Laughs and Leashes: Jeannine Heinbuch's Journey to Dog Boarding

In this hilarious and insightful episode of "Dog Friendly," host Brandon Bennett sits down with Jeannine Heinbuch, a dynamic woman with a diverse background. Once a school teacher and a devoted mother to her hockey-playing kids—thanks to her Canadian husband—Jeannine's journey takes a comedic turn as she dives into the world of dog walking and boarding, specifically catering to small dogs.

Jeannine’s natural wit and humor shine through as she shares her unexpected venture into the pet care industry. Driven by the need to earn a little extra cash for her kids' hobbies, she found herself embracing the joys and challenges of running a small business, despite having no prior experience. Her candid anecdotes about navigating this new terrain are both relatable and entertaining, making for a delightful conversation filled with laughter.

Throughout the episode, Jeannine provides valuable insights into her experiences caring for small dogs, sharing what she’s learned about their unique personalities and how they fit into her life. Her comedic take on the ups and downs of dog care adds an engaging layer to the discussion, making it clear that her passion for animals is genuine and heartfelt.

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  Good morning, dog lovers. Welcome to Dog Friendly, the podcast where we celebrate the joy of dogs and the adventures we share with them. I'm your host, Brandon Bennett from Alpine Howl.  Each week, I take you to dog friendly locations to chat with passionate dog owners about their furry companions and the unforgettable experiences They've had together. 

We'll also hear from experts, who share valuable insights on training, health, and making the most out of our time with our canine pals. All while enjoying the great outdoors. So whether you're a seasoned pup parent, or just a dog lover, grab your leash, maybe a libation, and join us as we enjoy the world of dogs, and incredible adventures that await.

Let's dive in to today's episode. 

Here we are. Good morning on this wonderful Tuesday in March. Yeah, that's right. It's March. We got a great guest on today's episode, Janine Heimbach. Uh, she's a local, uh, friend of mine here in Longmont, Colorado. Uh, started off, uh,  a dog morning and walking drop ins.  Uh, shortly within the pandemic time, she got her start, uh, doing a little bit of rover.

Uh, she was a comedian, uh, which you'll hear throughout the episode, uh, how,  how much fun we had. Uh, great. She, she's gearing it towards, uh, uh, small dogs, which is a niche. We talk about that. Uh, we talked a little bit about, uh, my cousin Hope Zavara, bless her heart. Hope I didn't screw anything up, uh, talking with her out there, uh, with Janine about, um, what Hope does.

But Hope does have a, a podcast out there, uh, A Daily Dose of Hope. Uh, she also has a wonderful website to check out, hopesavara. com. Uh, again, I got all those websites, uh, in the show notes. Uh, Hope, love you to death. Uh, you're, you're, you're wonderful and I'm inspired by you. What you got going on. So, uh, again, apologies if some of my information was  slightly off or, or I got it close, but, uh, you know, she's, she's an entrepreneur just like Janine.

So we brought it full circle there and, uh, wanted to give the shout outs, uh, where those pieces were. Um, and again, the show notes have all the correct links and pieces like that and Janine as well. Uh, she gives out her phone number. Uh, I also threw in her email, Janine, hope that's okay, uh, in, in the podcast notes if someone wants to, uh, drop her a line for boarding, dog walking, small dogs. 

And it's a great day to be alive here in, uh, Colorado and in the world. We, we talk dogs and it's all about dogs. Just, uh, one thing about this episode, we do get a little sassy. Uh, I did put the explicit content.  on for this particular episode, but it's all in good fun. Uh, there's nothing malicious, anything anybody has to worry about there. 

I got a great review for you at the end of the episode. Uh, woof popsicles. What a great name, unbelievable packaging. Um, my dogs are staring at me right now as I'm, uh, editing this saying, where is my popsicle? But, uh, we'll get a little bit into that. Uh, once we get.  The, the, you get through the show, I'm rambling now, but, uh, that's because I want to do really Take on the humanality of a piece of it.

And you'll hear that throughout our conversations as, uh, Janine and I go back and forth. Uh, we, we met in 2017. I believe it was 2017 at, uh, Whibby Brewing.  She was running a lot of their  events Specifically what I remember is the cornhole because that's how she met my dad We make reference to him and my mom my mom made cornhole bags for Whibby brewing  For that for them because they needed some new ones and my mom does that my dad makes custom cornhole  board So if you're in the northern Northwestern ish part of Wisconsin and you need a custom set of cornhole boards and bags  find Jack Bennett on IMDB because  Maybe his email is there.

I don't know but he's a great dude  Fantastic had him on Season one listen to that episode. Uh,  so  we're gonna get into this right now. Thank you. Janine I hope we get you some more business I hope people just get uplifting give a little laughter into their tuesday morning because that's what this world needs is some dog licks some laughter a lot of love and  love and everything in between because Guess what?

You're listening to Dog Friendly,  produced by Alpine Howell.  Now it's time  to listen to Janine.  And,  here we go. what it is.  Do some testing and make sure everything's going alright here. Testing one, two.  Can you hear your headphones? touch everything, it looks so fancy. No, you don't need to worry about that. 

Whoa!  Is it loud in your headphones? I have nothing in my head. Oh. Um, on your right side here, just put, just push a little bit. It might pop up on us.  Okay, I'm pushed up as hard as I can, and I still don't hear anything. Hold on.  How about that? Nope. Well, that's because you're number three, you should be four.

