILS EDIT.
% EBV- Relative ranking of this dog compared to the current breeding dogs in
your colony calculated by RDL based on the Estimated Breeding Value (EBV) for
the trait. EBVs are created in genetic programs such as MTDFReml, MTGSam,
IBay from data exported from RDL to these programs then the EBVs are
imported back into RDL.

% EBV All- Relative ranking this dog compared to all breeding dogs in your
colony calculated by RDL based on the Estimated Breeding Value (EBV) for the
trait.
% EBV Kept- Relative ranking of this dog at the time the dog was selected as
a breeder compared to the current breeding dogs in your colony calculated by
RDL based on the Estimated Breeding Value (EBV) for the trait.
Last Eye Exam- Last eye exam when the checkbox for Eye Exam is Yes when
the diagnosis is entered. This designates the dog had a complete
ophthalmologic exam preferably by a board certified ophthalmologist.
Optigen Result, VWD, DNA, etc– We are changing this- there will be a
subform/browse with genetically important lab results.
Health Conditions Produced
GO TO PAGE 2 button continues this listing of health production concerns.
HEALTH PRODUCTION button that will show all diagnoses recorded on any
progeny from this individual. You are offered a number of filters which you may
use independently or in combination to view specific diagnoses or affected
systems.
View/Edit Reproduction Data
After selecting a dog from the Breeding Menu, the VIEW/EDIT REPROD DATA
button will provide you with basic information about the dog’s reproductive health
history. Information such as conception rate, average litter size, and
stillborn/neonatal losses can be viewed here
Additional subjective assessments can be made regarding Fertility and Whelp
Quality, as well as a Comments section for any additional information.
There are several user input fields here that will help manage and forecast future
heat cycles. Once the user enters the number of months that is typical for a
specific female, Reldog Lite will then be able to calculate when the next one
might be and show it correctly on the PROJECTED HEATS browse. The Ave
Heat Interval should be reviewed each time a female comes into heat, and
changed if necessary, as it could affect when she is next expected to come into
heat.
Pedigree Pheno
The PEDIGREE PHENO button will generate a five-generation pedigree for the
dog you select in the Breeding Menu. This Pedigree Pheno will indicate the

dog’s lineage, as well as abbreviated ancestral health production data. By
doubleclicking on the gray blocked name of any individual within the pedigree,
you are able to open that dog’s Breeder Data. This can save significant time
when researching pedigrees .
(see Theory Addendum for further details)
Indices
GEB TO WRITE THIS SECTION
Individual and Sibling Temperament
GEB TO WRITE THIS SECTION. Because SEGD has not yet utilized the Dog
Behavior Checklist on enough dogs, there is nothing really populating this section
and, as such, we have not been using this feature in our breeding decisions. I
think we are only using the checklist, at the moment, for IFT Temperament tests.
BARBARA – please note that I checked for a dog who DOES have behavior
checklists entered on them. I found their dam, then went into the breeding
section and used this button see if it was utilizing the information to populate
frmLitterBrowse – it is not.
Selection Notes
The SELECTION NOTES button can be used to enter free-form notes on a dog if
you so choose. Simply select the dog you wish to enter notes on (or wish to view
previously written notes about) and click SELECTION NOTES.
Health Summary
To quickly view a health summary for the Dam or Sire within the colony, select
the dog from the Breeding Menu list and then click HEALTH SUMMARY. Reldog
Lite will compile a quick list of the dog’s current weight, target weight, vaccination
information, and a list of diagnoses entered on the dog. From this screen you
can do a number of things including viewing the dog’s Health History or
diagnoses, browse the dam’s/sire’s littermates, or browse medications prescribed
to the dog. (see Medical Menu)
Retirement Pending
You may wish to keep track of dogs which are being considered for retirement.
To do this, simply select the dog you are planning on retiring from the Breeding
Menu, then click RETIREMENT PENDING. In the window that pops up, select
“Retirement Pending” and enter any notes that you feel may be necessary. Then
click “RETURN” to save and return to the Breeding Menu. (Note: If you selected
this dog by accident and do NOT intend to retire the dog, simply keep all fields
blank and click RETURN and the dog will remain as they were).
Once you have indicated a dog is pending retirement, you may utilize the
“Pending Retirement” filter in the upper right hand corner to quickly take a look at
all dogs within your colony which are close to their retirement.
Commented [j8]: To be linked upon completion. Clover added
this but I am not sure to what she is referring.

