Upgrade Information

The following table lists the price to upgrade from a previous version of our software to the current version. Prices are based on the precise version number you bought, which will likely be earlier that the version number you are currently using, if you have been keeping the program up to date from this web site. The prices listed below are subject to change without notice. There is no need to complete an order form when ordering an upgrade, just call with a credit card number or drop a check in the mail, and we'll do the rest. If ordering by mail, be sure to include shipping costs: $3 for First Class Mail, $7 for Priority Mail, or $19 for Express Mail.

The software is currently at version 11.0

Purchased Version Upgrade Cost 10.4.00 - Present FREE 9.2.33 - 10.3.13 $10 9.0 - 9.2.32 $20 8.0 - 8.3 $30 <8.0 $40

Add $25 to the above costs if you currently own the Rabbit or Cavy Standard Edition and want to upgrade to the Deluxe Edition.

Listed below are the major changes added in each version

Version 11.0 (September 2007 - Present)

Print full 15 photo picture pedigree.

Print business cards.

(Rabbit & Cavy) Create triple show entry.

(Rabbit & Cavy) User can select to view all wins or just legs.

Print cage cards on separate 3x5 and 4x6 file cards.

Print litter data on cage cards.

Show two pedigrees simultaneously and highlight common animals.

Input dates by clicking on a calendar.

Print weight charts.

Plot weights from either DOB or first-entered weight.

View weights by date taken or animal's age.

Print blank lines at bottom of cage card.

Select/edit litter and winning entries by double-clicking on them.

Highlight animals on Summary Screen that are related to a selected animal.

Define default color to be entered when entering new animals.

Double- and triple-space inventory and MBL printouts.

(Dlx only) Customize Master Breeding List.

(R Dlx only) Create your own user-specified gene.

(R Dlx only) Kit count based on past year's litter data.

(Chinchilla only) Print MCBA-format show entries.

(Dlx only) Show chores for only the currently-selected breed.

(Rabbit only) Specify age class for rabbit cross-breed screen.

(Cavy only) Sort by show group.

Version 10.0 - 10.4 (September 2005 - September 2007)

Create a for sale list, store sale price and print for sale cards.

Automatically bump up rabbits and cavies, based on their weight.

Print miniature pedigrees on 4x6 cards.

Track sweepstakes points on a show-by-show basis.

Enter all show results, including sweeps points, from a single screen.

Easily move animals from one breed to another.

Print pedigrees with a background watermark.

Calculate breeding date, so as to have animals of a certain age on a particular date.

Graph up to 10 weights per animal.

(Cavy Dlx only) added Deluxe Edition for cavy breeders that tracks breeding cycles and prepares chore lists.

(Rabbit & Cavy Dlx only) added ability for judges to track show bids, mileage and expenses.

Search each animal's note and comment fields.

Increase font size on major screens.

Print each animal's weight on inventory listings.

Merge two animals.

Flag an animal as not show quality.

Enter show winning with only a partially-known date.

(Rabbit and Cavy only) the program now flags overweight and underweight animals

Version 9.0 - 9.3 (September 2003 - August 2005)

Access various program features by double-clicking on the desired animal

Password the program.

Import a pedigree directly from the user's email inbox.

email exportable pedigreees, directly from program.

(R Dlx only) made sweeping changes to genetics calculations.

(R Dlx only) made program automatically update genetics.

(R Dlx only) added Vienna Carrier and Vienna Marked, improved BEW calculations.

Include membership numbers on printed and emailed show entry forms.

Show sire and dam ear/ring number on summary screen.

Preview pedigree.

Added custom formats to portrait pedigrees.

Print buyer info as a list.

View DOB on summary screen.

Improved ability to have mixed case in animal's names.

Automatically check for program updates.

Added 7th generation to pedigree screen, for those people with large screens.

Do hypothetical pairings.

Has 3 active areas and 6 archives available.

Name the active and archive areas.

Sire summary screen.

Single & double show entry as emailable web page.

View/edit show names and locations.

Search for GC#'s.

Search for partial matches.

Added autofill capability for show name and location when preparing show entry.

Highlight females with litter data.

Highlight animals with photos.

added user's comments as option for inventory printout.

Expanded color choices for pedigree printouts.

Added 'tip of the day'.

Made default breeder be user-specified.

Version 8.0 - 8.3 (October 2001 - August 2003)

Added website to pedigrees.

Added ability to create double-show entry forms (Rabbit and Cavy only).

Added ability to print blank show entry forms (Rabbit and Cavy only).

Added ability to view a photo pedigree.

Added new user-defined data fields to the litter data.

Added new cage label sizes.

Added new data fields including Date of Death, and lifespan calculations.

Added ability for TaskMaster to display and update medical chores.

Added ability for user to directly access litter data from TaskMaster.

Further expanded SpeedFill choices.

Expanded wool data records to record all harvests & calculate gross weight, adjusted weight....

