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#45 – The 5 Steps to Fixing Your Breeding Program

#45 – The 5 Steps to Fixing Your Breeding Program

by Julie Swan | Jun 2, 2022 | Business Management, Dog & Puppy Management, Facilities Management, People Management

Want to Get the 5 Steps to Fixing Your Breeding Program Checklist? Jump to Show Notes It’s that moment when you start to feel your blood boil, the frustration coming over you in a wave of heat. You want to scream, punch something, run away from it all. But you can’t,...
#44 – The 4 Pillars of Dog Breeding–where to put your focus?

#44 – The 4 Pillars of Dog Breeding–where to put your focus?

by Julie Swan | May 26, 2022 | Business Management, Dog & Puppy Management, Facilities Management, People Management

Jump to Show Notes When I first started planning the Honest Dog Breeder business, I knew I needed to organize the content in a way that was searchable. I knew that if I could help you figure out what part of your breeding business needed more focus, then I could more...
#43 – What to Do About a Defective Puppy

#43 – What to Do About a Defective Puppy

by Julie Swan | May 19, 2022 | Business Management, Dog & Puppy Management, People Management

Want to Get the After Action Review Worksheet? Jump to Show Notes It’s a beauty and a curse that we work with live animals. On the one hand, wow is it amazing, new life being created and born. Yet on the other hand, with live animals, there’s always the potential for...
#42 – What’s Holding You Back in Your Dog Breeding Program?

#42 – What’s Holding You Back in Your Dog Breeding Program?

by Julie Swan | May 12, 2022 | Business Management

Jump to Show Notes You know what’s embarrassing? I have no idea how to workout. The thought of creating a workout plan is paralyzing to me. I feel overwhelmed by options, yet I feel obligated to do it right, or else why do it?! I had no idea where to start, and what’s...
#41 – My 3 Biggest Regrets in Dog Breeding

#41 – My 3 Biggest Regrets in Dog Breeding

by Julie Swan | May 1, 2022 | Business Management

Jump to Show Notes We all have regrets. Times in our lives when we made decisions with limited knowledge or impulsively. Times in our lives where if we have only known a little more, we could’ve saved ourselves a lot of pain and suffering. I recently heard that pain...
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#132 – Purposeful Chaos in Your Breeding Program

Jump to Show Notes The other day I was driving, and I saw a woman whose minivan license plate was ShipWrk. Then I saw the sticker on her back window and it said, “I run a tight shipwreck.” I had visuals of the Titanic and the crew saying the same: “We ran a tight...

#131 – Why Dog Breeding Feels So Overwhelming – and What to Do About It

Jump to Show Notes Welcome to the Honest Dog Breeder Podcast with me, your host, Julie Swan. Where each week, we dive in to discuss all things dog breeding, so you can build a breeding business you love, producing dogs that fulfill their owner's dreams. I believe you...

#130 – The Breeder You Need to Stop Being

Jump to Show Notes Watch the Webinar on Demand: Why Breeding Feels Overwhelming - and What to Do Instead  Watch Now In the last episode, we talked about what actually makes a good breeder. Not checklists, not rules, not appearances. Good breeders are defined by the...

#129 – What Actually Makes a Good Dog Breeder?

Jump to Show Notes Watch the Webinar on Demand: Why Breeding Feels Overwhelming - and What to Do Instead  Watch Now If you ask ten breeders what makes a good breeder, you’ll get ten different answers: Health testing. Registration. How many dogs you have. Where the...

#128 – Q&A – All About Puppy Deposits

Jump to Show Notes 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...

#127 – Setting Up Your Year for Success

Jump to Show Notes 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....

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

Jump to Show Notes 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...

#125 – The Secret to Higher Priced Puppies

Jump to Show Notes 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...

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

Jump to Show Notes 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...

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

Jump to Show Notes 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...

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