Retire a Breeder
To formally retire a breeder from the program, simply select the dog from the
Breeding Menu, then click RETIRE BREEDER.
1) Enter the date that the dog is retiring from the program.
2) Select “Breeding” from the Program drop-down menu.
3) Select “Retired” from the Status drop-down menu.
4) Select either “Breeder inactive – breeder progeny” or “Breeder inactive –
no breeder progeny” depending on whether the dog contributed to
progeny through out the course of its time in the breeding program.
5) Enter any notes/comments that you wish regarding the retirement of the
dog.
6) Select a primary reason for retirement and a secondary reason, if one
exists.
7) Select an alternate career recommendation for the dog.
8) If the foster is adopting the dog, click the “Foster Adopting” checkbox.
9) If you have retained frozen semen for the dog, select the “Frozen Semen”
checkbox.
10)If you would like to keep the dog on the Stud list (males only) keep the
“Keep on Stud List” checkbox selected. Otherwise, uncheck the box.
11)Click SAVE to save the retirement and return to the Breeding Menu or
CLOSE to return without saving.
Note: once a female has been officially Retired within the system, you will not be
able to enter a Heat Start for her, or monitor her heat cycle should she come into
heat after the status change was made.
BREEDER PLACEMENT
How to create a Breeder Keeper Record
In order to place a dog with a breeder keeper, you will first need to determine if
the person you are intending to place the dog with has already been entered into
Reldog Lite as a person. To do this:
1) Exit the Breeding Menu and enter the People Menu
2) Search for the person you intend to place the dog with by click the
downward-facing arrow and then beginning to type the person’s last
name. If the name you are looking for is not in the list, you will need to
add the person (see: Chapter X – People for information on adding new
people). If the person you are looking for is in the list, proceed to Step 3.
3) From the People Menu, select CREATE/EDIT BREEDER KEEPER. The
form that opens is a generalized Breeder Keeper application. You can
utilize this form for your own breeder keeper selection process or you can
choose not to use most of the form. Two components of this application
which must be completed in order for the person to be eligible for breeder

keeping are the elements located on Page 1 of this application (also
known as the “Main Application” and whether or not the applicant was
“accepted” to the program located on page two (also know as the
“Application Detail” page). Once these elements have been successfully
entered, you may SAVE to save the application and return to the Person
Menu or you can CLOSE to return to the Person Menu without saving.
Assigning a Breeder to a Breeder Keeper in Reldog Lite
Once a person is in Reldog Lite and has been setup as a Breeder Keeper in the
system, attaching that person to the dog is quite easy. To do this, click PLACE
W BRD KEEPER in the Breeding Menu. Complete the required information in
the form. Remember, to select a person’s name, double-click the box with blue
text, select the person you are looking for then RETURN to save the person and
complete the assignment.
Editing or Ending a Breeder Keeper relationship
To edit or end the breeder keeper relationship, select the breeder for which you
need to make adjustments to the keeper relationship then click EDIT/END
Placement. Select the current foster relationship then click EDIT to make
adjustments to the current placement.
To end the currently placement, enter an end date in the “End Date” field, then
click SAVE to save and return to the Breeding Menu or CLOSE to return to the
Breeding Menu without saving.
If you ended the breeder keeper relationship, the dog is now available to place
into a new/different home. See “Assigning a Breeder to a Breeder Keeper in
Reldog Lite” for more information on placing a dog into the care of a Breeder
Keeper.
Please note: The ending of a relationship should only be done if the end of the
relationship is permanent. It is also important to point out that if the relationship
is ending because the dog is being retired, you should follow the steps outlined in
Chapter X – Breeding: Retire a Breeder to appropriate end the breeder keeper
relationship and make the correct adjustments to the dog’s status
simultaneously.
Entering/Editing Behavioral Information for Active Breeders
It is important to enter behavioral incidences for dogs in your active breeding
program. It will help you to track negative incidences such as aggression or
protectiveness.
To enter a behavioral incidence on a dog within your colony or to edit a
preexisting behavioral incident on a dog which has already been entered, select

