Johnny
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They make absolutely amazing pets. This is Robin, one of my greyhounds. She's been with us for over four years now. She is very chill. She's a therapy dog. She's good with children. She goes to senior homes to meet elderly people. She's got a very calming and chill...
They make absolutely amazing pets. This is Robin, one of my greyhounds. She's been with us for over four years now. She is very chill. She's a therapy dog. She's good with children. She goes to senior homes to meet elderly people. She's got a very calming and chill...
effect on everyone I've got three other dogs which are a bit more anxious and she's the calming one they don't require a lot of training they don't require a lot of exercise they're sprinters they have bursts of energy so that energy goes in a quick run and then they lie down and sleep 20 hours a day they're very healthy breed so they don't require high insurance premiums or high vet bills they're easy to groom mostly if trained well and looked after well they can be good with other animals children and even sometimes cats
effect on everyone I've got three other dogs which are a bit more anxious and she's the calming one they don't require a lot of training they don't require a lot of exercise they're sprinters they have bursts of energy so that energy goes in a quick run and then they lie down and sleep 20 hours a day they're very healthy breed so they don't require high insurance premiums or high vet bills they're easy to groom mostly if trained well and looked after well they can be good with other animals children and even sometimes cats
So they race between two and four. After four, they will need a home. So they spend the majority of their life looking for a home. And this is where the small part of the time, like the beginning, where the Greyhound Trust prepared them, because they've been in the racing industry, they haven't necessarily got introduced to a family home. They don't know what a TV is, what a doorbell is.
So they race between two and four. After four, they will need a home. So they spend the majority of their life looking for a home. And this is where the small part of the time, like the beginning, where the Greyhound Trust prepared them, because they've been in the racing industry, they haven't necessarily got introduced to a family home. They don't know what a TV is, what a doorbell is.
So the Greyhound Trust spends all the time and effort to get them prepared to get into a home, a proper home.
So the Greyhound Trust spends all the time and effort to get them prepared to get into a home, a proper home.
The next show will be the Bletchley Fair and afterwards we'll do the Gotham Park Fair. It's a beautiful event as well. And then we're doing Surrey Sight Hound Show. We are doing Rygate Fire Service Open Day in August. And then around Christmas we do a lot of local events. We try to be at as many events as we can. to show people the greyhounds and how they behave. My lifestyle fits greyhounds.
The next show will be the Bletchley Fair and afterwards we'll do the Gotham Park Fair. It's a beautiful event as well. And then we're doing Surrey Sight Hound Show. We are doing Rygate Fire Service Open Day in August. And then around Christmas we do a lot of local events. We try to be at as many events as we can. to show people the greyhounds and how they behave. My lifestyle fits greyhounds.
I work from home, I work a lot, and they don't require too much attention. They changed my life since we had them. My wife now has a dog business right next door to us. It's because of them, since we adopted one, and I volunteer with the Greyhound Trust because of Robin since I met her and adopted her.
I work from home, I work a lot, and they don't require too much attention. They changed my life since we had them. My wife now has a dog business right next door to us. It's because of them, since we adopted one, and I volunteer with the Greyhound Trust because of Robin since I met her and adopted her.
I know a lot of our people who adopted dogs from our centre, they would come and tell you that greyhounds have changed our lives. Johnny, Sam, thank you very much indeed.
I know a lot of our people who adopted dogs from our centre, they would come and tell you that greyhounds have changed our lives. Johnny, Sam, thank you very much indeed.
The beautiful thing about doing these very short, punchy episodes is that you actually get a chance to apply some of the things that our wonderful guests share with us. I think the important part is that asking for referrals is not something that necessarily is new and profound.
The beautiful thing about doing these very short, punchy episodes is that you actually get a chance to apply some of the things that our wonderful guests share with us. I think the important part is that asking for referrals is not something that necessarily is new and profound.
You know, the AI buzz at the moment, asking referrals has been around for hundreds of years, I'm sure, because people have always spoke to each other to share ideas and word of mouth around where to go next to get their problem solved. The point is, is we can talk about asking referrals for many more years, but if you don't do it, you really don't get any value from it.
You know, the AI buzz at the moment, asking referrals has been around for hundreds of years, I'm sure, because people have always spoke to each other to share ideas and word of mouth around where to go next to get their problem solved. The point is, is we can talk about asking referrals for many more years, but if you don't do it, you really don't get any value from it.
The point that Thomas has made recently around effective techniques, I took that forward and rather than straightforwardly asking for referrals, I I was over in Boston with a financial service organization, helping them acquire multi-billion dollar deals. It was a fantastic couple of days over there. They're really looking to transform their approach of client engagement.
The point that Thomas has made recently around effective techniques, I took that forward and rather than straightforwardly asking for referrals, I I was over in Boston with a financial service organization, helping them acquire multi-billion dollar deals. It was a fantastic couple of days over there. They're really looking to transform their approach of client engagement.