I can hear! Oh, there we go! Oh,  you're right, that is loud. Yeah, okay, hold on a little. Here, number two. Testing one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two. Ooh, that's good. Better? Too, too quiet. Too quiet? Okay, here you can, here, here, here, here, there, there, there. Okay. It's for you to hear yourself. Oh, good.  We want to hear you.

I don't want to hear myself. I want to hear you. I mean, you should hear me, but I don't want to hear myself. Do you know what I mean? Like, do you ever hate hearing yourself? Yeah, so part of it is that, um,  I, uh,  I had to get over that when I first started podcasting. Um, because I sound, we all think we sound goofy to ourselves.

We do.  But, you know, in the world of  radio and acting and all that stuff, uh, Yeah. And it's a grind for me to listen to it and edit.  Oh yeah. Hearing your own voice. A long time. You can tip it down so it's not like in your beak. Or you don't have to. It doesn't matter. It's pretty easy. Is it, or is it my beak?

No, I just was ever comfortable. I'm making sure. I'm recording this anyway, so. Sometimes this is, this is the part of podcasting that I like. The humanality piece of it that it's not so like Rigid. Rigid, right. I do have some questions that I Perked up so that I can  to promote you and to get, you know, the right information out to people that are locally or just you and the whole encompassing piece of what you're doing.

I wanted to make sure that I had a little bit more piece of it because  dog friendly. The idea is to go to places that are, you know, maybe serve some libations. People get a little loosened up, but dog friendly. So you can bring your dog and then talk. To just anybody. Um, you're not just anybody. So as the segue, um, first and last name and what do you do?

Uh, my name is Janine Heinbuck. And I own a dog boarding and walking and care business. So, um, that encompasses things like, um, little dogs, 15 pounds or smaller, stay at my home and I take care of them overnight while people go on vacation. And then  Um, and then if people are going out of town and they have larger dogs, I go to their home and they can stay in the comfort of their home and I go drop in like once or twice a day, let them out to go to the bathroom, feed them, um, spend some time with them.

Or if people are working all day long, like since the pandemic, a ton of people, you know, their dogs were used to them being home all the time. And, um, that's when I started my business was seeing the need of somebody, they wanted people to drop in on their dogs.  That's cool. What, uh, what's, what's the radius of how far you'll travel?

I'll only do five miles. Okay. So I found that out because I started before, kind of before I dipped my toe into this is what I did was I found this company called Rover. And it's an app called Rover. I'm on that. Yeah. And so I started doing, um, I started working for them and, um, It started building up clientele and then, um, after that I started, I had enough clients where I started my own business and then, um, and then I could be a little bit more specific and, um, of what I could do and couldn't do because I still have two kids.

Sure. Two teenagers that I still needed to, uh, make sure I was around for that are in two different sports. Yeah, what inspired you to start this business? Um, well,  so I'm married. That's what we're talking about. Yeah, here's what we're talking about. So it was funny, um, so, you know, right before the pandemic hit, and I always say, it was definitely the pandemic, so I was doing stand up comedy before the pandemic, and, um,  and, you know, two years into it, I did not want to go back to stand up comedy.

I just, I realized, um, How much I just disliked so many people.  That's funny you say that because, uh,  people that I talk to, it's like, rather like, you know, dogs than other humans, right? Yeah. There's so much better. Yeah. And I, like, I feel bad because, like, I'll greet dogs before I greet people. All day long.

All day long. Yeah. Yeah. And they're like, I'm here too. And I'm like, I don't see you. So stand up comedy and, and you're just  But dogs, the But dogs. Well, so I was a preschool teacher for 12 years. Okay. I did not know that. Well, that gives you really good material for stand up. It really, really does. I'm sure it does.

Oh my god, so much. Um, but it was a really easy transition. I mean, from pre 12 years of teaching preschool to, to taking care of dogs. I mean, it's, it's basically hand in hand. Yeah. Why is that in your mouth?  Why, why did you poop there?  Come. Come. Stop. Sit. All the same. I gotta do video at some point, cause just the way you're saying this, and I  describe it for people, that your face is just, it's stone cold, this is what it is, this is how it was, like, and you're just, yeah. 

It goes across both  platforms. That's great. It does. It really does. So preschool teacher, and then, so you have some dogs?  Oh yeah, so my, so my uncle was a breeder, so I grew up with um,  Kind of a lot of like a lot of dogs of one breed. I mean, he bred poodles is what he bred. Okay. And so that's what I was used to my whole life.

And  I, you know, once I saw that Rover app and I, you know what? I want to say, I probably found it through TikTok because I mean, TikTok was what I lived for during the pandemic. Yeah. And I thought I saw the Rover app and I was like,  I can do that because we needed, um, another income. Okay. We needed another income.

Sure. I didn't want to do stand up anymore. I didn't want to work at a brewery anymore. Yeah. I didn't want to do, um, live theater anymore. I wanted, I wanted something that was not away from people. I enjoyed the pandemic. Oh, lock me up. I, as an extrovert, I didn't realize what an introvert I was. Oh. I'm with you, actually.

I loved it. I loved it. For everybody out there, like, there's a select few of us that actually got to, like, like, I was flipping scooters. Yes. Yeah, and I got to get back to, so I rebuilt cars back in the day, so I got to get back to my motor skills and I got to Hone in on that and it was just fun. It was so fun.

