by Julie Swan | May 5, 2023 | Business Management
Jump to Show Notes Can I confess? I hate dealing with dogs before 9 am. I like to get up a few hours before the kids and just have a little time to myself or just with Bill. I do my best writing in the morning, I like to make my bulletproof coffee, and I like to watch...
by Julie Swan | Apr 28, 2023 | Business Management, People Management
Jump to Show Notes I thought about titling this episode: How many people can Julie piss off in one episode…but I feel like I’d be doing you a disservice if I pretended this stuff wasn’t an issue. Contracts are so much more than liability protection especially when it...
by Julie Swan | Apr 20, 2023 | Business Management, Dog & Puppy Management, Facilities Management, People Management
Jump to Show Notes What makes an honest dog breeder? I wish I could tell you it was three females, two studs, you’d breed four litters with each female, retire her, health test your dogs, have a contract, and it would be perfect—but that wouldn’t be honest of me, it’s...
by Julie Swan | Apr 7, 2023 | Business Management
Jump to Show Notes When I was in my first year of breeding and lost eight puppies to giardia, I questioned if I should quit breeding, if I was worthy of being a dog breeder. It’s natural to go through the thoughts of quitting, to reflect and ask yourself if this is...
by Julie Swan | Mar 23, 2023 | Business Management, People Management
Jump to Show Notes As the puppy market is normalizing, you have to ask yourself, how am I going to grow, or at least sustain, in this changing market? The answer is customer service. This year customer service is going to be the most important thing you can you can do...
