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...
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...
by Julie Swan | Apr 15, 2022 | People Management
Want to Get the “Assessing Grieving Puppy Buyers” Cheatsheet? Jump to Show Notes The first time we talked, she started to cry over the phone, struggling to get each word out. It had only been five days since her 5-year-old GSP had unexpectedly died. He had...
by Julie Swan | Apr 2, 2022 | Business Management, People Management
Jump to Show Notes It was a Tuesday afternoon and the weather was just starting to get warm. I was in the middle of cooking dinner and was carrying the dripping spatula over to the sink, using my left hand to prevent the spaghetti sauce from dripping on my floor....
by Julie Swan | Mar 12, 2022 | Business Management, People Management
Jump to Show Notes Don’t you love getting little care packages? I secretly didn’t mind going to the dentist as a kid because not only did you get a sticker when you were done, but you got a little care package. I always got a super basic toothbrush, but I got to pick...
by Julie Swan | Mar 3, 2022 | Business Management, Dog & Puppy Management, Facilities Management, People Management
Jump to Show Notes I remember going through my divorce thinking, who in the world is going to date somebody with so many dogs? I knew it wouldn’t be easy to find a mate — I’m a little picky — but more so, I knew I needed to find someone who could love me and my dogs....