About John G. Kent
I’m not interested in hype. I’m interested in decisions that hold up under pressure.
I’m John G. Kent. Before I worked in banking, I grew up around a family farm and hands-on work—where systems either functioned, or things broke. That early exposure taught me to look for constraints, failure points, and the small choices that quietly compound.
I later spent a few years in a bank environment, where the job is less about optimism and more about risk: what happens when the plan meets reality, and what assumptions don’t survive contact with the numbers.
Why kennels
When we bought our property, the plan wasn’t a kennel—it was farming. The kennel already existed on a small scale. Then I was laid off, Veronica was on maternity leave, and we carried two mortgages for months while trying to sell our other house.
So the dogs had to pay the mortgage. It wasn’t romantic. It was stressful, and it forced operational clarity fast. Over time, we grew the business materially—by improving the system, not by chasing ideas.
What I learned the hard way
In animal care, the ethical outcome is rarely about intentions. It’s about the system you build: layout, routines, staffing, noise, recovery time, and the standards you’re willing to enforce even when it’s inconvenient.
My focus is reducing avoidable stress through design and operating choices—so dogs can be calm, safe, and predictable in an environment they didn’t choose.
How I work
I’m more mentor than consultant. I don’t sell a franchise system. I help owners and operators make better decisions within their constraints, and execute without repeating avoidable pain.
Most proof lives in operations at The Loyalist Barkway. This site is intentionally a simple front door.
