Wear Wag Repeat Podcast

Dog trainer Louise Daigle joins me today to talk about how she pivoted her business to offer an online course during the coronavirus pandemic. She also takes some time to talk about how to create a course, the importance of collaboration, and preparing your dog for you to go back to work.

Today you’ll hear from Animal Communicator Liz Murdoch of Talking With The Dogs. She shares how she first discovered that she could communicate with animals, she explains how her methods of communicating can help pets and people live better lives together, and she even takes some time to talk to Burt!

In this episode, I’m talking to Shahrina Ankhi-Krol, an attorney specializing in the pet industry. She talks about common issues that she sees pet businesses make, why it’s important to protect yourself and your business with insurance, and why she made an app that makes it easy to network with entrepreneurs. 

In this episode, I’m sharing two Wear Wag Repeat initiatives that I came up with, launched and have successfully run during the quarantine! These pivots have allowed me to give back while growing my business and I hope they inspire you to think of new ways to operate your business in a compassionate way. Listen to hear about a Buy 1, Give 1 program I did with my online course, and a special collection in my online shop that gives back to our local pet food bank.

In this episode, I’m talking to Dani Pedraza who runs a dog walking company as well as a popular Instagram feature account. We talk about how she uses her large following online to help raise awareness for pet adoption. And in light of everything going on in the world lately, Dani talks about how she and her business partner are getting creative to find ways for their dog walking business to generate income online.

In this episode I had the pleasure of talking with Angela Pantalone, the founder of the canine culture hub Wag Central. Learn about how she makes it all work with the help of an amazing staff. Listen for her story about how an Instagram video she did the morning of this interview almost immediately resulted in a new day care client signup.

Online shop owner Maddie St. Gelais joins me today to talk about shopping small, the importance of community over competition, and ideas to interact with your customers through Instagram.

In today’s episode, I’m going to share my own story about growing my Instagram account and how it’s enabled me to have a successful pet industry business. Having over 40,000 followers is great, but the best part is that Instagram has enabled me to be independent, introduced me to a supportive community and made me available to spend as much time as possible with my dogs. Learn how you can approach your Instagram account with the kind of attitude that will bring you tons of positivity and success in re

For my 100th episode, I asked my listeners to call in with questions for me. I got so many great questions, that I broke them down into two episodes. Today, listen to Part 2 of answering listener questions. You’ll learn about the best way to find pet influencers for your brand, suggestions for natural flea prevention, my thoughts on a philosophical dog blog and lastly, what innovation I wish would happen in the pet industry this year.

I thought I was really prepared for today’s interview with Pattie Zeller, but I was surprised when she told me how she got started in the pet industry. What she shares is a story that perfectly illustrates a concept that helps you find what you should do with your life based on the intersection of passion, talent and opportunity. Pattie found that, by learning how to communicate with animals and discovering that there was a need in her community for resources on natural pet care.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a lot of us into working from home, and while that by itself can be stressful, it can prove to be an adventure if you have a dog! On this special episode, I go over how working from home with your dog can be great for your happiness, creativity, and overall productivity. I also take some time to share some general work-from-home tips.

In this episode, I’m talking to Candi Wong of Designs by Wildside. She walks us through how she’s grown her dog collar business from an Etsy store to a full e-commerce website that's now experimenting with wholesale. If you’re a small brand and considering going into wholesale, definitely stay tuned for Candi’s advice and bear with us as we try to explain profit margins!

In this interview, Liza Fisher-Munroe of The POP Company shares her experience selling her dog-mom focused products at local markets and through her online store via Instagram. She’s passionate about supporting other women though cottage sewing programs and fabric makers on Etsy, and she shares why it’s important to have relationships with your suppliers.

Do you dream of running a successful pet care business? In this episode, I talk to Susan Briggs of the Dog Gurus. She’s a pet industry business coach who helps entrepreneurs launch and grow their dog day cares, boarding facilities, training classes, and more. She talks with me about tips for growing a business, keeping the dogs safe and happy, dog body language, and growing trends she’s seeing in the pet care industry.

I’m continuing coverage of Pet Dental Health Awareness Month by talking with Dr. Emily Stein, the co-founder and inventor of TEEF. Poor oral hygiene can cause a wide range of health problems for dogs, so Dr. Stein walks us through why cleaning your dog's teeth is so crucial, why treats and brushing aren't the best solutions, and how TEEF is trying to bring awareness to the issue.