The Honest Dog Breeder Podcast
By Julie Swan
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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 dog breeding program, that also pays the bills. So throw those pods in your ears while you’re cleaning kennels—I’d love to join you.
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#114 - Is Your Breeding Program Creating Your Future Or Just Getting You By?
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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#113 - How Many Litters Should You Have?
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Jul 12, 2025 |
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#112 - Q&A - Puppy Application Questions, Delayed Pick Up, Turning Buyers Down, 2 Breeds Yes or No, When to Collect Deposits
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Jul 05, 2025 |
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#111 - Where Breeders Are Bleeding Money Part 3/3 - Marketing Money Leaks
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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#110 - Where Breeders Are Bleeding Money Part 2/3 - Hiring People
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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#109 - Where Breeders Bleed Money, Part 1/3
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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I-11 - Getting Better Puppy Photos - Tips & Tricks from Professional Dog Photographer Kerry Howell
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May 16, 2025 |
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#108 - Secrets to Planning Social Media Content for Dog Breeders
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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#107 - Do More Puppies Mean More Profit?
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Time Management Mini Series #3 - NJ Shelsby on Efficiency, Task Management, and AI Tools
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Time Management Mini Series #2 - Lara Marek - Using Hypnosis to Gain Success Subconsciously
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Time Management Mini Series #1 - Danielle McGeough - Identifying Your Priorities & use the RISE Method to Get More Done
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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#106 - Dog Breeding is Changing (are you ready?)
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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12 Days of Breeders #12 - Dakotah & Hunter of Bear Paw Ranch (my kids!)
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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12 Days of Breeders #11 - Courtney Guthrie of Desert Canyon K9
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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12 Days of Breeders #10 - Shannon Dooley of Howleluyah Miniature Schnauzers
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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12 Days of Breeders #09 - Lory Mitchell of Star Studded Bulldogs
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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12 Days of Breeders #08 - Kim Crawmer of Prancing Pony Maremmas
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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12 Days of Breeders #07 - Jessica Harris of Missouri Dalmatians - From Fired to on Fire!
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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12 Days of Breeders #06 - Bill Collins of Run'n Bear Mini Aussies
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Dec 08, 2024 |
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12 Days of Breeders #05 - Elli Farmer of A + E Bernedoodles
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Dec 07, 2024 |
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12 Days of Breeders #04 - Susan Davis of Davis Doodles Australian Labradoodles
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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12 Days of Breeders #03 - Cristine Lista of EverSummer Miniature American Shepherds
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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12 Days of Breeders #02 - Meghan Whalen of Roo Roo Rat Terriers
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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12 Days of Breeders #01 - Tara Schnetz of Waggin' Tails Ranch Golden Retrievers - New Breeder Success Story
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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12 Days of Breeders 2024 - Intro
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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#105 - Where Does a Blog Fit into Your Overall Dog Breeding Marketing Plan?
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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#104 - 4 Marketing Struggles & What You Can Do About Them
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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#103 - 5 Things I Wish I Did Sooner in My Dog Breeding Program
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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#102 - Q&A - Business & Dog Insurance and Discounting Puppies
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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#101 - Should You Add a Second Breed or Size to Your Dog Breeding Program?
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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#100 - How Dog Breeding Has Changed Me
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Aug 24, 2024 |
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I-10 - Email Marketing for Dog Breeders with Tori Mistik of Wear Wag Repeat
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Aug 17, 2024 |
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#99 - Q&A - When to Form an LLC, Starting with Studs, How Many Females, & How to Start a Dog Breeding Business
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Aug 10, 2024 |
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#98 - The 3 Reasons Breeders Quit Dog Breeding
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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#97 - Julie's Secret Formula for How to Write Better Puppy Ads and Website Copy
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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#96 - Using the Good, Better, Best Model to Improve Your Dog Breeding Program
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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#95 - How to Deal with Someone Tries to Trash You for Dog Breeding on Social Media
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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#I9 - How to Help Buyers with Kids & Puppies, Interview with Michelle Stern of Pooch Parenting
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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#94 - How to Break the Cycle of Overwhelm with Dog Breeding
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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#93 - Q&A - Covering the Cost of Dog Food, Breeding on Antibiotics, Dealing with Animal Control, and DNA Diversity in Litters
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Jun 02, 2024 |
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#92 - 3 Things Dog Breeders Do Wrong When Talking with Potential Puppy Buyers
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May 23, 2024 |
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#91 - The Alternative to Regulation & Licensing for Dog Breeders - Part 2 of 2
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May 11, 2024 |
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#90 - Should Dog Breeders Be Licensed and Regulated? Part 1 of 2
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May 03, 2024 |
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#89 - 5 Ways to Prove You're Not a Scam
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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#88 - 16 Things You Can Do in Under an Hour for Your Dog Breeding Program
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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#87 - Are You Justifying Your Breeding Program?
