Mums, Mutts & Momentum- Running a Dog Business Through the Newborn Stage With Kathryn Love

In this episode, I’m joined by Kathryn Love, mantrailing instructor, scent geek, dog addict, and the woman multiple people told me I had to get on this podcast.Kathryn runs Trailing K9's and has spent the last six years specialising in mantrailing and tracking (after transitioning from full-time canine behaviour work). She’s also a mum of two, a four-year-old and a brand new four-week-old, and somehow juggling that alongside eight dogs, a business, and real life in rural Wales.This is the episode for any founder who’s pregnant and thinking, how on earth am I going to make this work?We talk about the real pivot Kathryn had to make when she realised this pregnancy didn’t come with the same “safety net”, including cancelling a huge amount of travel and restructuring her business fast, while still pregnant, so she could keep income steady without burning out.We cover:why the first six months can actually be the most workable stage to adapt your businesswhat Kathryn delegated immediately (and why it mattered)how she communicated hard boundaries to clients, and why being “too nice” is what breaks youthe mindset shift from “working for your business” to making your business work for youand the practical reality of staying visible and generating leads when life is loud, messy, and unpredictableIt’s honest, funny and deeply reassuring, especially if you’re trying to plan for maternity leave without pretending you’ll go back to work the same way.(And yes… she really did teach with a baby strapped to her.)