After The Last Dog

After the Last Dog is a podcast for grooming and pet care business owners who are tired of feeling like everything depends on them. You may be booked, trusted, and working hard every day, but still feel like you are constantly putting out fires. Staff issues, pricing stress, client problems, training gaps, unclear expectations, and the same conversations over and over can make business ownership feel heavier than it should. This podcast is here to help you step back and see what is really happening inside your business. Each episode takes one real grooming or pet care business problem and breaks it down in a practical way: why it keeps happening, what pattern is underneath it, and what you can do next. This is not generic business advice. It is for owners who understand the pressure of a real salon, mobile route, home-based business, or pet care operation. You do not need to work harder. You need clearer standards, better structure, and decisions you can trust. Because you built something worth protecting, and you should not have to carry it all alone.

After The Last Dog is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 0 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #9

  Why should the right groomer choose your salon?

  Jul 7, 202622 minS0

  <h1>Why Should the Right Groomer Choose Your Salon?</h1><p>Every salon owner wants one solid groomer. Someone who cares about the dogs, shows up, communicates, and helps make the day easier.</p><p>But good groomers are looking too.</p><p>They are not only looking at pay, schedule, or how many dogs they can take. They are paying attention to how pets are handled, how the team works when the day gets busy, whether people help each other, and whether the salon feels like a place where good work matters.</p><p>In this episode, Dara talks...

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  Episode #8

  From Hustling Salon Owner to Leader: Building Guardrails That Actually Work

  Jul 2, 202617 minS0

  <p>Ever look around your salon at the end of a chaotic day and wonder why nothing works unless your physical body is standing in the room? Whether you are a groomer-owner or an entrepreneur managing a franchise, relying on your personal hustle to hold the salon floor together creates a natural ceiling.</p><p>In this episode, we are dipping our toes into problem-solving on a slightly higher level. We dive into a simple, 3-part mission blueprint from Donald Miller’s book, Business Made Simple, to show you how to take the rules out of your head and put th...

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  Episode #7

  What Am I Missing? The Three Jobs Every Salon Owner Is Doing

  Jun 30, 202624 minS0

  <p>In this episode of After the Last Dog, Dara talks about something many grooming and pet care business owners know too well: you can be standing in your own salon all day and still not have time to be the owner.</p><p>When you are grooming, you need to focus on the dog in front of you. But the business does not stop moving while you are behind the table. Staff are making decisions, clients need answers, and the same issues can keep coming back because nobody has decided how they should be handled.</p><p>This episode...

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  Episode #6

  Stop Doing the Chores: How to Train Your Team to Clean Without You

  Jun 25, 202615 minS0

  <p>Are you trapped by the very business you built for freedom? If you feel like you can’t step away from your salon for a single day without your staff slacking off, sitting on their phones, or ignoring basic protocols—this episode is your wake-up call.</p><p>Host Jennifer breaks down the hard truth: your team isn't failing because they are inherently lazy. They are failing because your operational standards only exist inside your own head. When you rush in to finish their chores just to keep the peace, you aren't acting like a CEO; you are acting as a...

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  Episode #5

  I Left for an Hour! Why Did Everything Fall Apart?

  Jun 23, 202622 minS0

  <p>You leave the salon for an hour, and suddenly your phone is full of questions.</p><p>Can we fit this dog in? What do I tell the client? Should we charge for this? What do we do now?</p><p>If your business seems to run smoothly only when you are standing in the building, this episode is for you.</p><p>Dara names the invisible pressure many grooming and pet care owners carry: becoming the place every unfinished decision lands. You may not have a team that cannot do the work. You may have a salon where...

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