Okay so here are some tips I have picked up.
1. The Breeders Guide in the shack only has information by scrolling down in the small window. You need to drag it down with your mouse. (This could be improved in future updates but works)
2. Stat gain by + on a monster maxes out at 30 and you increase the modifier by having two creatures with + having a kid. the kid should have the sum of the two. (Saw this behavior with human character's kids, wish guide explained that)
3. Get Monster training ASP. you can use it to max out monster potential very quickly. Most important stat to max is Stamina
4. Get Innocent or have a maxed out mon with low corruption on your monsters this makes leveling the main character significantly easier without losing the game.
5. Early game get stats for a mon up and sell it's byproduct to afford food and Ranch upgrades. Sell breedjects and obsolete parents after you have monster lab maxed out you will be flowing with money.
Potential Issues:
We seem to only have one quest and no "win" condition for the game. This stalls game play after the first hour as there is only grind with nothing new or innovative to do. I could just be failing to find any quests other than the bar curse quest but if they exist some type of hint that they exist would be welcomed.)
There is a glitch upon doing the quest noted above that you get stuck in the bar. You can exit it by saving and then loading the file. The potion shop only buys Pit hydra's time without allowing you to actually offer up pit hydras.