by Julie Swan | Sep 2, 2021 | People Management
Jump to Show Notes I remember the first time I got a returned dog. I felt like such a failure. I had never surrendered a dog before in my life and, as a breeder, the idea of them surrendering a dog made me feel like there was something wrong with the dog I bred. My...
by Julie Swan | Aug 26, 2021 | Business Management, People Management
Jump to Show Notes Let’s not lie here, pricing of puppies is very exciting. I know we are breeding to make these incredible dogs, but pricing is where people financially thank you for what you’ve breed. Let’s get the guilt trip over with. We all have met people that...
by Julie Swan | Aug 20, 2021 | People Management
Jump to Show Notes It was mid afternoon on a crisp March day, down here, in Arizona. Just two days earlier, I had installed a toilet and, well, needless to say, based on the flooding, it would appear that a future career as a plumber was not in the cards for me. Bill...
by Julie Swan | Aug 12, 2021 | Business Management
Jump to Show Notes Honestly, there are better ways to make money than dog breeding, especially alternatives that don’t involve as much poop. However, if you’re a breeder at heart, you do it because you love it, poop and all. Just because we love the dogs and all they...
by Julie Swan | Aug 6, 2021 | Dog & Puppy Management, Facilities Management
Jump to Show Notes Should you breed back-to-back? Sometimes it feels like you have to be careful whispering that phrase out loud. The breeder police squad will come over and harass you for not caring about your dogs. But is that really the truth? Is breeding...
