All Episodes

#144 - Q&A - All About Dog & Puppy Purchase Contracts

#143 - Dog & Puppy Contracts Gone Wrong with Jessica Johnson, Attorney at Law

#142 - Raising Your Price $1,000 May Not Be As Far Away As You Think

#141 - The Hidden Cost So Many Breeders Are Paying

#140 - The Guilt Discount: Why Breeders Feel Wrong for Doing Well

#139 - Where Adopt-Don't-Shop Has it Wrong

#138 - Emily Breslin on Why Good Dogs Still Get Ruined

#137 - The Facility Factor #3 - Laurie Fenly on Rock & Gravel

#136 - The Facility Factor #2 - Bill Collins on All Things Flooring

#135 - The Facility Factor #1 - Bill on Contractors & Building Facilities

#134 - The Facility Factor: Design Your Breeding Setup Piece-by-Piece

#133 - Dogs Who Are Taken Care Of, But Not Loved

#132 - Purposeful Chaos in Your Breeding Program

#131 - Why Dog Breeding Feels So Overwhelming - and what to do about it

#130 - The Breeder You Need to Stop Being

#129 - What Actually Makes a Good Dog Breeder

#128 - Q&A - All About Puppy Deposits

#127 - Setting Up Your Year for Success

#126 - Is Your Breeding Program the Bringing of Good Things?

#125 - The Secret to Higher Priced Puppies

12 Days of Breeders 2025 - #12 - Dana Filatova of Kismet Labradoodles

12 Days of Breeders 2025 - #11 - Andrea Gardner of Desert Sky Poodles

12 Days of Breeders 2025 - #10 - Megan Smith of Acadia Goldendoodles

12 Days of Breeders 2025 - #9 - Leilani Nichols of Northwest Cairn Terriers

12 Days of Breeders 2025 - #8 - Sarah Whitman of Bonnie Brae Collies

12 Days of Breeders 2025 - #7 - Andrea Jones of Maple Hill Doodles

12 Days of Breeders 2025 - #6 - Bill Wyatt of DubDub Danes

12 Days of Breeders 2025 - #5 - Cynthia Kelly of Regis Regal German Shepherds

12 Days of Breeders 2025 - #4 - Kari Roach of Choice Paws

12 Days of Breeders 2025 - #3 - Natalie Thurman of Apex Anatolians

12 Days of Breeders 2025 - #2 - McKenze Ocampo of Twilight Doodles

12 Days of Breeders 2025 - #1 - Kim McGuirk of Newbliss Chicago Lagotto

#124 - Getting Out of Survival and Into a Business Growth Mindset

#123 - Reflecting on the Year of Dog Breeding and What I Plan to Change for Next Year

#122 - Which Kind of Dog Breeder Are You?

#121 - Does Placing a Dog in the Wrong Home Make You A Bad Breeder?

#120 - Puppy Buyers Are Changing - How Dog Breeders Can Adapt

#119 - A Better Way to Discounting Puppies

#118 - How to Manage Parvo Once You've Had It

#117 - Planning For Your Facility Upgrade

#116 - Should You Invest in Your Facilities or Retirement?

#115 - Invest For the Future

#114 - Is Your Breeding Program Creating Your Future Or Just Getting You By?

#113 - How Many Litters Should You Have?

#112 - Q&A - Puppy Application Questions, Delayed Pick Up, Turning Buyers Down, 2 Breeds Yes or No, When to Collect Deposits

#111 - Where Breeders Are Bleeding Money Part 3/3 - Marketing Money Leaks

#110 - Where Breeders Are Bleeding Money Part 2/3 - Hiring People

#109 - Where Breeders Bleed Money, Part 1/3

I-11 - Getting Better Puppy Photos - Tips & Tricks from Professional Dog Photographer Kerry Howell

#108 - Secrets to Planning Social Media Content for Dog Breeders

#107 - Do More Puppies Mean More Profit?

Time Management Mini Series #3 - NJ Shelsby on Efficiency, Task Management, and AI Tools

Time Management Mini Series #2 - Lara Marek - Using Hypnosis to Gain Success Subconsciously

Time Management Mini Series #1 - Danielle McGeough - Identifying Your Priorities & use the RISE Method to Get More Done

#106 - Dog Breeding is Changing (are you ready?)