Yeah, so do you remember like leaving your home? I remember like when we were like slowly started to be out and I was so disappointed that 50 percent of the population was still there Yeah It was a bummer, man. It was such a bummer. I was like, damn, I thought there'd be less of you.  Not the ones I knew and loved.

I can tell you'd be good at stand up. The other people. Not the dogs, though. No, never the dogs. Never the dogs. Okay, so I was telling you, and I'm sorry I got sidetracked. No, that's okay. Uh, your, your, uh, uncle? My uncle, yep, he was a breeder, so I was around lots of dogs. Um, so I saw the Rover app, and I was like, that's something I can do as kind of like a side hustle.

Because, um, I married a Canadian.  So by marrying a Canadian, I love it. Let me tell you what this does to you. So when you marry a Canadian, you think, oh, this is so hot, he's a hockey player.  And that's,  it's great, but then you breed with him.  And when you breed with a Canadian, you need to be a part of that hockey world.

And it didn't matter that I had a girl and a boy. Both were going to be in hockey. And you're like, alright, I can emotionally handle hockey. Like, I love watching. I love watching my husband do it. And then you put your ten year old out there and you're like, oh my god, I just put my kid on a sheet of ice with knives on their feet.

Yeah, totally.  Like, where do you go from there? And then they give you the price tag. The price tag is no joke. Like, it's not, I was a volleyball player. Like, maybe my season cost 60 bucks. My kids seasons, no joke, anywhere from 5, 000 just as a base, and that doesn't include traveling for tournaments. Yeah. So, like, we needed that extra income.

Yeah, sure. We needed it. Yeah. It was my fault. It was my fault. I mean, you're living life and you know, what are you going to do? It's life is good. I adapted. Yeah. Canadian kids, dogs. So hockey. Yeah. Hockey. Yeah. My, uh, my sister just getting back from state. Her kids are in hockey. So one's a goalie. So think about that.

Oh no. That's insane. And the amount of gear that they have and like how much they have to like, it's, it's crazy. Yeah. It's your sister knows. Yeah. She knows the struggle. Oh yeah. I have two of them. Yeah. Yeah. It was insane.  So, on Rover, you get on Rover, and, um, Yeah, I got on Rover, and, uh, got a bunch of clientele, and even then, they started asking me, and they're like, Do you want to, I mean, it, cause they take a percentage, so Rover, Sure, right.

Which is great, and they should. Yep, absolutely. Um, but, you know, I wasn't, um,  I didn't need them anymore to market to me because I was, um, I had like a base clientele that I was doing solidly the whole time. Sure. Um, so I just kind of took my business from there, started it up, Um, got on something called, uh, Zoho, which does my invoicing, which, Um, that was a big help and, I mean, I've never done anything like, I've never been like a business entrepreneur or anything like that, so I had no idea what I was doing.

Yeah. Um. But then it was, it was great from there and, and everything. Now it's just word of mouth. Yeah. And a lot of people, I think, um, myself included, you know, I, so I have two small dogs. Okay. I have, uh, Poodles. I have a, an 11 pound poodle named Jake and a 3 pound poodle named Luna.  And we got, we got photos for everybody so they're going to see them on the social tag on Tuesday.

Yeah. This is great. It's insane. So the 3, the 3 pound poodle we didn't expect to be. I was going to start breeding because there's no poodles in Colorado. Like you can't, you can't find them. You have to go to Ohio to get them and uh. I was like, well, I, I could start breeding. And so I got this female poodle and, and the breeder allowed me to, to breed her.

Um, and then she just stopped growing. And you can't, you can't breed a dog that's that small. Are you sure? I mean, she, she'd have little mice coming out of her. Little nuggets. I wasn't going to have that happen to her. So we just, she ended up being a pet. Yeah. And, uh, and those dreams dwindled as I went into Rover and I was like,  Actually, this is probably a lot healthier that I'm like, playing with other people's dogs, and then I come back home where there's like, less.

So, um, but so I have the, I have the two small poodles, and, and when we go on vacations Um, I used to have family take care of our pets.  But, both of our parents, our friends, and our, our families are really close, and we like to go on vacations together, so like, then where do you go with your pets? Right. And, for our small dogs, we don't want to go to a kennel.

We like more of the intimate  feel of somebody's home. Like, our dogs sleep in our beds. And our dogs, like, sit on the couch when we're watching movies.  And, I wanted that for them. So I was like, I bet there's so many more people out there that feel the same way as me and that have small dogs that don't need to run around very much that are either old or just too tiny that they would get,  they would get lost in the shuffle.

Yeah. So I opened up my home for boarding. So I do boarding now at my house with dogs that are 15 pounds or smaller. Oh, cool.  And, uh, it's been really enjoyable, and it's stopping me from buying more dogs. That's one way to, you know, other than, you know, neuter spade, but, right? Right. Just go to a dog company.

Anytime I see a dog out there, I'm like, you know what I need? Mine. A new dog. Mine. A new one. And so this is, yeah, this is, that reminds me of, like, Finding Nemo when you're, like, of the birds when you see a new dog. Mine, mine, mine, mine. That's a good reference. I love it.  Yeah, I love that.  Uh, is that part, uh, let me just ask it, so what sets you apart from other, uh,  dog boarding  companies? 

