How does breeding work?

Breeding allows you to create new greyhound puppies with a mix of traits from both parents. Studding lets you offer your male hound to other players for breeding. Understanding how breeding works will help you grow your kennel and produce stronger hounds over time.

Breeding Requirements

To breed your own greyhound puppies, you must have:

• A female greyhound that is at least 2 days old
• A suitable match (a sire owned by another player)
• Enough game cash to pay the stud fee
• A spare kennel slot for the new puppy

Breeding is only available to female hounds. Male hounds participate through studding.

How to Breed Your Hound

1. Open your female hound’s profile from the kennel.
2. Tap the heart icon.
3. You will be taken to Hounder, the greyhound dating app used to find breeding matches.
4. Flick through available sires to find a suitable match.
5. Swipe right to select a male greyhound.
6. Pay the stud fee to confirm the breeding.

Once confirmed:

• The new puppy arrives in 24 hours
• The female hound goes on 8 hours of maternity leave
• The puppy inherits a mix of traits from both sire and dam

How to Stud Your Greyhound Out

Male hounds can be offered for stud once they have completed enough races to establish a fair stud fee.

Stud Requirements

To stud your male hound:

• Your hound must have completed at least 30 races
• These races determine the stud fee, based on performance and earnings

How to List Your Hound for Studding

1. Open your male hound’s profile.
2. Tap the heart icon.
3. A dialogue box will show the stud fee your hound will earn.
4. Confirm to list your hound on Hounder.

Once listed:

• Other players with eligible females can view your hound’s profile
• If selected, you receive a notification
• The stud fee is added to your game cash
• Your hound becomes eligible to stud again after 1 hour

You may continue racing your hound during this time. After the cooldown, it will automatically return to being available for stud duties unless you remove it.

Puppy Traits

Each puppy inherits a combination of traits from both parents. This includes visible and hidden characteristics that influence performance and progression.

Breeding strategically can help you develop stronger bloodlines over time.

Kennel Space Requirements

You must have one free kennel slot before breeding. If your kennel is full, you will not be able to start the breeding process.

Why Breeding Matters

Breeding allows you to:

• Expand your kennel
• Create hounds with improved traits
• Build long‑term bloodlines
• Earn game cash through studding
• Develop hounds tailored to your racing strategy

Breeding is one of the most powerful progression systems in Hounds of Fury.