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The path to success of a founder begins with a passion. In the case of Sam Stocking, dog trainer and founder of Korey the Kanine The founder of Korey the Kanine, his love was for dogs. "We always were dog owners in our family when I was growing up and I always loved being with them," Sam shared with . "But I began to become attracted to dog training once I adopted Korey."

In the year 2019, in search of a new way to help manage their Type 1 diabetes, Sam and her husband decided to welcome Korey to their family. Korey was still a puppy at the time however their intention was to teach Korey to be a diabetic Alert Dog, which is a service dog trained to recognize and warn the person of fluctuations and spikes within blood glucose levels.

As she and Korey began working with a trained trainer who could assist Korey grow up into the vital diabetic Alert Dog that Sam needed her love for dogs transformed into a business idea. "Seeing all the wonderful things Korey could accomplish, it sparked my dream of becoming a dog trainer, which led to founding Korey The Kanine."

Now, Korey the Kanine offers various puppy training courses for dogs and puppies, including the most popular classes for Diabetic Alert Dog training. " It has made it feasible and incredibly effortless for me," Sam says. By streamlining the booking process on her website--to creating new possibilities for growth and a thriving social media presence, find out the ways Sam (and Korey) have made her hobby into a successful business through the ability of .

Scaling with Scheduling

Sam initially launched Korey the Kanine in the time that he lived in Germany at the time of the start of the pandemic. "I had the opportunity to launch the business online only, and then further develop it into both offline and online appointments after we returned to the USA and got settled into our new home."