Oh, definitely my looks and my wit.  Well, no doubt that you're a stand up comic at heart, I can totally tell because it, you know, my face is already hurting because I'm smiling and laughing so much, but. So, uh, we got that. On the business side of things are what's your,  as you, as  Janine's boarding. Right.

What sets you apart?  Um, well, right now I, you know, I don't know a lot of other  large businesses that do what I do. I mean, there's a couple here in town. Um, and, uh, but what I specially, it's more because it's a specialty. Right. It's more because there's a of what I have. And what I'm doing, and what I'm doing is, I'm being more Aunt Janine.

I am, you know, the clients that I have stay with me for longevity, and for every vacation that they do, because their dog knows me, they're used to me, they come around the corner and they're already barking in the car, like getting excited, running to my door, like, you know, like your children would with their grandparents.

Yeah. Right? They're getting excited. Sure. They know this place, this is where they're at. It's a second home. They get to play. Because there's Other small dogs there. Not the three pound poodle. She stands up high. She looks down on everyone.  She's in me teeth. I'm sorry. She has one tooth. Yeah. Tongue sticks out.

She's a pirate. You see in the picture and she's like, if you get, oh, am I allowed to cuss in this thing? Yeah, absolutely. I'm gonna be very careful. Yep. No, absolutely. Sometimes I hit the bark button, but no, you'll hear, but yeah. There's a bark button? Well, it's, you'll hear it on the podcast. Oh, I'm so excited.

So yeah, you can swear, for sure. It's awesome. Yeah. I don't want it to be a bark button.  Okay.  This shit's real. I know. I was gonna, I was gonna use some, like, really Fucking Go here. It's gonna be great. It's gonna be great. That one, I have to expand it a little further. It's like, everybody. And then I just said, when I upload it, it's explicit. 

Because we're at a place of, you know, libations and stuff like that, and people get loose. It's They do. It's We're It's The idea is, is that, you know, again, we're pulling on you, who you are, and people, you, that's a human, you know, characteristic of you, you know. Oh, very much so. When, when people are like, you know, come up and, you know, like you were saying, and we were talking earlier about my dad and, you know, his, You know, the, the beard and like, before it was Bark!

Bark! He's a fox. He's a fox for sure. And, uh, so things are changing though. People are a little more relaxed and, you know, things like that. And swearing and stuff like that. Yeah.  Let her fly. I mean, it's alright. Okay, good. Yeah, don't worry. Okay, it's a cultural thing. Well, as long as you approve. I'm Yeah.

I'm gonna fucking do Yeah, because, uh, I, I, you know, no boundaries, you know, again, we don't get political, we don't get religious, it's just talking about you and dogs, that's the idea of this. We're not gonna get political? Uplifting, you can, well, we can hit it, you can, BLEEEE! I'm so disappointed. Again.

Because my dogs have some opinions on what's happening. Okay, if they can talk, that, that, I'll, I'll come full circle at the end, what we ask on our, our podcast, but, um. The three pound poodle, she's a She's got attitude. Yeah, it's happening. Yeah. Yeah. What? Uh, how long have you had him? Um, let's see. Well, it didn't take long.

Um, for both of them. So the first one, Luna, she's the oldest. She's the little black poodle that has the tongue sticking out of her mouth. She didn't have any teeth.  Poor thing. Cause she didn't develop, you know, he's a mouth guard. She does. So sad. She looks like the hockey player. Um, she is She's six, no wait, yeah, she's six years old, and then shortly after that we got Jake, the male, the eleven pound, we call him Jake the jerk, cause he is a jerk, and he's super needy, and he's in your business all the time, and he takes toys from other dogs, and he's a jerk.

Yeah. No, he's like super fun to, like other dogs really enjoy him. That's their business. Yeah. But like personally as his mother, I don't really like him that much. I mean, I love him, but I don't like him that much. There, there, there's things like that out there for sure. Right. And I tell him straight to his face, that's all right.

We, we like to talk to our dogs and Right. Do they sleep in bed with you? Oh, absolutely. Duh. And right before, like I look him straight in the eye and say, I don't like you  . I love you, but I don't like you.  This is too good. And then I just face palm his face and I just shove him away and he comes back. 

Always. He always comes back. Unconditional love. Oh my god. That's the best. I don't like it. I love it. I, I got my first dog.  So I have two dogs. My first dog, this is, I'm, I gotta be honest to say, but I wanted to get it for her every morning licking me in the face. And she does. And it, I mean I've had her for six years.

And now it's just like, No, no, no, no, that's it.  And she just goes straight up like You made her do that. I know, I mean, through my energy of why I wanted her and now I did the same thing.  You know, it's that, I get it, it's like, don't do it. Even though this is why I want you. But I love it. Oh no, absolutely.

It's totally hypocritical what I do with my dog. Like I come home high squeal and like You know, you go to all those, like, dog training places and they're telling you, like, Don't get excited. Don't greet your dog like that. And I'm like, that is impossible. Yeah. I am, like, immediately on the floor in his face.

And then later, when he's, like, demanding more of me and, and pawing at me, I'm like, Can you, can you give me some fucking space? Yeah. Some barking space. So that I didn't say barking. Yeah, yeah. So, that brings me to a good question. Great. With your clients Yeah. How, how do they  And obviously it's word of mouth, so people are giving you good recommendations, but what's the communication from them to you about, here, we do this, uh, training piece with them, or we do, um, this is the commands, do they give you a list, how, how does that first start?

