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#73 – The Key to Improving & Managing Your Buyer Relationships

#73 – The Key to Improving & Managing Your Buyer Relationships

by Julie Swan | Oct 31, 2023 | People Management

Jump to Show Notes Have you ever got a dog from a shelter or rescue? It’s rare to know the history of the dog, what trauma he endured, what he’s sensitive to, what he loved and no longer has. You spend those first few weeks sort of seeing what happens, does he like...
#72 – How I Sold Puppies in this Crazy Market –Even the Puppy with One Eye!

#72 – How I Sold Puppies in this Crazy Market –Even the Puppy with One Eye!

by Julie Swan | Sep 29, 2023 | Business Management, People Management

Jump to Show Notes As many of you know, my breeding program is called Bear Paw Ranch. I breed German Shorthairs primarily, with a small Rat Terrier program. What you might not know is that I don’t advertise to my buyers that I have a podcast or a business helping...
#71 – The Key to Capturing Buyers When They’re Looking to Buy

#71 – The Key to Capturing Buyers When They’re Looking to Buy

by Julie Swan | Aug 31, 2023 | Business Management, Dog & Puppy Management

Jump to Show Notes You know what is super frustrating? Having a buyer call, looking for a puppy, and you don’t have one. You know what’s also frustrating? Having no one calling you when you do have puppies. Do you feel that pain? I know it was a pain for me for a long...
#70 – How to Downsize Your Breeding Program & Retain Your Bloodlines

#70 – How to Downsize Your Breeding Program & Retain Your Bloodlines

by Julie Swan | Aug 24, 2023 | Business Management, Dog & Puppy Management, People Management

Want to Get the Retaining Bloodlines when Downsizing Your Program Cheatsheet? Jump to Show Notes Is the thought of having a giant litter stressing you out? Normally these are exciting things, all those puppies, all those options for buyers to pick from, but it can...
#69 – Ethical Breeding & The Economy…how are they related and unrelated

#69 – Ethical Breeding & The Economy…how are they related and unrelated

by Julie Swan | Aug 17, 2023 | Business Management, Dog & Puppy Management, People Management

Want to Get the Price Adjustments Based on Supply & Demand Cheatsheet? Jump to Show Notes In the last episode we discussed the idea of pausing your breeding program, what that might mean, what is happening in the economy, not just in the dog breeding market, but...
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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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