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114 – Is Your Breeding Program Creating Your Future Or Just Getting You By?

114 – Is Your Breeding Program Creating Your Future Or Just Getting You By?

by Julie Swan | Jul 17, 2025 | Business Management

Jump to Show Notes Breeding is an emotional rollercoaster. You get excited for puppies to be born… then the pressure of selling them sets in. You get excited to match puppies with buyers… but then you have to figure out what to do with the one left over. You’re...
#113 – How Many Litters Should You Have?

#113 – How Many Litters Should You Have?

by Julie Swan | Jul 12, 2025 | Business Management, Dog & Puppy Management

Get the Breeding Dog & Litter Number Calculator  Get the Calculator Jump to Show Notes I remember a few weeks ago I was sitting on the edge of my bed, feet resting on the bed frame. We have one of those wooden bed frames that has a 3” ledge at the foot, perfect...
#112 – Q&A – Puppy Applications, Delayed Pickups, Deposits, More than One Breed, and Turning Down Red Flag Buyers

#112 – Q&A – Puppy Applications, Delayed Pickups, Deposits, More than One Breed, and Turning Down Red Flag Buyers

by Julie Swan | Jul 5, 2025 | Business Management, Dog & Puppy Management, People Management

Jump to Show Notes WHAT ARE THE BEST PRACTICES FOR HANDLING A DELAYED PUPPY PICKUP? It’s really great for us breeders when people are ready to pick up their puppy the day they’re ready to go! Last weekend, I was able to deliver 5 out of 6 puppies in one trip—it was...
#111 – Marketing Money Leaks in Your Dog Breeding Business

#111 – Marketing Money Leaks in Your Dog Breeding Business

by Julie Swan | Jun 27, 2025 | Business Management

Get on the Waitlist for Breeder Marketing Mastery Save My Spot! Jump to Show Notes Are you accidentally losing hundreds—or even thousands—of dollars on marketing? In this episode, we’re going to talk about the marketing money leaks that can drain your dog-breeding...
#110 – Why Outsourcing Isn’t Guaranteed to Save Your Breeding Program

#110 – Why Outsourcing Isn’t Guaranteed to Save Your Breeding Program

by Julie Swan | Jun 20, 2025 | Business Management, Facilities Management, People Management

Get the Hiring Prep Cheat Sheet Jump to Show Notes What’s your biggest pain point right now? Is it cleaning puppy pens and adult pens? I swear there is always more poop to clean. Is it social media? Are you thinking to yourself, “Yes, I have been meaning to tackle...
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#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,...

12 Days of Breeders – 6 – Bill Wyatt of DubDub Danes

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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