That's a, that's interesting that you say that, because I don't think,  because I'm a novice at this, um, and I say novice because I don't have any like formal training with Um, any kind of like disciplinary or anything like that, like, um, uh, not like other dog trainers. Like I'm walking dogs and things like that.

Everybody, every client I come to, I do, um, we do meet and greet. So it's either if I'm walking their dog, um, you know, midday or something before I go and do that, like I go meet them and I go meet the pet and then I, and they kind of describe and tell me like how their dog behaves around people. Um, and mostly the ones that I'm walking, um, just rule of thumb for myself is I keep your dog away from every other dog.

That makes sense. So like, I'll hold them back and make them sit, I have treats, um, because,  just like caring for like children or things like that, you don't,  you don't need, because they're not yours, you don't need to include outside environment, um, exposure to, to what could happen, right? You always want to keep things in your control.

And, uh, and, uh, keep everybody's dog safe. Yeah. Because you don't know. You don't know how your dog's, the pet you're with is gonna react, and you don't know how somebody else's pet's gonna react.  Um, and then with the dogs that come to my home, they, um, people come and they meet me at the house, so that way they can see my home, they can see my space.

They can kind of, we see if the dogs get along. So far it's been, you know, one for a hundred, if everybody's been great. Yeah. We've, we've never had a An incident that a pet hasn't worked out. Like I would there, but yeah. Well, even with Jake the jerk. Yeah. Um, and, and they come more with,  you know, I ask questions of like, you know, does your dog sleep in the bed?

Would you like them to sleep with me? Would you like them to sleep in their kennel? Sure. Like we try to keep, you know, just like taking care of anybody's kid or something like that. Like we try to stay to their, their routine and their schedule. Um, even though it's not in their home. And then, um, and then everybody gives me like a list of like, this is what my dog does.

eats and this is how and what time and they like the chew toy at this time and things like that. So I stick with everybody's, everybody's own personal routines. It gets to be a lot cause like sometimes I'll have like five dogs in the house on top of my two and we'll be like seven maxed out and then I've got like lists lined up on the counter of everybody's needs and regiments.

Oh my gosh, so many regiments. And it's interesting to you see, you know, I'm finding out like  There, there's things that people do with their dogs where I, you know, I want to implement with my dog. Yeah. That I really like. Yeah. It's, it's actually quite great. And then, and then vice versa. Sure. Um, yeah, I really should have named my business like Aunt Janine's House because I, they come and they get spoiled.

I, I like that name. What, what, you know, you didn't say what the name is. It's, oh, it's, my business is For the Love of Dogs. For the Love of Dogs. Okay. I did it kind of back in the day. It was, um, because I, you know, every time I turn around I kept saying, ah, For the Love of God. Ah, for the love of God.  And so then I, you know, just switched the last three letters.

For the love of dogs. I love it. And it is. I'm doing this for my love of dogs. Yeah. Because I love them so much and, uh, they're so much better than people. And it's not work then. Right. People are work. People. I'm work. Listen.  I'm a handful and that's, you know.  Part of the reason probably why I'm a single guy. 

No, you're, no, you are busy. Oh my god. Yeah. Seeing all the things that you have your hands in. Yeah. Like, it's impressive. Thank you, it's  Like, listen, you should be, you should be snatched up. Just, like, on so many, just your charm, your smile. Oh, gosh. But, but, just your ambition. Enough about you, let's, what do you think of me?

Right, right, right, right. No, slide the 20 closer. Slide that 20 closer.  So you're, you're learning about, um, their, the, the,  from what people do with their dogs and vice versa, what, what is your bandwidth of, you know, Adding more clients. What does that look like? So as my husband would say, stop it, knock it off.

That's enough. Yeah. Um, because I just took another new client and it's going to be, um, walking the dog two times every day and which doesn't seem like a lot, but with, on top of, um, working for, um, my son's, uh, theater company, which kind of fell into my lap unexpectedly. And then, um, and I'm really enjoying that spending time with him and, um, and then this business, yeah, I'm.

I'm feeling I'm feeling all the spaces in my life. Yeah that I don't really get a break very much Yeah, that's okay because dogs Yeah, and I really love that. So I'm I'm still taking more clients. Okay, I'm never gonna stop because I won I really have problems saying no Um, and we all and  it's worse. It's it's really it's a problem.

I mean, in certain things I can say no all day you have a good demeanor, though, to, you know, stand your ground and like you have an alpha sense to you, which is good. Actually, I I'm impressed by women that do that because, you know, you stand your ground. That's good. I mean, why not just know it was okay.

What gave the alpha away? Was it me humping your leg earlier? Was it like the Just the dominance of the face. That did not happen.  That what didn't happen on the air.  It didn't. Um,  no you just,  I think, uh, when I first met you, oh gosh. 2017 or whatever it was just you have a good confidence and I think that in instills and probably how you run the business and the dogs because  I've been to a lot of trainers with other dogs my dogs and as well They know dogs know that energy and I believe in that that the energy that an alpha they respect you So that That goes a long way for probably success in what you're doing.

