Business building

I can now accept payment by paypal to make things easier for my clients.  My mind gets boggled when I read all that I need to do for my business.  When I tell my clients "There is more to dog training than sit and down", I am beginning to realize there is more to running my business than teaching dogs to sit and down.  I am willing to do the work because this is what I want to do for the rest of my life.
On the other side of my business, 4 dogs got adopted in the past 2 weeks and I have 2 new babies in my kennel.  Tuli is a 2 year old female that was surrendered because she bit a few people--she was doing her job as a guard dog. Unfortunately, people think that if they have had a dog before, they understand all dogs.  Each breed was bred for a specific purpose and you have to do some research into the breed you are getting.  There are numerous websites for each breed that detail the characteristics of that breed, including full-grown size!!  I also have Duke, an 11 month old boy, I don't know his story.  He is a sweetheart and just wants to play.  He is rather skinny so I suspect he was picked up as a stray. 
Emma is going to a trial on March 10, so I have been working with her to get her back in training and ring mode.  It's not a good idea to let her go for a month with no training at all!! 

Herbies Heros

We had a great time at the fundraiser yesterday.  Lucy and Emma made lots of new friends.  It was great to see such a wonderful turn out to help with the medical bills for some very cute boys.  It was so rewarding to see some of the dogs that had been rescued from Kelly's Haven that have been truly rescued and rehabed.  Kudos to the new owners.  The dogs looked and acted like such well adjusted puppies.  Nimee was just the cutest thing ever.  What a great therapy dog she would make.  I even won a raffle and can't wait to get my basket to see what is in it. The baked goods were yummy.   Renee, Elsa and Jen did such a magnificent job at arranging and managing this fundraiser.  Congratulations on a job very well done. 

Fast fixes

Hello, Happy Thursday.  My business is picking up and I have been very busy with all aspects--training, boarding and grooming.  We had our taxes done yesterday and my business showed a profit in the first year.  Thanks to all of you who trust me with your precious dogs.  I've just received my first "rejection".  I worked with a 10 week old lab on Tuesday where the main problem was puppy biting.  I suggested things such as giving the puppy something that is acceptable to chew on, more exercise, giving him something else to do such as "touch", or giving him a stuffed Kong to occupy him and tire him out.  The owner called me today, 48 hours later, and canceled her appt for next week because she said the main issue was the biting and I didn't address that.  I asked her if the things I suggested were working and she said "Not enough".  Hmmmmmm, they have had him for 3 weeks and he has been biting the whole time and they tried for 2 days to correct this behavior.  Of course, I feel like I didn't do enough.  I hope that she finds a trainer who can help her more than I did. I will do some research to see if I can find any more ideas to give the next person.