Leap Over Limits - 060 Dog Leads

it's interesting we were talking before i started recording about different niches niches that people get into and i think a lot of people and a lot of trainers think they have to be all things to all people and it's you know it's it's i've said before i don't like working aggression cases i just don't have the temperament for it but it's important i've talked a lot about this on the podcast if you're seeing something that you don't think is right you don't need to be going to that trainer there's probably someone that's better and i as i said before i don't have any problem referring to someone else i know that's not my forte but i know somebody and i can get you in touch with them so

separation anxiety unless they have something else going on with it no thank you i will refer them to somebody else i'm just not

And see, I don't have a problem with doing something like that.

I mean, realizing it takes a while, but a lot of these extreme behaviors do.

So what was the biggest expectation versus reality that you've had since, well, either starting the company or training or both?

The biggest expectation, I think going into the training part was oh i'm going to work with you know all these dogs and all the focus was going to be on the dogs but when you're working behavior cases it's not a lot of it is the owners and trying to teach them how to read their dog and so i think you know realizing it was more the owners and I was not expecting the relationships I've made with the owners because when you have those behavior issues, you're really getting to know them and we spend a lot of time together.

So yeah, I just expected to go in and do what I did with my dog, not realizing what would happen with the owners.

And then with this side business, the paperwork.

the paperwork has been tear agreements and every little detail and I'm like I'm gonna just go back to it never mind no but yeah the relationships I've formed with people was not something I expected but it's also not something I realized I would enjoy as much but I really do it's been nice

I've been well teaching professionally for about 15, maybe a little more years.

And there's a couple of people that just really stand out.

And I, you know, I see them at a lot of these events for the dogs around town and, you know, I can always go up and, you know, check in with Gail or Ian and see how they're doing.

They're the first ones that come to mind, but.

I think I know who

they are.

Probably.

They do a lot with the...

They're very nice.

Yeah, they do a lot with Unchained Melodies, among other things.

But yeah, it's just really nice to check in with them and see how things are going.

And

get the good updates.

And sometimes they're not always good, but it's still, if you look from the beginning, a lot of times, it's really nice.

Yeah.

Do you have a...