The Honest Dog Breeder Podcast
Episodes
#63 - Maintaining Boundaries with Buyers
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What do you feel when you hear the word boundaries? Love it? Hate it? It haunted me for a while, buyers had me a bit resentful. I knew I needed bounda...
#62 - 4 Techniques to Prevent Feeling Like Dog Breeding is Taking Over Your Life!
06 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dog Breeding can be overwhelming at times, especially when you're a mom and wife and the puppies aren't the only ones relying on you. In this episode ...
#61 - 5 Contract Clauses that Make Me Cringe
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Your contract should be an extension of your brand, your service, your relationship with your buyers, it can be so beautiful, but so many breeders put...
#60 - What Makes an Honest Dog Breeder?
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wonder what it actually means to be an honest dog breeder? How do you know if you're making the cut? If you're contributing to the world of dogs ...
#59 - Should You Quit Dog Breeding?
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Should you quit dog breeding? It's a question that pops up from time to time when you're in the business, especially when you've had a bad litter or a...
#58 - The Key to Selling Puppies in the Changing Market
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the puppy market is normalizing, you have to ask yourself, how am I going to grow, or at least sustain, in this changing market? The answer is cust...
#57 - Can You Leave in Family Emergency?
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Recently I almost lost Bill. I had to take a flight that departed mere hours after finding out. This episode is about setting up your program so that ...
#56 - When Should You Add Guardian Homes to Your Program?
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guardian Homes sound like the magic sauce, yet co-ownerships are often hit or miss. In truth guardian homes are often hit or miss as well. In this epi...
Interview #8 - Matt Beisner, The Zen Dog, Dog: Impossible on Trainers & Breeders and Genetic Coercion
03 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 col...
Interview #7 - Tori Mistik, Wear Wag Repeat - Where New Petpreneurs Struggle
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Interview #6 - Michele Taylor, Taylormade Miniature Golden Retrievers - Guardian Homes & Puppy-Raising Families
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Honest Dog Breeders! Today we are so lucky to have Michele Taylor of Taylormade Miniature Golden Retrievers. Michele and her husband have 8 beau...
Interview #5 - Kate Hesse - Mental & Emotional Hygiene Coach –on burnout & taking care of yourself as a breeder
15 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is dog breeding burning you out? The stress of breeding ebbs and flows and we can certainly make it easier on ourselves, but are you just tired or are...
#55 - How to Sell Leftover Puppies
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It happens to all of us. The puppies are ready to go...but they don't all have homes. This episode discusses ways to find homes for your prescious pup...
#54 - My Exterior Kennel - What I Love...and What I Hate
18 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I review my current kennel and what I love about it and what I would change about it. I hope it gives you some ideas and saves you som...
#53 - What does it mean to be an Honest Dog Breeder?
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do you become an Honest Dog Breeder? Or you one already? Being an honest breeder is all about building a breeding program that creates and takes c...
#52 - Recession-Proofing Your Dog Breeding Program
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It feels foolish to ignore the changing puppy market and the looming recession, but what does it really mean for dog breeding? is it over? will it sur...
Interview #4 - Michelle Klump, Outwest Bassets–Facility Design, Marketing to Your Ideal Puppy Buyer, & Family
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Honest Dog Breeders! Today we are so lucky to have Michelle Klump of Outwest Bassets, in Arizona. Michelle has a brilliant business mind and a l...
#51 - Getting Started with Temperament & Drive Testing
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You ever meet those breeders and they tell you they "just know" which puppy a family should have? Super helpful, right? It's frustrating, I hear you. ...
Interview #3 - Jody Moffett, DVM, new puppy buyers, breeders, and veterinarians
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I have Dr. Jody Moffett, my favorite veterinarian of all time, she’s simply the best and has put up with me for over 8 years, helpi...
#50 - 3 Unexpected Life Lessons from Dog Breeding
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Everything in life teaches us lessons, but, for our 50th episode (thank you for sticking with me!) I wanted to reflect on three unexpected lessons tha...
#49 - Coat Condition: a simple tactic for keeping tabs on your dogs' health
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Checking coat condition is by far my favorite quick way that I assess a dog's health. In today's episode we discuss a few simple things to look out fo...
#48 - Techniques to Improve Your Goals & Efficiency in Your Dog Breeding Program
17 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the year is half over, it's a great opportunity to check in on your goals. Today's episode we discuss common pitfalls in dog breeding goal setting ...
Interview #2 - Interview with Beth Berkobien - Aggression, Temperament, Drive, and Loving the Growl
02 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we have Beth Berkobien of Rehab Your Rescue in Dallas, Texas, Beth works primarily with anxiety and aggression in dogs. She has been...
#47 - 3 Ways to Use Your Brand to Build Your Breeding Business
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brands, and the trust they can build, are very helpful in building a relationship with your buyers. A good brand is essential in your long-term succes...
Interview #1 - Branding with Drew Dzwonkowski
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
My brother is a master with design and in today’s interview we discuss branding. If you aren’t familiar, branding is the feeling customers get w...
#46 - Guardian Homes & Co-Owns –when you should and shouldn't use them
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You hear the terms tossed around all the time: Guardian Homes and Co-Owns, but what are they and, more importantly, WHEN should you use them? This ep...