Badass Breeder
Jeanette Forrey is the Badass Breeder. She has quickly been recognized as one of the industry-leading dog breeders, trainers, and educators. Through her highly successful breeding program, 4E Kennels, Jeanette has raised and placed over two hundred service, facility and therapy dogs, as well as numerous loving, reliable family companions. Recently, she launched a renowned non-profit organization, Healing Hearts, which is placing fully trained working dogs in deserving homes. Additionally, Jeanette has also started her own therapy dog team, bringing the healing comfort of a dog to those who need it most. Jeanette has been featured on many local and national media outlets, including Good Morning America. Along with her rich history in dog rearing, Jeanette is also an experienced educator. Having successfully taught regular and at-risk students in the Las Vegas public school system, she combined these diverse worlds to develop the Badass Breeder Mentorship Program. Again, showing her pedigree as an industry disruptor, she has been sharing her secrets related to breeding, puppy curriculum and evaluation techniques, combined with her business ethics. She is relentlessly focused on promoting ethical and dog-centered breeding practices and educating the public to buy smarter to defund puppy mills and ill-intentioned backyard breeders. Jeanette is not only successful but is truly elevating the way the breeding business is done by not only changing breeding from bad to badass but healing hearts and changing lives through the power of a dog. She is taking hundreds of breeders on this mission and journey with her.
Podcasting since 2021 • 49 episodes
Badass Breeder
Latest Episodes
EP 50: Self-Soothing in puppies, finding the joy in the journey and CAUTION - female in heat that live together
This week Jeanette covers the importance of teaching a fussy puppy to self-soothe before they go home, to remember to find the joy in the journey and not wait until you accomplish the next goal or item on your very long to-do list, and lastly a...
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Episode 50
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12:31
EP 49: Should breeders make money? Dealing with hate from social media and how to manage an exuberant mom during delivery!
During the shotgun mini-series this week, Jeanette covers the hot topic of whether breeders should make money or not? The difficulties of dealing with judgment and hate from social media trolls and lastly, how can we manage exuberant moms so th...
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Episode 49
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11:42
EP 48: Heroic Efforts, Grief in dogs when they lose a puppy and Guardian home pros and cons
Jeanette gives you a down-and-dirty about these 3 important topics that breeders face.The first is heroic efforts and how long do we try to keep a newborn puppy when they are not thriving?Secondly, how breeders inadvertently cre...
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Episode 48
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13:31
EP 47: Entitled Buyers, Working Dogs Defined, and are Puppy Evals Accurate?
Welcome back to the Badass Breeder podcast! In today's video, we're diving into these 3 topics1. Entitled Buyers:We’re exploring the phenomenon of entitled buyers in the puppy market. What does it mean to be an entitled buyer,...
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Episode 47
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15:56
EP 46: Should you train a leftover puppy? Why humanizing dogs is ruining them and what are drive by moms and when should we worry?
In this week's podcast, Jeanette covers:1. What are the pros and cons of training a "leftover" puppy that did not sell with his/her littermates? 2. How humanizing our dogs is ruining them and how you can help your clients e...
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Episode 46
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12:23