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#109 – Is Your Dog Breeding Business Leaking Money?

#109 – Is Your Dog Breeding Business Leaking Money?

by Julie Swan | Jun 12, 2025 | Business Management, Dog & Puppy Management, Facilities Management, People Management

Get the Pricing Cheat Sheet Jump to Show Notes In business, there are two ways to make profit: you have a good margin or you have volume. In dog breeding, it’s very hard to do volume. The more puppies you produce, the more systems you have to have, the more cost that...
#I-11 – Kerry Howell, Kerry Howell Photography –  Getting Professional Looking Dog & Puppy Photos

#I-11 – Kerry Howell, Kerry Howell Photography – Getting Professional Looking Dog & Puppy Photos

by Julie Swan | May 16, 2025 | Business Management

Want to Get the “Hiring A Dog Photographer” & “Taking Dog & Puppy Photos” Cheatsheets? Jump to Show Notes In this episode we are joined by Kerry Howell, a professional dog photographer. She shares some tips and tricks on better dog...
#108 – Fast, Easy & effective Social Media with Breeder Copy Hub

#108 – Fast, Easy & effective Social Media with Breeder Copy Hub

by Julie Swan | Mar 7, 2025 | Business Management

Get the Making Social Media Fast, Easy & Effective with Breeder Copy Hub MasterClass Get the MasterClass Jump to Show Notes We all know social media can be an important tool in helping us connect with puppy buyers. BUT, it takes time, energy, and can often be...
#107 – Do More Puppies Mean More Profit?

#107 – Do More Puppies Mean More Profit?

by Julie Swan | Feb 11, 2025 | Business Management, Dog & Puppy Management, Facilities Management, People Management

Get the Know Your Numbers: Business Finance Planning MasterClass Get the MasterClass Jump to Show Notes Have you ever had a litter born, raised, and then they go home and it was perfect? They all had great homes, you got the price you asked, and when that litter money...

Time Management Mini Series #3 – NJ Shelsby on Efficiency, Task Management, and AI Tools

by Julie Swan | Jan 22, 2025 | Business Management

Jump to Show Notes As a dog breeder, you wear a million hats. Add in all the things outside of dog breeding that you need to take care of each day, and it can feel like you’re fighting a no-win battle with your to-do list. That’s why I pulled together amazing Time...

Time Management Mini Series #2 – Lara Marek – Using Hypnosis to Gain Success Subconsciously

by Julie Swan | Jan 21, 2025 | Business Management

Jump to Show Notes As a dog breeder, you wear a million hats. Add in all the things outside of dog breeding that you need to take care of each day, and it can feel like you’re fighting a no-win battle with your to-do list. That’s why I pulled together amazing Time...
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12 Days of Breeders – 5 – Cynthia Kelly of Regis Regal German Shepherds

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 – 4 – Kari Roach of Chocie Paws

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 – 3 – Natalie Thurman of Apex Anatolians

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 – 2 – McKenze Ocampo of Twilight 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 – 1 – Kim McGuirk of NewBliss Chicago Lagotto

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,...

#124 – The Small Hack to Pivot You From Survival Mode to Growth Mode

Has this happened to you? After a long-time planning, I upgraded the height on the final wall of my kennel fencing! Then for the overnight test. Don’t you feel like that’s the scary part when you have escape artists? You go back in the house and think to yourself,...

#123 – Reflecting on the Year of Dog Breeding & What I Plan to Change for Next Year

The holidays are coming up and maybe it’s like this for you: you’re going along, getting excited for some turkey and cranberry sauce, Aunt Julianne’s cheesy potatoes, and then you blink and you’re toasting cheers on New Year’s Eve. We toast at 10pm our time because we...

#122 – Which Kind of Breeder Are You?

Which kind of breeder are you?  The Reactive Breeder The first kind is what I call the reactive breeder. They’re passionate, hardworking, and they care deeply — but they’re always catching up. It’s like they can never get ahead, they’re running around with their head...

#121 – Does Placing Dogs in the Wrong Homes Make You a Bad Breeder?

You ever place a puppy in a home and almost instantly regret it? I’ve done it. You ever place a dog in a home that seemed perfect—only to find out months later they were nothing like they seemed? I’ve done that, also. You ever have to clean up a mess that a bad buyer...

#120 – Puppy Buyers Are Changing – How Dog Breeders Can Adapt

Remember the Adopt-Don’t-Shop Movement? I wish they were easier to forget. This movement pioneered this push towards making breeders bad, and teaching the public that they were wrong for getting a dog from a breeder. It was in the movement’s best interests, of course....

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