Care Schedules

Build reusable care schedule templates for your litters — deworming, vaccines, vet visits — and apply them in seconds so nothing gets missed from whelp to go-home.

Care Schedules

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Care Schedules are reusable task templates you build once and apply to any litter. Instead of manually creating the same events (vet visits, deworming, socialization milestones, etc.) every time a new litter arrives, you set up a schedule template and apply it in seconds.

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What You Can Do Here

• Build reusable care schedule templates with a list of tasks and timing
• Apply a schedule to any litter to auto-generate its tasks as events
• Set tasks to trigger at specific intervals (e.g., “Day 14 — First deworming”)
• Edit, rename, or delete schedule templates as your protocol changes
• Search and browse your saved schedules

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How It Works

Creating a Care Schedule

1. Go to Schedules in the left menu.
2. Click Add Schedule.
3. Give it a name (e.g., “Standard Puppy Protocol” or “8-Week Vaccine Schedule”).
4. Add tasks one by one — each task has a name, description, and timing offset (how many days after the start date it should occur).
5. Save the schedule.

Applying a Schedule to a Litter

1. Open a litter’s detail page.
2. Click Apply Schedule.
3. Select the schedule template you want to use.
4. Set the start date (usually the whelping date).
5. Confirm — BreederBuddy automatically creates all the tasks as calendar events on the litter, timed from the start date.

Editing a Schedule

1. Open the schedule from the Schedules page.
2. Add, remove, or reorder tasks as needed.
3. Save — changes apply to the template going forward (existing litters already applied are not affected).

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Key Terms

Term	What It Means
Schedule Template	The reusable set of tasks you create and save
Task	A single item in the schedule (e.g., “Day 21 — Socialization begins”)
Apply	The action of attaching a schedule to a litter, generating its events

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Tips & Common Questions

Can I apply the same schedule to multiple litters?

Yes — schedule templates are reusable. You can apply the same template to every litter.

What happens to the events after I apply a schedule?

Events appear on the litter’s Events tab and on your main Calendar. You can edit or delete individual events after they’re created without affecting the template.

Can I have different schedules for different breeds or litter types?

Yes — create as many schedule templates as you need. For example, a standard puppy schedule, a guardian placement checklist, or a breed-specific health protocol.

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Still Have Questions?

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