The Poodle to Pitbull Pet Business Podcast

Does your pet business lack excitement?  Do you feel like you struggle to stand out from the competition?  How can you come up with big bold ideas that will put your pet business on the map?  Well, in this BONUS episode Dom talks about creating waves in your pet business, and how you can only surf the waves you create.  Too many pet business owners don't do enough to create any 'heat' in your busi...

Todays guest is Fernando Camancho. He's a dog trainer, author and a consultant to pet boarding and daycare facilities, and someone I've been trying to interview since 2015!  Fernando started out in graphic design, then moved to advertising before following his passion to work with animals and ended up with a job at the zoo - doing graphic design for their in house magazine. Then he worked as a PT,...

In this weeks bonus podcast Dom is mourning the death of one of his precious hens, Blanche. Blanche, along with her sister Dorothy were the hens Dom and Beth raised from eggs, and they featured in the first episode of the podcast recorded way back in June 2018! And as sad as her passing was, it actually wasn't too much of a surprise. See, Blanche A.K.A. Hoppy hadn't been very well for a long time,...

This weeks guest is the amazing Amber Van Denzen of Attaboy Animal Care in Lakeland Florida. Very entrepreneurial from a young age, Amber started doing pet sitting jobs as a teenager for her neighbours, before moving on to training as a vet tech after highschool.  She had dreams of moving further into the vetrinary world but struggles with science (in particular chemistry, which I can totally iden...

This weeks guest is superstar groomer, the one the only, Jess Rona!   Jess chats through her entire pet business journey from struggling through school, having dreams of being an actress, to doing improv and stand up comedy, and waiting in a restaurant before setting off on her amazing grooming journey.  We shoot the breeze about; * The struggles of starting a grooming business on a budget * How s...

What really down at a pet business mastermind? What even IS a pet business mastermind? And would a mastermind benefit you and your business?  All great questions that will be revealed in this episode.  A Mastermind is unlike any other kind of coaching program. Anyone who has achieved any kind of success in business, sport and entertainment will tell you they didn't do it alone, and had excellent m...

In this weeks episode I'm sharing an exclusive look behind the scenes at what happens inside my pet business coaching program.  You'll hear from The Doggy Doctor - Carol Clark, Queen of the Fields - Katie Guastapaglia, The Spaniel Guru - Hannah Antrobus, and the owner of the U.K's greatest doggy daycare Tim Jackson as they share the results they experienced when they invested in a coach.  You'll d...

This bonus podcast was recorded hot on the heels of the amazing September PBIC Elite Mastermind, and Dom is in contemplative mood as he shares his pet business plans for the next 90 days.  Quarterly planning is a huge part of what we do in Dom's private coaching programs, and the key to making HUGE progress is to only focus on the high-value tasks that will move your from 2K a month to £4K a month...

In this episode I'm joined by Savannah Westwood, Heidi Lewis, Amber Van Denzen Suarez and Doug Keeling, who make up the fantastic four founding members of the newly formed Florida Pet Sitters Association. We talk about how the collaboration came together and their aims for the association which include; Providing a community for Florida pet business owners who feel isolated and alone.  Communicati...

When is the best time to increase your pet business prices?  Is it a good idea to take on staff, write a book, or launch a new service during a recession?  Is now a good time to making changes in your pet business?  Dom thinks 'YES' and in todays BONUS episode you'll discover why, despite rising inflation, cost-of-living crisis, and a recession rolling towards us, now is the best time to make SMAL...

At IMPACT 2022 - The Pet Business Success Summit Dom shared the Ten Pet Business Commandments...these are the ten game-changers that will enable you to stand out from the competition, and protect your pet buiness from the rising inflation and the cost of living crisis.. In this episode Dom deep dives on the first three commandments. They are; 1) Thou Shalt be Premium 2) Thou Shalt Target Thine Ide...

In this BONUS episode I'm peeling back the curtain and giving you a sneaky peak at what went down at IMPACT 2022 - The Pet Business Success Summit!  You'll hear an extract from my opening presentation of Main event Saturday, which is where I shared my Ten Pet Business Commandments.  Commandment number one is Thou Shalt Target Thine Ideal Customer ...this is more crucial than ever right now, becaus...

