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#50 – 3 Unexpected Life Lessons from Dog Breeding

#50 – 3 Unexpected Life Lessons from Dog Breeding

by Julie Swan | Jul 28, 2022 | Business Management, Dog & Puppy Management, Facilities Management, People Management

Jump to Show Notes Before we get started, I wanted to thank you, thank you for being with me for 50 episodes! When I started this journey about 25% of me thought that I would be that one weirdo dog breeder in the corner that everyone rolled their eyes at. Thankfully,...
#I-2 – Beth Berkobien – Aggression, Temperament, Drive, and Loving the Growl

#I-2 – Beth Berkobien – Aggression, Temperament, Drive, and Loving the Growl

by Julie Swan | Jul 1, 2022 | Dog & Puppy Management, People Management

Jump to Show Notes In this episode we have Beth Berkobien of Rehab Your Rescue in Dallas Texas, Beth works primarily with anxiety and aggression in dogs. She has been a wonderful help to me in my own situation with our dog Cinch, a charming cattle dog, and I am so...
#45 – The 5 Steps to Fixing Your Breeding Program

#45 – The 5 Steps to Fixing Your Breeding Program

by Julie Swan | Jun 2, 2022 | Business Management, Dog & Puppy Management, Facilities Management, People Management

Want to Get the 5 Steps to Fixing Your Breeding Program Checklist? Jump to Show Notes It’s that moment when you start to feel your blood boil, the frustration coming over you in a wave of heat. You want to scream, punch something, run away from it all. But you can’t,...
#44 – The 4 Pillars of Dog Breeding–where to put your focus?

#44 – The 4 Pillars of Dog Breeding–where to put your focus?

by Julie Swan | May 26, 2022 | Business Management, Dog & Puppy Management, Facilities Management, People Management

Jump to Show Notes When I first started planning the Honest Dog Breeder business, I knew I needed to organize the content in a way that was searchable. I knew that if I could help you figure out what part of your breeding business needed more focus, then I could more...
#43 – What to Do About a Defective Puppy

#43 – What to Do About a Defective Puppy

by Julie Swan | May 19, 2022 | Business Management, Dog & Puppy Management, People Management

Want to Get the After Action Review Worksheet? Jump to Show Notes It’s a beauty and a curse that we work with live animals. On the one hand, wow is it amazing, new life being created and born. Yet on the other hand, with live animals, there’s always the potential for...
#40 – 6 Buyer Red Flags –and how to handle them

#40 – 6 Buyer Red Flags –and how to handle them

by Julie Swan | Apr 21, 2022 | People Management

Want to Get the “Questions to Vet Your Buyers” Cheatsheet? Jump to Show Notes You know what’s one of the worst feelings in dog breeding? Selling a dog to the wrong family. And what makes that worse? Knowing that it’s okay enough they’ll keep the dog and...
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#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....

#119 – Secrets to Discounting Puppies – When it Works, When it Doesn’t, and How to Do it

SHOULD YOU DISCOUNT OLDER PUPPIES?  Discounting older puppies is tempting. Discounting is what stores do as the seasons change. They’ll have sales for summer clothes as summer comes to an end. Yet, does it work for puppies? The answer? Well, sometimes, but not...

#118 – How to Manage Parvo Once You’ve Had It

If you’ve ever dealt with Parvovirus, you know it’s the worst. It is by far the worst thing I’ve ever dealt with in dogs and puppies. It is relentless in how it takes over their system, and it has nearly around 90% fatality in puppies. One summer I had my puppies on...

#117 – Planning the Facility Upgrade

Get the Paying for Your Facility Upgrade Cheat SheetOkay, so now that we know investing in facilities is the goal, how might we invest in facilities in a responsible way? I remember talking with a couple who had purchased a large piece of land and had a nice facility...

#116 – Should You Invest in Your Facilities or Retirement?

In the last few episodes, we’ve been discussing setting up your future for success, capitalizing on your heyday, and creating a retirement that can support you whether or not you want that to involve puppies. If nothing else, having that retirement to provide for you...

#115 – Invest for the Future

Get the Getting Started with Cryptocurrency Cheat SheetShe said to me, “If I don’t sell at least 20 puppies per month, my business will collapse, I couldn’t afford it.” It was her opening sentence to the free strategy call she scheduled with me. It caught me off...

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

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 absolutely exhausted...

#113 – How Many Litters Should You Have?

Get the Breeding Dog & Litter Number Calculator 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 for me to sit on the end of the bed and...

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