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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#86 - How to Market Puppies
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Mar 23, 2024 |
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#85 - What is the Day-to-Day Lifestyle of Being a Dog Breeder?
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Mar 16, 2024 |
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#84 - What Skills Do You Need to Be a Dog Breeder?
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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#83 - The 3 Things You Absolutely Need to to Start a Dog Breeding Business
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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#82 - Is Dog Breeding Profitable?
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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#81 - How to Have Confidence in Your Pricing
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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#80 - 5 Tips to Manage Your Breeding Expenses
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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#79 - Should You Hire Someone or Do It Yourself?
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Feb 03, 2024 |
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#78 - Are You Getting In Your Own Way?
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Jan 27, 2024 |
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#77 - 5 Things To Do on Your Phone to Make Your Business Better
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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#76 - How to Make Your Website Better
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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#75 - 3 Things to Consider When Planning Your Year of Breeding
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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#74 - Are You Making These 4 Mistakes With Your Puppy Advertisements?
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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#73 - Up-Level Your Service to Your Puppy buyers Using Customer Relationship Management Software
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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#72 - How I Sold Puppies in this Crazy Market –Even the Puppy with One Eye!
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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#71 - The Key to Capturing Buyers When They're Ready to Buy
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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#70 - Part 3/3 - How to Reduce Your Program Size Without Losing Your Bloodlines
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Aug 26, 2023 |
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#69 - Part 2/3 - What is Ethical Dog Breeding & How does it relate to the Economy?
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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#68 - Part 1/3 - Pause Your Breeding Program?
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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#67 - Are You Accidentally Sabotaging Your Breeding Program?
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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#66 - How to Gain Traction in Your Breeding Program When You Feel Like You've Lost It
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Jun 24, 2023 |
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#65 - Are Your Dog Breeding Problems Actually Perspective Problems?
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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#64 - Breeder Insecurities and what to do about it
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May 27, 2023 |
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#63 - Maintaining Boundaries with Buyers
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May 22, 2023 |
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#62 - 4 Techniques to Prevent Feeling Like Dog Breeding is Taking Over Your Life!
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May 06, 2023 |
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#61 - 5 Contract Clauses that Make Me Cringe
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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#60 - What Makes an Honest Dog Breeder?
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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#59 - Should You Quit Dog Breeding?
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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#58 - The Key to Selling Puppies in the Changing Market
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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#57 - Can You Leave in Family Emergency?
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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#56 - When Should You Add Guardian Homes to Your Program?
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Interview #8 - Matt Beisner, The Zen Dog, Dog: Impossible on Trainers & Breeders and Genetic Coercion
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Dec 03, 2022 |
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Interview #7 - Tori Mistik, Wear Wag Repeat - Where New Petpreneurs Struggle
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Interview #6 - Michele Taylor, Taylormade Miniature Golden Retrievers - Guardian Homes & Puppy-Raising Families
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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Interview #5 - Kate Hesse - Mental & Emotional Hygiene Coach –on burnout & taking care of yourself as a breeder
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Oct 15, 2022 |
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#55 - How to Sell Leftover Puppies
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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#54 - My Exterior Kennel - What I Love...and What I Hate
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Sep 18, 2022 |
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#53 - What does it mean to be an Honest Dog Breeder?
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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#52 - Recession-Proofing Your Dog Breeding Program
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Interview #4 - Michelle Klump, Outwest Bassets–Facility Design, Marketing to Your Ideal Puppy Buyer, & Family
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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#51 - Getting Started with Temperament & Drive Testing
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Interview #3 - Jody Moffett, DVM, new puppy buyers, breeders, and veterinarians
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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#50 - 3 Unexpected Life Lessons from Dog Breeding
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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#49 - Coat Condition: a simple tactic for keeping tabs on your dogs' health
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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#48 - Techniques to Improve Your Goals & Efficiency in Your Dog Breeding Program
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Jul 17, 2022 |
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Interview #2 - Interview with Beth Berkobien - Aggression, Temperament, Drive, and Loving the Growl
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Jul 02, 2022 |
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#47 - 3 Ways to Use Your Brand to Build Your Breeding Business
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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Interview #1 - Branding with Drew Dzwonkowski
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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#46 - Guardian Homes & Co-Owns –when you should and shouldn't use them
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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#45 - The 5 Steps to Fixing Your Dog Breeding Program
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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#44 - The 4 Pillars of Dog Breeding–and where should you put your focus?
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May 26, 2022 |
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#43 - What to do about a Defective Puppy
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May 19, 2022 |
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#42 - What's Holding You Back in Your Dog Breeding Program?
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May 12, 2022 |