by Julie Swan | Apr 20, 2023 | Business Management, Dog & Puppy Management, Facilities Management, People Management
Jump to Show Notes What makes an honest dog breeder? I wish I could tell you it was three females, two studs, you’d breed four litters with each female, retire her, health test your dogs, have a contract, and it would be perfect—but that wouldn’t be honest of me, it’s...
by Julie Swan | Mar 16, 2023 | Dog & Puppy Management, Facilities Management, People Management
Jump to Show Notes Recently I had one of the scariest days of my life. Bill called me and said he was driving himself to the Emergency Department because he had no idea what was happening, but he didn’t feel right, and was in a lot of pain. Now, if you ever met Bill,...
by Julie Swan | Jan 9, 2023 | Dog & Puppy Management
Jump to Show Notes I get this question asked a LOT…everyone wants to use guardian homes because it seems like a great way to grow your program without having all the extra work that comes with managing more dogs, it also seems like it would give the breeding dog a...
by Julie Swan | Dec 2, 2022 | Dog & Puppy Management, People Management
Jump to Show Notes We are so lucky to have Matt Beisner on today, from The Zen Dog & the show Dog: Impossible. We discuss a lot of topics where trainers and breeders collide, discussing the market, what people want and where the dog fits in. We discuss genetic...
by Julie Swan | Nov 4, 2022 | Dog & Puppy Management, Facilities Management, People Management
Jump to Show Notes Hello Honest Dog Breeders! Today we are so lucky to have Michele Taylor of Taylormade Miniature Golden Retrievers. Michele and her husband have 8 beautiful children and an amazing dog breeding program. Through a unique housing restriction Michele...
by Julie Swan | Sep 23, 2022 | Business Management, Dog & Puppy Management, People Management
Jump to Show Notes It happens. A litter is born, whether the market is a little wonky, you haven’t quite gotten your name out there like you wanted, or life happened and you plum forgot to really get out there with your advertising…and here you are, puppies are 6, 8,...
