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#76 – How to Create a Better Customer Experience on your Website

#76 – How to Create a Better Customer Experience on your Website

by Julie Swan | Jan 18, 2024 | Business Management, People Management

Want to Get the “Optimize Your Website Homepage” Cheatsheet? Jump to Show Notes “You need a website!” You hear that everywhere. Everyone talks about needing a website, but very few people actually talk about what should be on the website, and even fewer...
#75 – 3 Things to Consider When Planning Your Year of Dog Breeding

#75 – 3 Things to Consider When Planning Your Year of Dog Breeding

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...
#74 – Are You Making These 4 Mistakes with Your Puppy Advertisement?

#74 – Are You Making These 4 Mistakes with Your Puppy Advertisement?

by Julie Swan | Dec 14, 2023 | Business Management, People Management

Jump to Show Notes Do you get irritated with shelters and rescues who are able to find a loving home willing to support a dog who is missing a leg, an eye, an ear, and also has severe issues with reactivity or fear? It sounds terrible to say it, but I’m going to say...
#73 – The Key to Improving & Managing Your Buyer Relationships

#73 – The Key to Improving & Managing Your Buyer Relationships

by Julie Swan | Oct 31, 2023 | People Management

Jump to Show Notes Have you ever got a dog from a shelter or rescue? It’s rare to know the history of the dog, what trauma he endured, what he’s sensitive to, what he loved and no longer has. You spend those first few weeks sort of seeing what happens, does he like...
#72 – How I Sold Puppies in this Crazy Market –Even the Puppy with One Eye!

#72 – How I Sold Puppies in this Crazy Market –Even the Puppy with One Eye!

by Julie Swan | Sep 29, 2023 | Business Management, People Management

Jump to Show Notes As many of you know, my breeding program is called Bear Paw Ranch. I breed German Shorthairs primarily, with a small Rat Terrier program. What you might not know is that I don’t advertise to my buyers that I have a podcast or a business helping...
#70 – How to Downsize Your Breeding Program & Retain Your Bloodlines

#70 – How to Downsize Your Breeding Program & Retain Your Bloodlines

by Julie Swan | Aug 24, 2023 | Business Management, Dog & Puppy Management, People Management

Want to Get the Retaining Bloodlines when Downsizing Your Program Cheatsheet? Jump to Show Notes Is the thought of having a giant litter stressing you out? Normally these are exciting things, all those puppies, all those options for buyers to pick from, but it can...
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#132 – Purposeful Chaos in Your Breeding Program

Jump to Show Notes The other day I was driving, and I saw a woman whose minivan license plate was ShipWrk. Then I saw the sticker on her back window and it said, “I run a tight shipwreck.” I had visuals of the Titanic and the crew saying the same: “We ran a tight...

#131 – Why Dog Breeding Feels So Overwhelming – and What to Do About It

Jump to Show Notes Welcome to the Honest Dog Breeder Podcast with me, your host, Julie Swan. Where each week, we dive in to discuss all things dog breeding, so you can build a breeding business you love, producing dogs that fulfill their owner's dreams. I believe you...

#130 – The Breeder You Need to Stop Being

Jump to Show Notes Watch the Webinar on Demand: Why Breeding Feels Overwhelming - and What to Do Instead  Watch Now In the last episode, we talked about what actually makes a good breeder. Not checklists, not rules, not appearances. Good breeders are defined by the...

#129 – What Actually Makes a Good Dog Breeder?

Jump to Show Notes Watch the Webinar on Demand: Why Breeding Feels Overwhelming - and What to Do Instead  Watch Now If you ask ten breeders what makes a good breeder, you’ll get ten different answers: Health testing. Registration. How many dogs you have. Where the...

#128 – Q&A – All About Puppy Deposits

Jump to Show Notes 1. Should puppy deposits be refundable or non-refundable? Breeders love to use non-refundable deposits because they mean that they don’t need to worry about paying people back if they cancel, so in theory it locks in that they want a puppy. It’s...

#127 – Setting Up Your Year for Success

Jump to Show Notes The new year always brings a lot of noise. Big goals. Big plans. Big pressure to do everything differently all at once. But before we rush forward, I think it’s worth slowing down for just a moment and taking an honest look at where we actually are....

#126 – Is Your Dog Breeding Program the Bringer of Good Things?

Jump to Show Notes I love that stores are closed on Christmas Day—it forces you to not go anywhere and not do anything. My favorite thing to do on Christmas is sit with the family, enjoy our new gifts, while we talk and share stories. Yet, as it always goes, when I...

#125 – The Secret to Higher Priced Puppies

Jump to Show Notes Recently I got rejected. The kind where you think everything is going well, and then it doesn’t. I was trying to get a guest on the podcast, and when I asked for them to come on the podcast, they were all excited. Then they realized that I had a...

12 Days of Breeders – 12 – Dana Filatova of Kismet Labradoodles

Jump to Show Notes The 12 Days of Breeders is a series of interviews conducted with members of the Dog Breeder Society who are doing innovative, creative, and inspiring things in their dog breeding business.  In each of these interviews we cover challenges each...

12 Days of Breeders – 11 – Andrea Gardner of Desert Sky Poodles

Jump to Show Notes The 12 Days of Breeders is a series of interviews conducted with members of the Dog Breeder Society who are doing innovative, creative, and inspiring things in their dog breeding business.  In each of these interviews we cover challenges each...

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