by Julie Swan | Feb 24, 2022 | Dog & Puppy Management
Jump to Show Notes The first time I heard how vaccines worked I thought it was a miracle. With only a quick prick you could get immunity to something that otherwise could kill you. I was blown away. I wish it were as simple as it sounded in health class so many years...
by Julie Swan | Feb 18, 2022 | Dog & Puppy Management, Facilities Management
Jump to Show Notes People often wonder what it feels like to breeders when we lose puppies. After consulting with hundreds of breeders I think it is fair to say that it is one of the hardest things we have to deal with, if not the hardest. Of course the first feeling...
by Julie Swan | Feb 12, 2022 | Dog & Puppy Management
Jump to Show Notes A buyer once emailed me about her new puppy who had a bladder infection. She had completed one course of antibiotics, yet the very next day she again tested positive for an infection. Her vet told her that the dog would probably always have these...
by Julie Swan | Feb 4, 2022 | Business Management, Dog & Puppy Management
Jump to Show Notes The first goats I ever bought were a tiny little female doeling and a Nanny goat who was bred. I drove four hours to get these goats and thought I would put them in the back of my mid-size SUV. I had a water resistant liner in the back and thought...
by Julie Swan | Jan 27, 2022 | Business Management, Dog & Puppy Management
Jump to Show Notes If I had to start breeding all over again, I would change some things. Looking back, I’m not so sure I would’ve chosen German Shorthairs as my breed. But that’s all history now. It’s my main breed, and I will have them so long as I breed. If I sound...
by Julie Swan | Jan 20, 2022 | Business Management, Dog & Puppy Management
Jump to Show Notes Dogs are a lot like vehicles: they say something about you. If a guy buys a Rottweiler he’s showing he’s tough, strong, and not to be messed with, but Poodles…well…the stereotypical impression of Poodles is that they are high maintenance, have the...