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#15 – Is Your Dog Breeding Program a Burden to Your Loved Ones?

#15 – Is Your Dog Breeding Program a Burden to Your Loved Ones?

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...
#14 – 5 Reasons Your Dog Breeding Program Isn’t Making Money

#14 – 5 Reasons Your Dog Breeding Program Isn’t Making Money

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...
#13 – Should You Breed Back-to-Back

#13 – Should You Breed Back-to-Back

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...
#12 – Dog Breeding Full-Time V. Part-Time, What’s Best for You?

#12 – Dog Breeding Full-Time V. Part-Time, What’s Best for You?

by Julie Swan | Jul 30, 2021 | Business Management, People Management

Jump to Show Notes What’s Better for You, Breeding Part-Time or Full-Time? I know there are a lot of people out there who think you can’t breed full-time, while I’ve heard other people say it’s impossible to only breed part-time. From experience, I can say you can do...
#11 – Are Titles Necessary for a Successful Breeding Program?

#11 – Are Titles Necessary for a Successful Breeding Program?

by Julie Swan | Jul 22, 2021 | Business Management, Dog & Puppy Management, People Management

Want to Get the “Impact Assessment of Titling Your Dogs” Quick Questionnaire? Jump to Show Notes I wish I had a dollar for every time a new breeder jumped into a Facebook Group and asked what they needed to do to start breeding. Invariably you’ll see multiple comments...
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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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