2 | Amanda Mondloch: It’s Not Just a Walk in the Park

Amanda Mondloch of Busy Doodle Mobile Fitness and Training joins Heidi to talk about how she took her passion for dogs and turned it into her dream business teaching obedience and scent-work classes as well as providing real-life opportunities for people to walk and train their dogs on a flexible schedule. Her non-traditional way of doing business has seen great success and is the perfect fit for both Amanda and her clients. Bonus: she gets to spend most of her day with her sweet dog, Oakley. 🐕

SHOW NOTES

The saying goes “there’s more than one way to do something.” This couldn’t be more true for today’s guest, Amanda Mondloch, of Busy Doodle Mobile Fitness and Training.

Busy Doodle is an on-location dog training and exercise business that offers private training lessons, group lessons like basic and advanced obedience as well as scent work, pack walks, and dog walking services. Amanda also has added pet and family photography to her service offerings. And from what I’ve seen, she is so good at capturing the personality of your dog and getting them to interact with family members to create a truly “family” portrait.

Amanda has a dedicated following of clients and dog owners who love her casual, laid-back teaching style that makes people not feel like failures when they struggle with their dog’s behavior. Heidi has done a number of Amanda’s classes and walks with her dogs, and she loves them. She has a knack for helping us lead our dogs well and developing confidence instead of anxiety as a pet owner. 

DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE

• How Amanda followed her passion to work with animals and got her start in dog training
  
  
• Learning from others in the industry through internships
  
  
• Creating a non-traditional business model that works for you and your business - hint: Amanda does not have a physical business location
  
  
• How Amanda uses real-life adventures to train and teach your dog
  
  
• How her business model is perfect for a service based business with a small start-up budget
  
  
• Amanda’s best form of marketing
  
  
• How Amanda bravely asked another business to partner on an idea and has now become one of the main classes in her business
  
  
• The importance of asking your clients what they want and building her offerings around their needs
  
  
• Building flexibility into her class schedule and knowing the needs of her customers
  
  

RESOURCES AND LINKS

Instagram: Busy Doodle Mobile Fitness and Training
Facebook: Busy Doodle Mobile Fitness and Training
Website: Busy Doodle Mobile Fitness and Training
Hire Amanda - in person and virtual training available

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