You might know today’s guest, Kimberly Freeman, as City Dog Expert. In this interview, Kim told me about how she started out as a dog walker, then professional dog trainer, while at university in Scotland. When she moved to New York City she saw the need for resources for city dogs and started blogging to share her expertise and recommendations.

Now she’s back in the U.K. and pivoting again while turning City Dog Expert into Europe’s number one city dog blog. We talked about the importance of getting certified and licensed or joining professional organizations to market your pet business. Kim also told me why studying canine body language is important for all dog care providers.

This interview also marks 200 episodes of the Wear Wag Repeat Podcast! In the past 4 years, I’ve interviewed over 150 women in the pet industry starting with Milla Chappel of Real Happy Dogs on Episode 1. I’ve talked to pet-obsessed women in the US, Canada, Australia, England and Germany. Plus, this episode will take us over 90,000 downloads! It’s a milestone week for the Wear Wag Repeat Podcast!

I admire every single woman I’ve had on here, and every single person listening. You never know who’s story will inspire you. And that’s my favorite thing about hosting this podcast. I get to talk to women who are just starting their pet business and others who have been in the industry for many years.

Kimberly Freeman is the City Dog Expert

City Dog Expert founder Kimberly Freeman has been a leading dog industry expert and professional dog trainer for 18 years both in the U.K. and United States. She launched City Dog Expert in 2013 after realizing the tremendous difficulties dog owners in NYC and other big cities have in finding products, events and information that are specifically designed for a dog in the city.

Kimberly has served as the director of City Sit Stay, where she provides private and group training lessons for dogs of all ages, is an avid dog fosterer (having already fostered 155 dogs in 3 years). She’s a rehoming expert at The Dog Matchmakers, founder of operation OKDog, dog rescue coordinator for various UK charities and fundraising adviser for many NYC and UK based animal charities. Kimberly is also regularly a keynote speaker as both a dog lifestyle and behavioral expert.

Overview of this Episode:

• Celebrating 200 episodes!
• How City Dog Expert came to be
• What you need to know about breeds in the dog care field
• How online dog training classes have worked during the pandemic
• Why Kimberly is going to continue offering online training
• The tools that City Dog Expert uses to deliver their online content
• What dreams/goals Kim has for the next 5 years

Resources:

• Episode 1 // Milla Chappell of Real Happy Dogs

Where to find Kimberly:

• Website: www.citydogexpert.com
• Website: citysitstay.com
• Instagram: @citydogexpert
• Facebook: @citydogexpert
• Pinterest: @citydogexpert

You will also hear me mention a feature I had in Pretty Fluffy back in the day. That post shows a very young Lucy and my previous dog Lola with photos by Jenny Karlsson.

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