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The path to success of a founder begins with a passion. The case for Sam Stocking, dog trainer and co-founder of Korey the Kanine Korey the Kanine, the passion was dogs. "We always owned dogs as a family growing up, and I've always loved having them around," Sam shared with . "But I began to become fascinated by dog training after I adopted Korey."

In 2019, looking for a new way to help control their Type 1 diabetes, Sam and her husband decided to add Korey to their family. Korey was still a puppy when they first got her However, their aim was to educate Korey to become a Diabetic Alert Dog, which is a service animal that is trained to identify and alert their person to changes of blood sugar.

Sam and Korey began to work with a specialized trainer to aid in helping Korey develop into the vital diabetes Alert Dog that Sam needed her love for dogs turned into an idea for a business. "Seeing the amazing things that Korey could learn to do, it sparked my dream of becoming a dog trainer--which resulted in the creation of Korey Kanine." Kanine."

Now, Korey the Kanine offers various puppy training lessons for dogs and puppies, including popular programs for Diabetic Alert Dog training. " has made it possible and extremely easy 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 how Sam (and Korey) have transformed her love of writing into a profitable business using the potential of .

Scaling with Scheduling

Sam first launched Korey the Kanine in the time that he lived in Germany in the beginning of the disease. "I was able to start the business online only before expanding it to include both online and in-person appointments once we relocated back in the USA and got settled into the new environment."