the dog for which you would like to enter an incident from the Breeding Menu
then click the ENTER/EDIT BEHAVIOR INCIDENCE button.
Enter a New Incident
To enter a new incident , select the appropriate dog, select the ENTER
INCIDENT button located on the lower left-hand side of the screen. Enter the
required information requested on the Dog Behavior Incident form which appears
then press SAVE to return to the Enter/Edit Screen or RETURN to close without
saving.
Edit an Existing Incident
To enter an existing incident, select the incident you would like to view or change
and then click the EDIT INCIDENT button. Make any changes you wish then
click RETURN to save your changes and return to the Enter/Edit Incident menu.
Delete an Incident
In the unlikely and uncommon event that you should need to delete a behavioral
incident on a dog, click the entry you wish to remove then select the DELETE
INCIDENT button to delete the record entirely. Please note that once you delete
the record you cannot get the record back so be extremely certain that you are
selecting the right record on the right dog before you perform this function.
PROGENY DATA
Progeny
From the Breeding Menu, the PROGENY button will generate a browse showing
you all offspring of the dog you selected in the Breeding Menu. This browse will
include the offspring’s name, the breeding pairing they resulted from, their DOB,
sex, current status with the school, and the current medical rating on the dog.
From this browse, you may select a dog and look at Temperament Evaluations
which have been entered on individual offspring or you may wish to Browse
Diagnoses entered for the dog you select within the browse.
There are two filters at the top to allow you to sort by Program type or Current
Status, if desired.
Progeny Success
The PROGENY SUCCESS button enables you to quickly identify the success of
specific pairings. By selecting a dog from the Breeding Menu and then click the
PROGENY SUCCESS button, Reldog Lite will compile a list of mating
combinations that dog has been a part of and generate general information about
the success of produced litters.

The percentage of dogs “used” = (guides + breeders) / (released + guides +
breeders)
Health Production
By selecting a dog from the Breeding Menu and then selecting the HEALTH
PRODUCTION button, Reldog Lite will generate a browse containing diagnoses
information entered on each offspring produced by the dog you selected.
Information contained in this browse can be filtered by Pheno Category (also
known as “systems”) or by the “count against” severity of the entries or by
whether the dog was released as a result of the diagnoses. These filters may be
used independently or may be used in combination to minimize the results of the
query.
To reset the filters, click the RESET button located to the left of the filters.
Reasons for Release
To get a quick snapshot of a dog’s offspring’s primary reasons for medical
release from the program, select the dog whose offspring you wish to view and
click “REL REASONS”. The system will generate a browse based on diagnoses
which have been entered in Reldog Lite where the person entering the
information indicated that the diagnoses is causing the dog to be released from
the program. Please note that the system only utilizes Medical reasons for
release for this function and does not utilize non-medical release
recommendations in this section.
BARBARA – I LOVE THIS FUNCTION, but there is a lot of ownership on multiple
department’s team members to indicate that they are recommending the dog for
release based on information they are entering in the system. At my school, for
instance, the only area where the staff has that type of authority/ability is in the
Medical Services Department and the only time they are entering it, at present, is
for failed hips. I don’t think that we are utilizing this function to the best of our
ability and could use some guidance on what step our medical services team is
missing in order to be most effective as this spot.
CANDIDATES
Candidates
TO BE WRITTEN BY GEB
Candidates WOEBVs

