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Making the most out of your business and personal life

Running a business and trying to juggle your personal life can feel like a hopeless task. But much of this is down to a lack of motivation – not making the most out of opportunities and time management. This resource will focus more on...

Puppy development

The first few weeks and months are critical to the development of a puppy. But many owners are keen to progress quickly, often over exercising the puppy or overwhelming it to new sights, sounds and smells. Here you will find some resources to help...

Overseas foreign dog rescue

Working with overseas rescue dogs and their owners can be emotive and challenging, however very rewarding. These resources help identify common issues with rescue dogs and how you can help.   Rescue – overseas foreign dog rescue

Themes and structure

Sometimes it can be a real challenge to know what to write about, so this resource includes some files to help you do just that. I like to have general themed posts throughout the week – these can be for example tip posts or...

Equipment to bring to one to ones

I have a box, not just any box. A box full of equipment and goodies to bring to a one to one consultation and follow ups. In these files I will go through all the equipment I bring with me and how they help,...

Head collars

PPN do not promote or recommend the use of equipment such as head collars that can restrict the dog of its natural movement or work to stop pulling by adding pressure. However, we understand in some cases they are used as a last option...

Introduction

5 simple and stress free tips to grow your pet business

Longline (training leads)

Longlines or training leads can be a great piece of equipment to help manage and control a dog when training. They can also help build confidence when working with anxious/nervous dogs. But with every piece of equipment they must be used safely and most...

Productivity introduction

This resource will give you an introduction to productivity and how you can prevent too much workload and have good work-life harmony.

Creating and defining your niche

Creating and defining your niche is all about injecting your unique personality and ensuring your message is clear. Having a niche will not only make you stand out from the crowd show others you have a specialist skill.   Is your niche clear Let...

How to get recommendations and referrals

A big part of relationship building is getting recommendations – either from those who like or trust you, or from previous clients. It’s important to where possible help others, and work together – this means we can not only help more dogs and dog...

Mental health

It’s important to that we look after our mental health. As busy pet professionals we don’t often make enough time for ourselves outside of work and can always be striving for perfection. Here are some resources to spot the early warning signs and how...

Work life balance

Mindset and work life balance – you need to be looking after yourself – Are you up all hours answering emails? – Barely seeing family and friends? – Or perhaps aren’t doing enough work? When it comes to marketing, you need to be showing...

Website content

Your website should be inviting and help your prospective client to be drawn in by your story and be well presented content. Think less about you and more about what the client wants. Identify their pain points and walk in their shoes. Explain things...

Facebook pages

Facebook personal profile

Your personal profile is a great way to connect to other like-minded pet professionals and engage in local community groups, but sometimes it can be a little bit of a minefield. So here’s some resources to support you: Making the most of your personal...

Facebook groups

Facebook groups are a powerful way to create an engaging community. To build trust and a sense of belonging. You can create your own Facebook groups or you can join others, either way if you don’t produce engaging content or fail to network in...

Apps to create or download content ideas

If you want to create content there are some simple tools and apps to generate catchy headlines or subject areas. Here you will find some of the best tools and apps in the files section. Don’t be afraid to think outside of the box...