12 Days of Breeders #12 - Dakotah & Hunter of Bear Paw Ranch (my kids!)

12 Days of Breeders #11 - Courtney Guthrie of Desert Canyon K9

12 Days of Breeders #10 - Shannon Dooley of Howleluyah Miniature Schnauzers

12 Days of Breeders #09 - Lory Mitchell of Star Studded Bulldogs

12 Days of Breeders #08 - Kim Crawmer of Prancing Pony Maremmas

12 Days of Breeders #07 - Jessica Harris of Missouri Dalmatians - From Fired to on Fire!

12 Days of Breeders #06 - Bill Collins of Run'n Bear Mini Aussies

12 Days of Breeders #05 - Elli Farmer of A + E Bernedoodles

12 Days of Breeders #04 - Susan Davis of Davis Doodles Australian Labradoodles

12 Days of Breeders #03 - Cristine Lista of EverSummer Miniature American Shepherds

12 Days of Breeders #02 - Meghan Whalen of Roo Roo Rat Terriers

12 Days of Breeders #01 - Tara Schnetz of Waggin' Tails Ranch Golden Retrievers - New Breeder Success Story

12 Days of Breeders 2024 - Intro

#105 - Where Does a Blog Fit into Your Overall Dog Breeding Marketing Plan?

#104 - 4 Marketing Struggles & What You Can Do About Them

#103 - 5 Things I Wish I Did Sooner in My Dog Breeding Program

#102 - Q&A - Business & Dog Insurance and Discounting Puppies

#101 - Should You Add a Second Breed or Size to Your Dog Breeding Program?

#100 - How Dog Breeding Has Changed Me

I-10 - Email Marketing for Dog Breeders with Tori Mistik of Wear Wag Repeat

#99 - Q&A - When to Form an LLC, Starting with Studs, How Many Females, & How to Start a Dog Breeding Business

#98 - The 3 Reasons Breeders Quit Dog Breeding

#97 - Julie's Secret Formula for How to Write Better Puppy Ads and Website Copy

#96 - Using the Good, Better, Best Model to Improve Your Dog Breeding Program

#95 - How to Deal with Someone Tries to Trash You for Dog Breeding on Social Media

#I9 - How to Help Buyers with Kids & Puppies, Interview with Michelle Stern of Pooch Parenting

#94 - How to Break the Cycle of Overwhelm with Dog Breeding

#93 - Q&A - Covering the Cost of Dog Food, Breeding on Antibiotics, Dealing with Animal Control, and DNA Diversity in Litters

#92 - 3 Things Dog Breeders Do Wrong When Talking with Potential Puppy Buyers

#91 - The Alternative to Regulation & Licensing for Dog Breeders - Part 2 of 2

#90 - Should Dog Breeders Be Licensed and Regulated? Part 1 of 2

#89 - 5 Ways to Prove You're Not a Scam

#88 - 16 Things You Can Do in Under an Hour for Your Dog Breeding Program

#87 - Are You Justifying Your Breeding Program?

#86 - How to Market Puppies

#85 - What is the Day-to-Day Lifestyle of Being a Dog Breeder?

#84 - What Skills Do You Need to Be a Dog Breeder?

#83 - The 3 Things You Absolutely Need to to Start a Dog Breeding Business

#82 - Is Dog Breeding Profitable?

#81 - How to Have Confidence in Your Pricing

#80 - 5 Tips to Manage Your Breeding Expenses

#79 - Should You Hire Someone or Do It Yourself?

#78 - Are You Getting In Your Own Way?

#77 - 5 Things To Do on Your Phone to Make Your Business Better

#76 - How to Make Your Website Better

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

#74 - Are You Making These 4 Mistakes With Your Puppy Advertisements?

#73 - Up-Level Your Service to Your Puppy buyers Using Customer Relationship Management Software

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

#71 - The Key to Capturing Buyers When They're Ready to Buy

#70 - Part 3/3 - How to Reduce Your Program Size Without Losing Your Bloodlines

#69 - Part 2/3 - What is Ethical Dog Breeding & How does it relate to the Economy?

#68 - Part 1/3 - Pause Your Breeding Program?

#67 - Are You Accidentally Sabotaging Your Breeding Program?

#66 - How to Gain Traction in Your Breeding Program When You Feel Like You've Lost It

#65 - Are Your Dog Breeding Problems Actually Perspective Problems?

#64 - Breeder Insecurities and what to do about it

#63 - Maintaining Boundaries with Buyers

#62 - 4 Techniques to Prevent Feeling Like Dog Breeding is Taking Over Your Life!

