My daughter, Katy, and I used to foster dogs, and one dog was a part cattle dog named Fritzy. She LOVED to tree squirrels! She would make a beeline to any squirrel within a 3-mile radius. It was HORRIBLE to take her on walks because all she wanted to do was tree squirrels. We tried every trick in the book to get her to not tree squirrels, but alas! To no avail.

My biggest worry was, ‘Who is going to adopt Fritzy? All she wants to do is chase squirrels, so she won’t be good for just any family. They will have to have some property for her to run around and do her thing, or it would never work out.’

Every time I meet with a new client, they always say to me, “I have this very unique position, and it will take a very special person with the right kind of skill-set in order to be the right hire. How will I ever find this person??”

You start with a vision for the person. For Fritzy, I listed on her profile “High-energy dog who is a champion squirrel chaser. If you have a rodent problem, Fritzy is the dog for you!” If you need an engineer who is also a people person, list that in your ad! If you need a stereo buyer who can also sell parts, write that down! You can’t have what you want unless you ask for it!

And for Fritzy? I took her to an adoption event, and a family walked up to me asking “Where is the Champion Squirrel Chaser?” I said, “Are you joking?” They said “No! We have a chicken farm, and we need a dog who will chase squirrels and rats.”

I am happy to report that Fritzy cleared out the rodent problem at the chicken farm in less than 2 weeks. The family LOVES her, and she runs all over the farm all day every day. She has never been happier.