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#83 – The 3 Things You Absolutely Need When Starting a Dog Breeding Business

#83 – The 3 Things You Absolutely Need When Starting a Dog Breeding Business

by Julie Swan | Mar 3, 2024 | Business Management, Dog & Puppy Management, Getting Started

Jump to Show Notes Have you ever had to move? I really dislike moving. I’ve had my property for over a decade, so I just like the idea of having a place and continuing to develop it and turn it into an ideal home. However, there was a time in my life when I had 16...
#82 – Is Dog Breeding Profitable?

#82 – Is Dog Breeding Profitable?

by Julie Swan | Feb 23, 2024 | Business Management, Getting Started

Jump to Show Notes Recently I was doing some keyword research and I saw that many potential breeders are checking to see if breeding is profitable. This seems to be a big concern, so, naturally, being me, I wanted to discuss it with you. However, I hate leaving you...
#81 – How To Have Confidence In Your Puppy Pricing

#81 – How To Have Confidence In Your Puppy Pricing

by Julie Swan | Feb 15, 2024 | Business Management, People Management

Jump to Show Notes Have you ever caught yourself thinking about your pricing? If it’s right or not? Maybe you’re driving down the road and are wondering if you lost that last sale because your price was a bit too high? Maybe you’re wondering if your price is too low?...
#80 – 5 Tips to Manage Your Breeding Expenses

#80 – 5 Tips to Manage Your Breeding Expenses

by Julie Swan | Feb 8, 2024 | Business Management

Want to Get the Tracking Expenses Cheatsheet? Jump to Show Notes I met with my accountant the other day. She’s brilliant. She knows all the little ins and outs of things. She helps me see where I can save extra money, where I can get more credits, and in general, she...
#79 – Should You Hire Someone Or Do It Yourself?

#79 – Should You Hire Someone Or Do It Yourself?

by Julie Swan | Feb 3, 2024 | Business Management

Jump to Show Notes Part of the beauty and curse of being a dog breeder is how dynamic it is. How many different hats in breeding there are. Let’s recap these different jobs within breeding that most breeders have to manage. I’ll just name a few: Whelper Poop Scooper...
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#128 – Q&A – All About Puppy Deposits

1. Should puppy deposits be refundable or non-refundable? Breeders love to use non-refundable deposits because they mean that they don’t need to worry about paying people back if they cancel, so in theory it locks in that they want a puppy. It’s also nice because, in...

#127 – Setting Up Your Year for Success

The new year always brings a lot of noise. Big goals. Big plans. Big pressure to do everything differently all at once. But before we rush forward, I think it’s worth slowing down for just a moment and taking an honest look at where we actually are. In today’s...

#126 – Is Your Dog Breeding Program the Bringer of Good Things?

I love that stores are closed on Christmas Day—it forces you to not go anywhere and not do anything. My favorite thing to do on Christmas is sit with the family, enjoy our new gifts, while we talk and share stories. Yet, as it always goes, when I have too much time to...

#125 – The Secret to Higher Priced Puppies

Recently I got rejected. The kind where you think everything is going well, and then it doesn’t. I was trying to get a guest on the podcast, and when I asked for them to come on the podcast, they were all excited. Then they realized that I had a smaller audience on...

12 Days of Breeders – 12 – Dana Filatova of Kismet Labradoodles

The 12 Days of Breeders is a series of interviews conducted with members of the Dog Breeder Society who are doing innovative, creative, and inspiring things in their dog breeding business.  In each of these interviews we cover challenges each breeder has encountered,...

12 Days of Breeders – 11 – Andrea Gardner of Desert Sky Poodles

The 12 Days of Breeders is a series of interviews conducted with members of the Dog Breeder Society who are doing innovative, creative, and inspiring things in their dog breeding business.  In each of these interviews we cover challenges each breeder has encountered,...

12 Days of Breeders – 10 – Megan Smith of Acadia Goldendoodles

The 12 Days of Breeders is a series of interviews conducted with members of the Dog Breeder Society who are doing innovative, creative, and inspiring things in their dog breeding business.  In each of these interviews we cover challenges each breeder has encountered,...

12 Days of Breeders – 9 – Leilani Nichols of Northwest Cairn Terriers

The 12 Days of Breeders is a series of interviews conducted with members of the Dog Breeder Society who are doing innovative, creative, and inspiring things in their dog breeding business.  In each of these interviews we cover challenges each breeder has encountered,...

12 Days of Breeders – 8 – Sarah Whitman of Bonnie Brae Collies

The 12 Days of Breeders is a series of interviews conducted with members of the Dog Breeder Society who are doing innovative, creative, and inspiring things in their dog breeding business.  In each of these interviews we cover challenges each breeder has encountered,...

12 Days of Breeders – 7 – Andrea Jones of Maple Hill Doodles

The 12 Days of Breeders is a series of interviews conducted with members of the Dog Breeder Society who are doing innovative, creative, and inspiring things in their dog breeding business.  In each of these interviews we cover challenges each breeder has encountered,...

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