#61 - 5 Contract Clauses that Make Me Cringe

#60 - What Makes an Honest Dog Breeder?

#59 - Should You Quit Dog Breeding?

#58 - The Key to Selling Puppies in the Changing Market

#57 - Can You Leave in Family Emergency?

#56 - When Should You Add Guardian Homes to Your Program?

Interview #8 - Matt Beisner, The Zen Dog, Dog: Impossible on Trainers & Breeders and Genetic Coercion

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

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

Interview #5 - Kate Hesse - Mental & Emotional Hygiene Coach –on burnout & taking care of yourself as a breeder

#55 - How to Sell Leftover Puppies

#54 - My Exterior Kennel - What I Love...and What I Hate

#53 - What does it mean to be an Honest Dog Breeder?

#52 - Recession-Proofing Your Dog Breeding Program

Interview #4 - Michelle Klump, Outwest Bassets–Facility Design, Marketing to Your Ideal Puppy Buyer, & Family

#51 - Getting Started with Temperament & Drive Testing

Interview #3 - Jody Moffett, DVM, new puppy buyers, breeders, and veterinarians

#50 - 3 Unexpected Life Lessons from Dog Breeding

#49 - Coat Condition: a simple tactic for keeping tabs on your dogs' health

#48 - Techniques to Improve Your Goals & Efficiency in Your Dog Breeding Program

Interview #2 - Interview with Beth Berkobien - Aggression, Temperament, Drive, and Loving the Growl

#47 - 3 Ways to Use Your Brand to Build Your Breeding Business

Interview #1 - Branding with Drew Dzwonkowski

#46 - Guardian Homes & Co-Owns –when you should and shouldn't use them

#45 - The 5 Steps to Fixing Your Dog Breeding Program

#44 - The 4 Pillars of Dog Breeding–and where should you put your focus?

#43 - What to do about a Defective Puppy

#42 - What's Holding You Back in Your Dog Breeding Program?

#41 - My 3 Biggest Regrets in Dog Breeding

#40 - 6 Buyer Red Flags and How to Handle Them

#39 - Grieving Buyers...do you sell them a dog?

#38 - 5 Side Hustles that Complement Dog Breeding

#37 - How to Handle an Oops Litter

#36 - The Purpose of the Puppy Pack

#35 - The 7 Best People to Marry as a Dog Breeder

#34 - Diminishing Immunity: Are Your Puppies Susceptible?

#33 - Losing a Puppy –and what to do about it

#32 - The Tension Between Breeders & Veterinarians

#31 - Should You Own Your Own Studs?

#30 - 3 Criteria for Selecting Your Breed

#29 - What's the Deal with Doodles?

#28 - How to Maintain Integrity in Your Breeding Program

#27 - Planning Your Year of Dog Breeding

#26 - A Letter to Buyers Who Buy from Us Honest Breeders

#25 - Are Your Puppy Applications Working Against You?

#24 - The 3 Reasons Dog Breeders Breed

#23 - Aggressive or Sustainment Breeding Program?

#22 - Why You Need to Build Your Bloodline

#21 - What Does Breed to Improve the Breed Really Mean? --And Where Do Doodles Fit in?

#20 - My Origins Story - How I Became a Dog Breeder

#19 - What You Need to Start Dog Breeding

#18 - The 6 Criteria for Selecting Breeding Dogs

#17 - What Getting a Returned Dog Says About Your Dog Breeding Program

#16 - Is Your Price Point Attracting the Wrong Buyers?

#15 - Is Your Breeding Program a Burden to Your Loved Ones?

#14 - 5 Reasons Your Dog Breeding Program Isn't Making Money

#13 - Should You Breed Back-to-Back?

#12 - Dog Breeding Full-Time v. Part-Time, What's Best for You?

#11 - Are Titles Neccessary for a Successful Breeding Program?

#10 - How to Define Your Success as a Dog Breeder

#9 - The Secrets to Successful Puppy Deposits

#8 - Should Dog Breeders Make Money?

#7 - Should You Let Your Buyers Pick a Pup Based on Color?

#6 - Why You Need to Build Quality Relationships with Your Puppy Buyers

#5 - Why You Need a Website for Your Kennel

#4 - Where the Adopt-Don't-Shop Movement Has it Wrong

#3 - The Single Biggest Mistake Most Breeders Make --and how to avoid it!

#2 - The Difference Between Honest Dog Breeders, Backyard Breeders, & Puppy Mills

#1 - Why The World Needs More Honest Dog Breeders