Version 7.5 (October 2000 - September 2001)

Added ability to color pedigrees by variety.

Added ability to view line breeding data on the pedigree screen.

Added ability to keep a picture for each animal.

Added ability to show accepted colors for each breed (Rabbit and Cavy only).

Added ability to key chores off date kindled (Deluxe only).

Expanded the help screens.

Added new SpeedFill choices.

Version 7.0 (September 2000 - October 2000)

Added ability to track short-term medications.

Added ability to have user-defined chores (Deluxe only).

Added ability to rank animals as to likelihood of producing offspring of a desired color (Deluxe Rabbit only).

Version 6.5 (October 1999 - August 2000)

Added ability to view pedigrees with up to 7 generations onscreen.

Added ability to print show entry forms with multiple breeds per sheet.

Added ability to recall animals entered in the previous show.

Added ability to email a show entry.

Added ability to create web page pedigrees that you can email.

Added ability to bump up animals.

Added a third archive area.

Added ability to automatically count legs.

Version 6.0 (September 1999 - October 1999)

Added new pedigree styles and improved ability to print pictures on pedigrees.

Added ability to view litter data by the buck/boar.

Added ability for user to select fields in inventory printouts.

Added ability to print email address on pedigree and show entry forms.

Added new ways to organize and view data on the Summary Screen.

Added ability to view animal's chronological age.

Converted to be a true 32 bit Windows program for Windows 95/98/NT/2000

Added ability to restrict the gene pool during genetics calculations (Deluxe Rabbit only).

Added ability to view list of all bred does (Deluxe Rabbit only).

Improved intelligence of TaskMaster (Deluxe Rabbit only).

Version 5.6 (December 1999)

This update fixed a Y2K compliance issue with show winnings' dates.

Versions 5.1 - 5.3 (September 1998 - September 1999)

Improved speed and accuracy of Deluxe Edition genetics calculations.

Added new breeds (five for rabbits, three for cavies) and many new varieties.

Added name and cage number to Deluxe Edition task list.

Improved the clarity of the pedigree printouts.

Version 5.0 (September 1997 - August 1998)

Added Deluxe Edition that contains TaskMaster chore scheduling and color genetics calculations.

Improved mail list, so that individual entries can be selected for printing. Alphabetized entries.

Made program autocorrect corrupted data files, where possible.

Improved ability to enter winnings and litters from the Add Pedigree Screen.

Added "Cage Number" data field for each animal.

Expanded ability to backup data to any drive or network drive on the computer.

Version 4.5 (July 1997 - September 1997)

Greatly expanded size of all comment fields for litters, winnings, buyers, and the animals themselves.

Added "% Show Quality" to litter data.

Added ability to track financial records.

Added Feed Conversion Ratio.

Added "Rank In Class" to winnings, and various new winning classes such as BISR & BOBR, where appropriate.

Simplified the ability to suppress printing undesirable winnings data.

Added ability to view siblings/descendants from Search Screen.

Added ability to view winnings by the show or judge, as well as by the animal.

Added Fur Class to show entry forms.

Modified cage label printouts to automatically adjust print to label size.

Improved financial data printouts.

Modified show entry data entry to accommodate shows with different fee for first animal.

Added new sort functions to Summary Screen.

Version 4.0 (September 1996 - July 1997)

Added Expand Litter function, that adds entire new litter to database in one operation.

Added ability to print litter data graph.

Added ability to print show remark card labels

Added Date Bred to litter data.

Added Data Restore function.

Added ability to view all siblings or offspring of a selected animal or sire/dam pairing.

Added ability to print full page picture on pedigree printout.

Version 3.2 (June 1996 - September 1996)

Expanded winning information.

Simplified adding and editing of winnings and litter data.

Expanded and improved the litter printouts.

Improved show entry form printouts.

Changed mailing list to print labels more clearly.

Added ability to print GC and Reg #'s in color.

Added comment field to landscape inventory printout.

Added ability to prevent a winning from printing on pedigree.

Expanded ability of program to handle ~3000 animals per breed.

Added second archive area.

Added bulk move/delete.

Simplified the Add Rabbit function to speed entering multiple animals from the same litter.

Added sire and dam name as options on cage label printout.

Version 3.0 - 3.1 (November 1995 - May 1996)

Made program Windows 95 compliant.

Added ability to import/export pedigrees on disk, eliminating the need for manual entry of pedigree data when you buy an animal from someone with the same program.

Added custom data fields to pedigree to allow storage of breed-specific information, such as wool weight, ear length and markings.

Added medical record-keeping for long term medications.

Improved show entry printouts.

Added to and improved the sort options for viewing data on Summary Screen.

Expanded the mailing list features.

Added new pedigree formats, including full color and ability to include a graphic.

Version 2.0

Added ability to enter pedigrees right on the pedigree screen, cutting data entry time by 50%.

Added membership numbers to show entry printouts.

Added cage label formatting options.