Todays guest Candace D'agnolo grew up in central Illinois, and showed an early entrepreneurial streak by selling pencils and erasers to other kids in the playground, as well as legitimately bringing in pocket money extra babysitting and dog sitting for her neighbours...   She achieved her dream of working at an advertising agency in Chicago, but hated it so left to start a Mural painting business...

Just because there's a cost-of-living crisis, inflation is sky-high and we are rapidly rolling towards recession, it DOESN'T mean you can't increase prices and make more money in your pet business.  I started my first 'premium' pet business slap bang in the middle of the last recession in 2011. And I did this by charging twice as much as my competitors.... ...So, in todays episode I'm sharing six...

This weeks guest Isabel Alvarez Arata was born in Equador, moved to Florida as a child, and was surrounded by animals including rescue cats and even a monkey! She adopted her first dog aged 17 - a rescue called Baci, which means kisses.  She studied French and Business, and ended up being an English teacher in France aged 23. On her return to the USA she worked in a bank, in sales and in the hospi...

Everyone has a different definition of what is means to have a successful pet business. Some people want staff, some people want awards and recognition, and for others it's the mythical six-figure income level.  However, it might surprise you to learn that not all six-figure plus pet business owners are happy. Many have a very high turnover, lots of staff, loads of clients but little actual profit...

In just two years Lucy Hawke has transitioned from a full-time teaching role, to starting a side hustle pet care business, then she niched down to her true passion, which is guinea pigs and little critters, which led to her writing a book, The Healthy, Happy Guinea Pig Guide Book.  Lucy finally left teaching role, retrained as a groomer, and moved with her partner 77 miles to a new location where...

Dom has a BIG annoucement today as he's doing two LIVE seminars this year and YOU are invited. One is Wrexham, Wales on August 21st hosted by Karen Boyce of Beastly Thoughts Dog Training, and the other in Florida on October 15th, hosted by Doug Keeling of Bad to the Bone Pet Care. You can book an early-bird ticket for the Grow Your Pet Business FAST! Seminar in Florida by going to https://www.petb...

This weeks guest Doug 'the dog guy' Keeling is a shining light in the pet industry. A self-confessed loner and nerd, Doug moved around a lot as a kid and ended up bonding hugely with his dogs.  A passion for travelling led to him training to be an airline pilot at college, that was until he tried flying the plane...hen ended up working in a computer repair shop and a grocery store before getting a...

This week Dom shares the half-term report card for his own business, including the good, the bad and the pugly... You'll discover what went well, what went badly and how he measures success in his business and personal life. This is a raw and real episode where Dom goes deep into the mistakes he's made, and how he is fixing them.  If you've struggled in the first half of 2022, and you're worried a...

Today I'm speaking to one of my Elite members Kirsty Jackson who has an inspirational pet business story to share. Kirsty studied business at university, and was enjoying her 3rd year placement when she fell pregnant with her son Riley. Now, Kirsty is a self-confessed dreamer, but also fiercly ambitous and she was driven to go back to uni to finish her placement so she could build a better life fo...

This weeks guest is awesome animal behaviourist, and one of my Diamond coaching clients, Laura Ward.  A childhood love of animals led to Laura leaving school and becoming a Vet Nurse, a career she held for 10 years. In that time she also nurtured a love of dog behaviour, and eventually she left employed life to start her own training business.  Steady referrals from her network of Vet colleagues m...

Grab your dog leads and your passport because this special episode will take you to Portugal and back again, via car and boat! The training side of Dom's pet business recently completed a special assignment, that involved collecting a Giant Snauzer puppy puppy from the breeder, raising, training, socializing and loving him for six weeks, and then transporting him to his new owners in Portugal. Tun...

This weeks amazing guest, Sarah Marginson comes to the podcast straight from winning an award at the recent IMPACT - Pet Business Success Summit! Sarah loved growing up with animals, so much so she ended up going to agriculture college, then she was the first female to manage farms for the Home Office. Then she got married and started a pig farming adventure in Winnipeg, Cananda. Fast forward fift...

Fuel prices are up, inflation is raging, no-one had any money and the world has gone to hell in a handcart...certainly that's what you'll think if you follow the mainstream media and whingebag pet professionals on Flakebook. These are challenging times for sure, but as always, pet professionals who go against the grain and do different and better marketing will be the ones who not just survive, bu...