COLONY DATA-Understanding Your Colony as a Whole
Active Breeders
By clicking the ACTIVE BREEDERS button from the Breeding Menu, Reldog Lite
will compile a basic, simple browse design to show you a breakdown of your
breeding colony. The browse will show you the breeds which are active in
program and how many of each breed you have or have had in the program,
broken down by sex.
NOTE to BARBARA: I am not sure if this working properly as the system is
indicating that we have 6 Female Golden Retrievers pending retirement and 2
Male Golden Retrievers due to retire. It’s also showing 85 female labs and 20
male labs due to retire. None of this information is accurate. We don’t have
anywhere near that number of goldens in our colony and our “retirement
pending” list is currently 2 dogs. Lastly, there is a “Goal’ number set here – but I
have not found a spot where I can set this for our school.
Stud Use
Clicking the Stud Use button will give you a quick breakdown on the studs in your
colony and the frequency with which you have used them over the course of the
last six years. There is a < > Column that lists the number of litters bred but not
yet whelped and these are included in the Total Column. This is a quick way of
assessing if you are utilizing each stud equally.
To view the litters, click BROWSE LITTERS, where you will see the dam, number
of live pups and number of stillborn pups for each litter.
Diseases Produced
By clicking the DISEASES PRODUCED button in the Breeding Menu, Reldog
Lite will compile a browse of all diagnoses entered into Reldog Lite for your entire
colony; it is not limited to breeding stock. You are offered a number of filters
which you may use independently or in combination to view specific diagnoses or
affected systems.
Health Trends
The HEALTH TRENDS button will enable you to take a look at the diagnostic
trends within your community over the past 13 years.
Incidence by Diagnoses Year
Similarly to DISEASES produced, the INCIDENCE BY DIAGNOSES YEAR
breakdown individual diagnoses by individual year.

Health Summaries
Located in the lower left-hand corner of the Health Production Menu, Reldog Lite
offers you another way to view offspring information. By clicking HEALTH
SUMMARY DAM or HEALTH SUMMARY SIRE, Reldog Lite will streamline the
results showing in the Health Production Menu by breaking down all diagnoses
being shown by system and then indicating the number of dogs produced with
issues assigned to each of those systems. The column headers “1, 2, 3, 4, and
5” is the level of severity of the diagnoses which was entered against a puppy –
where 1 = very severe and 5 = very mild.
WHERE IS THIS
.
Tools in the Breeding Menu
Update Genetic Ratings
Generation Coefficient
Update Inbreeding
Import Inbreeding File
Import EVB File
Test Pedigree Any Dog
See Heat Menu: Test Pedigree for more information Commented [j12]: To be linked upon conclusion

Chapter 5 – The Dog Section
About the Dog Menu
The Dog Menu has been designed to give users a central location where they
can find pieces of information about a dog’s life. While the dog’s lifespan should
be managed in the appropriate modules, the Dog Menu can give users a brief
snapshot of the dog over the course of the dog’s lifetime.
Edit Dog Data
The EDIT DOG DATA button gives users the opportunity to change key
characteristics of a dog at your school. Whether this button functions or not for
any individual user is managed by the Reldog System Administrator and most
users will not have the authorization to edit a dog’s data in this form. The EDIT
DOG DATA button should only be used by key personnel within an organization
to make adjustments to data which may have been incorrectly entered through
appropriate modules. Examples include a dog’s name, tattoo number or
microchip number.
If you are among the few users with permission to use this form:
1) Select the dog you wish to adjust information on from the dropdown list
located in the upper left-hand corner of the Dog Menu.
2) Click EDIT DOG DATA
3) To edit a dog’s name (spelling or name change):
a. Select the CHANGE NAME button located in the lower left-hand
corner.
i. Note: if the dog has already been placed with a raiser or a
graduate, Reldog Lite will generate a warning message for
you.

