by Julie Swan | Mar 18, 2024 | Business Management, Dog & Puppy Management, Facilities Management, Getting Started, People Management
Jump to Show Notes Do you remember career planning in high school? They have you take a survey of questions asking what you liked: Do you prefer to work outside or in air conditioning. Do you like being physical or would you prefer to be mostly using a computer? Do...
by Julie Swan | Jan 5, 2024 | Business Management, Dog & Puppy Management, Facilities Management, People Management
Jump to Show Notes Did you get through 2023 thinking it was a whirlwind? It felt like that over here. There were lots of highs and lows, new struggles to overcome, and a new way to play the game. And there were lots of pivots. Bill isn’t the biggest on New Year’s...
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 | 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 17, 2022 | Facilities Management
Jump to Show Notes As you know, it took me a long time to get the facilities that really made a difference in my breeding program. I didn’t have everything how I wanted it when I first started out. An overview of my kennel The facility I have now has made a great...