You know, it's interesting that you say that because, um, my husband actually pointed that out to me not too long ago, that it was kind of, um,  um, I don't know, I don't remember how you phrased it. I'm, I'm gonna say superpower. You know, he'll just listen to this and he'll be like, I didn't, that's not, that's not what I said at all.

I'm gonna say it's superpower. Awesome. Here, here's what it is. Here's what it is, Brandon.  Kids, dogs,  people, they like me. Yeah. I don't know why, and I swear I'm not paying them. I've smelled myself, it's not a pheromone thing. Yeah. I don't know what it is, but I, they do, especially children. And more, I think it's because, I don't know, I get right in their face, and I'm like  Well, you've got a great smile and, you know, that piece of it.

So, you know, and, and, and you're, you know, you're not an ass, you know what I mean? And, and people are Give me a chance. Okay. You know, there's a certain part of life if you're just You know, hold yourself to a certain level of assness that  people are like, Oh, I kind of like that. Like I, I, I'm overly nice from the Midwest.

So like my, my level is a little different. Oh, you're wonderful. Oh yeah. No, no, seriously. Like everybody likes you back to the podcast.  What are some, uh, what are some goals that you're, what, what's the next level for you? Oh, I love that you asked that. Um, because, so our dream, obviously, we do, we do have a dream for the future.

Um, my, my sister and I want to, right now she's working in California for the Academy of Motion Pictures. And as an art conservator and, uh, They're, you know, it's the grind. She's in California. She's working really, really hard. But our, our dream is to eventually kind of retire together with a property for little dogs.

Nice. Um, because we, I mean, we, it's not that we don't love big dogs. Sure. That's not the issue. It's, um, it's because there's, there's so much space for big dogs. Yeah. And, um, and I, and I love big dogs, but I want there to be space for little dogs. And I want them to have  I want people that also have their love for little dogs to have that little, little space for them, like their own, like a home away from home.

Yeah. And, uh, her and I want to open up a business, um, with a property with some, some, uh, um, land, you know. Like what everybody wants right now. Yeah. We all want to live this community. Yeah. Ranch. Yeah. Life where we're kind of all more like. Communal living and um, farming and everybody's got like their niche and you don't have to go out into this big bad world that's uh, Taken that, that um, that community away from you which I really, I want that again.

Sure. I want that. And that's what my sister and I want and of course my husband, like he would love to be a part of that too. It's, it's actually been really fun for all of us and then my kids too. Yeah. A lot of my friends like to. To take on some of my jobs if I can't do them and,  I mean, who wouldn't want to go play with dogs?

That's, I mean, that's why I get into this gig. But, um, you know, it's interesting that you say, um, you know, not that you don't love big dogs or whatever, but it's great that you're already famous. Focus in on a niche, you know, like with the size wise because, um, uh, my cousin, uh, wonderful human, she has a, uh, I'll plug her.

She's got a company called mother trucker yoga. Um, and basically she, uh, um, she, she speaks, uh, you know, motivational health. Um, but the, her big piece is that, um. Making it active for truckers across, you know, getting them moving, getting regiments where they're not, because they're sitting so much and so, you know, it's, it's a big slash small business, meaning she found a niche and I listened to her podcast, uh, uh, you know, uh, she got done with a guy who was talking about that and when she figured out the small thing to do,  like so much easier, it's hard to say no, but, but what a great idea.

Yeah. I mean, it's awesome. What's the name of her podcast? Yeah. Um, you know, I'm going to blank on this. I, uh, she was on a podcast of my friend actually. Um, yeah. Uh, Kale Gwynn, he, I've been working with him for. Uh, the better part of probably 16 years. He helps me do some back end work with Alpine Howell. Um, him and I talk, um, once a week on marketing, things like that.

He does a, uh, Totally Hyped. I think that's what the podcast was that she's on. It's called Totally Hyped. It's basically a podcast that he's helping elevate people with marketing. Um, giving the steps and pieces like that. And interviews people that have good success stories. She was, she is one of them. I mean, she's Um, 20 plus years in yoga practicing it, had a studio, she gave that all up to, she found this niche with this, this, the trucker environment and stuff like that.

She's an amazing human. I mean, she's been to the White House, uh, Tori Spelling put, she has her own cream for truckers at truck stops that Tori Spelling has put in her Christmas basket, I think twice, for sure once, but Tori Spelling has found my cousin's, like, cream that, you know. And it's all natural ingredients.

She came up with it and stuff like that. So this girl's just as nuts as me. She's awesome. She, again, you guys have a very gene in your family. Yeah, for like overachieving. We get it from my, it's gross from my mom's dad. Um, how dare you. He passed away  too early in his sixties and  to this day, we still don't know how many businesses he owned or how many people he gave.

And he, I mean, he was a millionaire and Right. He, he was in construction like I am now and he, yeah. Commercial down in Milwaukee. But I mean. Just helping people and doing things that we love and you know why not because we only got one shot at this life, right? That's That's so true. Yeah. And what a, what a great point.

Yeah. Uh, to, to make me depressed. Why? You're doing great. We're just talking about great stuff. This is what this podcast is all about. I just don't want it to go away. Oh, don't worry about that. That negative energy gone.  That's how we do it. Okay. Back to your dogs because, um, we're, we're, we're getting, this is great information.

