Breeders Brew: The Dog Breeding Podcast
The Breeder’s Brew Podcast is for dog breeders who want to make informed, ethical decisions without feeling overwhelmed.
Hosted by Sara and Isobel, the Passionate Puppy Practitioners, this honest and supportive podcast unpacks the realities of dog breeding with clarity, compassion and practical know-how. Whether you’re breeding your first litter or looking to improve your current practices, each episode helps you navigate the journey with more confidence and less confusion.
Sara Lamont, the world’s first Canine Family Planner™, is a leading authority on home breeding. She brings decades of experience and a straight-talking, values-driven approach to helping breeders prepare, plan and parent each litter with care.
Isobel Barker, the Canine Nutrition Coach©, is the only breeding-focused nutritionist in the world. She offers holistic feeding and wellness advice by simplifying the science to empower breeders to raise strong, thriving pups through nutrition that makes sense.
Together, they bust myths, share heartfelt stories and answer the questions you didn’t know you had, all in a relaxed, relatable way that makes even complex topics feel manageable.
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Breeders Brew: The Dog Breeding Podcast
28┃ Unwrapping the Reality of Dog Breeding
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What if the most important parts of dog breeding aren’t the ones everyone talks about?
In this festive wrap-up episode, Sara and Isobel reflect on the year through a very different lens. Using Christmas as a metaphor, they unpack why so many dog owners fixate on mating and whelping, while quietly overlooking the stages that actually shape outcomes, stress levels, and long-term success.
This episode challenges the idea that breeding is about one or two big moments. Instead, it reframes it as a full journey, with responsibility, pressure, and decision-making shifting at every stage, often hitting hardest when you’re already exhausted.
Kicking off the 12 Days of Breeding mini-series, this conversation blends humour, honesty, and hard-earned experience. It draws on real client patterns, common mistakes, and the lessons that only show up once you’ve been through the whole process yourself.
If you’ve ever thought, Why does this feel harder than I expected? or Why didn’t anyone warn me about this bit?, this episode will feel uncomfortably familiar, in the best possible way.
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