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#57 – Can You Leave Your Dogs For a Family Emergency?

#57 – Can You Leave Your Dogs For a Family Emergency?

by Julie Swan | Mar 16, 2023 | Dog & Puppy Management, Facilities Management, People Management

Want to Get the Facilities Map Example Cheatsheet? 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,...
#I-8 – Matt Beisner, the Zen Dog & Dog Impossible – On Trainers and Dog Breeders & Genetic Coercion

#I-8 – Matt Beisner, the Zen Dog & Dog Impossible – On Trainers and Dog Breeders & Genetic Coercion

by Julie Swan | Dec 2, 2022 | Dog & Puppy Management, People Management

Jump to Show Notes We are so lucky to have Matt Beisner on today, from The Zen Dog & the show Dog: Impossible. We discuss a lot of topics where trainers and breeders collide, discussing the market, what people want and where the dog fits in. We discuss genetic...
#I-7 – Tori Mistik, Wear Wag Repeat – Where New Petpreneurs Struggle

#I-7 – Tori Mistik, Wear Wag Repeat – Where New Petpreneurs Struggle

by Julie Swan | Nov 22, 2022 | Business Management, People Management

Want to Get the “4 Biggest Mistakes as a Petpreneur” Cheatsheet? Jump to Show Notes Tori Mistik of Wear Wag Repeat is a business coach for Petpreneurs. She works with business owners of all pet industries and even has a community for those wanting to grow...
#I-6 – Michele Taylor, Taylormade Miniature Golden Retrievers – on Guardian Homes & Puppy Raising Families

#I-6 – Michele Taylor, Taylormade Miniature Golden Retrievers – on Guardian Homes & Puppy Raising Families

by Julie Swan | Nov 4, 2022 | Dog & Puppy Management, Facilities Management, People Management

Enter your name and email to get the Guardian Program Tips & Design Checklist! 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...
#55 – How to Sell Leftover Puppies

#55 – How to Sell Leftover Puppies

by Julie Swan | Sep 23, 2022 | Business Management, Dog & Puppy Management, People Management

Jump to Show Notes It happens. A litter is born, whether the market is a little wonky, you haven’t quite gotten your name out there like you wanted, or life happened and you plum forgot to really get out there with your advertising…and here you are, puppies are 6, 8,...
#52 – Recession Proofing Your Breeding Program

#52 – Recession Proofing Your Breeding Program

by Julie Swan | Aug 25, 2022 | Business Management, Dog & Puppy Management, Facilities Management, People Management

Jump to Show Notes Have you felt it? The market has been shifting, it’s like that feeling in the air when summer turns to fall and it smells a little different. If you’ve been watching the economy, fuel prices, and the price of dining at your favorite restaurant you...
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#132 – Purposeful Chaos in Your Breeding Program

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 shipwreck.” It did...

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

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 can have an honest...

#130 – The Breeder You Need to Stop Being

Watch the Webinar on Demand: Why Breeding Feels Overwhelming - and What to Do Instead 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 quality of their decisions. But...

#129 – What Actually Makes a Good Dog Breeder?

Watch the Webinar on Demand: Why Breeding Feels Overwhelming - and What to Do Instead 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 dogs live. What you feed. What...

#128 – Q&A – All About Puppy Deposits

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 also nice because, in...

#127 – Setting Up Your Year for Success

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. In today’s...

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

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 have too much time to...

#125 – The Secret to Higher Priced Puppies

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 smaller audience on...

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

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 breeder has encountered,...

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

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 breeder has encountered,...

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