Um,  we asked people, um, about what their dogs. If they could say anything, what would they say? I specifically say five things, but we're trying to, you know, we're on episode 25, 26 or whatever it is. And, what would each one of your dogs say? And if they could say something. So, my dog, Hazel, um, Sorry, a little dog just came in and you've lost my attention.

That's okay, those are good patrons. And, that's what it's about though, sometimes people just bob in and say hi. That's what the podcast is all about, because Okay, can I describe it? Yeah. It looks like a little terrier, it's black and white. It has a little blue sweater on, as it should. Or no, t shirt. It's got like a pointy tail.

It's little.  And I wanna, I wanna put it in my face.  Oh, it's a little dog. Oh my god, it's a little dog. Yeah. And you know how I feel about little dogs. Yeah, that's what I mean. Right up your alley. Right up my alley. I want to put them in my face, in my pocket.  I love them so much. That's why I like little humans too.

We had, uh, my, my previous job that I was at, um, FFL Brands, a massage chair company.  The first, um, one of the office ladies, I can't remember her title or whatever.  She had a little dog, and she would walk around the office, and the office wasn't big, I mean it was, you know, 20 by 20, it was a warehouse in Boulder, Colorado.

Right. And she had the dog just strapped to her chest. Yes. Tongue sticking out of the head and stuff.  Like, like the most pathetic little things you've ever seen. You're like, if you were out in the world, you would get squished. Yeah. I want them. Yeah. I need them. I need to, I need them to live a really long, really long life.

Yeah. Because they're so little and adorable. Yeah. Look at, and look at its body language as it's looking at this, like, there's a, a, a Labrador looks like in the corner. Yeah, that's Betty. Oh.  Betty Nugs. Ha ha ha ha. I don't know. Oh my God, that dog that, do you know the little dog scene? No. That, that's new to, to, to me, seeing.

Um, but that's John over there. I know, I know John. I've known John.  Oh, with the, with the, oh yeah. He used, John used to own a a a hot dog. A hot dog. The guy, the guy with the, the, the big black dog, right? No, that's not, that's, uh, that's Rich. Rich was one of our, he was at the first podcast. Was he really? Yeah.

But didn't he used to own a hot dog? You can ask him. I don't think so. Are you sure? Maybe.  He's local. I rem I know because I remember You probably do. I remember very little now because I'm older and I'm going through menopause, but oh my god, that big dog wants to play with that little one. Oh yeah, Betty's a super good dog.

Oh, did it? Yeah.  His story, listen to the first podcast, his story is amazing. I'm now gonna go and do that, um, and I'm gonna make sure I talk to him before I leave. Yeah. Because He's, he's, interesting, like, the, he is involved with that dog, like you wouldn't believe, which is great. Well, it looks like it's a service dog.

Is that, is that what that is? A service dog? Uh, you know, I don't recall him  Could be. I have to get him back on the podcast because he's got a lot to say. Oh, he recognizes me! Hi!  It's good to see you!  Hey, see you later. You.  Rich. Rich. Yeah. Oh, he recognized me. Yeah. It's probably because the, the headphones like pull back my face and make me look like I did ten years ago.

Such negativeness. It's been, you're really great about the positives. Sorry, I'm nuts now. I, I know. That's, one of my downfalls is my over positivity. It's true. I know. But anyway, um, dogs can, uh, talk. What can they say? I mean, my dog, um, Hazel. Hazel looks at me when she's ready for food and she just sits there and she goes, Dad!

Dad! Dad! And I know the people that are listening to this know that's what I say all the time, but like, She really goes, Dad! Dad! Dad! She just looks at me until I I like that she has a high, a high female voice. A hundred percent. Because it'd be something different. Like, isn't it interesting that our dogs end up with different voices?

Yeah, my, Piddy, he's a, he's a boy, he's a, Hi, Dad. Hi, Dad. And it's real slow. It's not eeyore ish, it's close, but it's just, Hi. Yeah. And it just like, Oh. Oh. Just a big dumb dog. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, I totally, we used to have a standard poodle and that was what we used to do. Right there. Yeah. See? Okay, now your dogs.

What are they? Yeah. Each one of them. It doesn't have to be five, but I like, I like stretching it out. No, no, no. I like, so my little dog, my little three pound dog, um, She, from her perch, high up in the air, um, is like, Bitch, get away from me.  Anytime, well, other dogs. To other, to us, she'll smack you in the face with her paw.

And she's like, pet me. Yeah. Let me hump you.  She does. Wow. I don't know. That's aggressive. And not that I let her. Okay, good. Look at me. I don't. Okay. I don't let her. Okay. Okay. I believe you, sorta. Okay. So then, so then the second dog, Jake, he's the younger one.  And he's just super needy. I, you know what? I don't think he's intelligent enough to speak. 

I don't. Okay. Like we call him Jake the Jerk, but  Just cold shouldering it. Oh man, he's just like, like he loves you. No, no, no, like we call him jerk because like everything's gotta be about him. Like everything has to be about him. Like the food is his, the toys are his, your face is his, your nose is his, like your hand is his. 

Your blankets are his. Like, he's like, if you go lay on your pillow, no, that's his. Yeah. But, in your face, he does not give two shits. Yeah. And he is happy about it. Like, he's the happiest dog. He is smiling the entire time. That's awesome. That he's doing all these things to you. Yeah. And he's like, I don't care.