b. From the form that appears, double click on the dog’s current name
in the Call Name field.
c. A new form will open where you may adjust the dog’s name. To do
this, type the new name of the dog in field under “name search”.
By typing the name in this field, the list to the left will scroll to the
place in the alphabet where the name should be.
i. If the name is not on the list, you will need to add the dog’s
name to the list by completing the steps outlined in Chapter
X: The Utilities Menu – Puppy Naming.
d. Once you have found the name you want, select the name by
double clicking it from the list on the left-hand side. This will
highlight the name.
e. Click DONE to save the change.
4) Changes to many of the other fields can be accomplished by simply
editing the field. Once changes have been made, select SAVE_CLOSE to
return to the Dog Menu.
Changing a Dog’s Status
A dog’s status should be properly managed through the appropriate module. For
instance, a puppy’s entrance into the puppy program or its transition from “active
puppy in the program” to “IFT” is managed through the Puppy Raising section
(See Chapter X: Puppy Raising for more information). A dog’s graduation from
“IFT” to “Active Graduate” is managed in the Client Services section (See
Chapter X: Client Services for more information. And, lastly, a dog’s retirement
or release from the any program may be managed from the module associated
with the dog’s current lifecycle status.
The CHANGE STATUS button located in the Dog Menu should only be used by
key personnel to either correct a status change error or to assist with special
circumstances where the dog may have reentered the program. It is important
the use of this button be limited to personnel who understand the adjustments
that are being made behind the scenes Reldog Lite such as your administrator.

Below is an overview of each button and its intended use. The Menu is broken
down into four groups: Neonates/Puppy Program, Breeding Dogs,
Training/Graduated Dogs and Ancestors/Non-Program Dogs.
Neonate/Puppy Program
 Stillborn or Neonate Died: Use this button to correct the status of a
stillborn puppy or to enter the death of a neonate puppy.
 Neonate Life: Use this button if a puppy was mistakenly entered as
“deceased” and needs to be brought back to “living” status.
 Release Neonate for Adoption: Use this button if a puppy, prior to puppy
raiser placement, has been released from your program and has been
made available for adoption.
 Died when w Puppy Raiser: To enter the death of a puppy actively on
your Puppy Raising Program.
 Release from Pup Program: To enter a puppy’s release from the Puppy
Raising Program (Please note that this button is an alternative location to
managing this status. This action is more appropriately managed through
the Puppy Raising Menu. See Chapter X: Puppy Raising – XXXXX for
more information).
 Gift/Sell Puppy to Other Organization: Use this button when a puppy
has been exchanged or sold to another school or organization.
 Litter Owner Placed Puppy: Use this button to record the placement of a
puppy if you are working with a private breeder who has placed a puppy,
rather than your organization having place the puppy.
 Update to Breed Eval or Train: Used to bring a puppy from “Puppy
Active in Program” to either “Breeder Evaluate” or “Active in Training”
status. (Please note that this button is an alternative location to managing
this status. This action is more appropriately managed through the
Training Menu. See Chapter X: Training – XXX for more information).
Breeding Dogs
 Evaluate Dog as possible breeder: To change the status of a Puppy
Program Active or Training Active to either Breeder Initial Evaluation.
(Please note that this button is an alternative location to managing this
status. This action is more appropriately managed through the Training
Menu. See Chapter X: Training – XXX for more information.)
 Update Possible Breeder Status to Breeder, Training, Release or
Other School: Use this button to transition a Breeder Evaluate to
“Breeding Active”, “Training Active”, “Released from Training” or to send
the dog to another school. (Please note that this button is an alternative
location to managing this status. This action is more appropriately
managed through the Training Menu. See Chapter X: Training – XXX for
more information.
Commented [j6]: Barbara – please note that I am not confident
in my information here. I am not sure where the “normal” spot is to
manage a dog from active pup program or active in training to
breeder eval.

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