He doesn't care. He's just a mute, though. He is. But, like, the girl is dominant over him. Like, she's the boss. Yeah. Like, he,  She growls. She growls at him all the time.  Yeah. That's what mine say. Cool. Well, this has been great. How can people get a hold of you? Um, and what's the best way that I can, you know, get your name out there?

You know, the little dogs and all that. What's the best way? So, the best way to get in touch with me, obviously, is my phone number. Wow, I'm putting my phone number out on the air. Uh, 970 227 5624. And usually I like people to kind of, uh, tell me their name. What the, the name of their dogs, their pets, and what their needs are, and then we usually do a meet and greet.

My business is, uh, for the love of dogs. Yeah. I don't have a website, um, because I'm just kind of, you know, Aunt Janine. That's okay. I'm, I'm, I'm small, I'm, I'm not a big business, but what you'll get from me is quality and longevity versus like a big, a big business. People love that kind of stuff, so, um. 

It's great talking with you. Thank you so much for coming and making this happen. Uh, everybody's going to get to listen to this in, you know, less than a week. And, uh, I hope the best for you and see you again. I mean, but thank you so much. Oh my gosh. Thank you for having me. And if I'm, I mean like I'm just delighted by everything that you're doing here.

It's been a pleasure. This is amazing. Sounds good. And we're going to let you, you're not going to go empty handed. I got some Bixby treats for you to take home. And then your pick of a hat. And then some stickers for yourself too. So yeah, Bixby is my jam. Got a heart with them. They're good,  grain free.

Awesome. You can eat them too. I can try, maybe I should? Yeah, well you can try them first. But you'll take some home. Okay. That sounds great. Alright, thanks so much. Thank you so much. Bye bye. Alright, bye. 

Thank you so much, Janine. And I hope everybody enjoyed this episode. She is truly a hoot. And her great business, uh, for the love of dogs.  Janine, you, you are fantastic and I hope everybody gets, if they need a little inspiration or just some laughter, uplifting, talk about dogs, her, her love for the little pups is, is adorable.

But, uh, thank you so much, Janine. And I hope that all the plugs that I give, uh,  You know, I'm working on it to make sure they're they're accurate They I gotta work on, you know fact checking myself as well. Hope if you listen to this, I  Again, you're wonderful Great work. I'm inspired  and uh, yeah  and the bixby pets I I Think the world of you guys as far as what you're doing And I love giving away some treats because you guys take care of me my buddy John  You know I talked to him this weekend and I wanted to make sure that I plug him because he is Behind a lot of why I'm here today.

He gave me  the the lift and the help with Alpine Howell and  Inspiration on these podcasts of how to work these and and feedback and it's a I cannot can't thank you enough  Long overdue. I know I plugged you before but you know what? here it is because I care, man. Thank you.  On to reviews. Enough of that mushy business.

Uh, Woof. So, Woof, uh, is a,  a treat dispensing product. And that's my best way to say it for people can visualize. It doesn't, I guess it doesn't really dispense. It's like a Kong. Uh, I'm sorry to cross plug, but basically they're popsicles. So you get this little four four  Four icicle tray, I guess that's what you call it and you put in peanut butter soft food It recommends peanut butter to begin with but you know, obviously you can read the instructions on all that piece Uh, but you put them put peanut butter, which is what I do in these, uh, ice cube trays, you know, their brand for their woof company and my woof.

com and you put them in the freezer, uh, you pull them out, pop them out. They they're it's flexible. And then you put it in this little dispenser.  Um, it's got a twist lid. It's, it's a hardened rubber dog safe for their, their jowls. And, uh, then you screw. So you unscrew the top, put the little popsicle. Uh, into this, uh, like I said, it's like a dispenser, but it's not, it's just holding it firm.

And you give it to your dog, once you screw the top back on, they lick it. Again, good for their brain, uh, clean, don't have to worry about anything, uh, breaking off. Because it's just a cool  Safe product for large small extra large dogs  really neat. I'm glad I came across these I don't know how I came across them, but maybe it was Instagram or something like that But I I got a four pack with two of the dispensers the two to the holders So each one of my dogs can can have them and lick the heck out of them  their dishwasher safe So once you're done just wash them out pop them in the dishwasher  And, it's all there is to it.

It's super easy. Uh, mywoof. com. Uh, definitely a four and a half out of five. Um, I mean, I guess five out of five works. Because, you know, their packaging's fantastic. Really well done. Um, you know, they, they come just, yeah, everything, everything you want in a dog,  uh, dog cup, dog treat, dog, anything company. So, check them out, mywoof.

com.  Um, uh, you know, the side of the packaging is Pupsicle, which is really cool. Uh, that's it. So, great work. Thank you, everybody. It's been a delight. Happy Tuesday. Make it a great week. We got another episode, new episode next week. We interview a local, uh, Kevin Murphy. It's gonna be a two part series because we talked about so many cool stories that he had that, uh, we didn't even get a chance to talk about what he does for a living, uh, in the CBD related to dogs world.

And he mentioned it at the end and I'm like, man, I totally forgot to ask that. So, uh, thank you. Happy Tuesday, pet them dogs. 

Today's episode was written and produced by Alpine Howl.  Alpine Howl, get your handcrafted scarves for your pup and matching winter hat for yourselves.  We also have summer gear, ball caps for humans, bandanas for large and small dogs. Check us out at alpinehowl. com.  That's right, pet them dogs.