Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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Quote: Keleah Stull
... Now, there is a vet clinic that has had a couple of ads. One was for a vet assistant and one for a kennel worker. The kennel worker was basically weekends only, few hours(15-20hr/wk I think) cleaning kennels, feeding dogs and walking them or letting them out into a run for a little bit. I thought about that too. Now, I know it may sound like I'm making excuses, but... I don't want to have daycare eat all my wages. The daycare I have used charges about $3/hr and the starting wage for kennel worker was $7/hr. After taxes and daycare, I'd only be making around $2-3/hr.
I'd probably do it.
I'd consider it getting paid (a little) for great education that I need, and getting a toe into the dog-world door. This is how you meet dog people, and how you meet many breeds and types of dogs.
I'd think of it as something like shelter volunteering, but with a little money coming in too.
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Speaking as a former practice manager, I can say that people who have any kind of ability don't stay in the kennel very long. Every good vet assistant we had started in the kennel... including our very best surgical assistant.
It's where anyone who has no experience starts and, at least in our hospital, your duties include a lot more than walking dogs and cleaning poop. You learn how to care for hospitalized animals and are expected to pich in and help in the back treatment area. It's hard work but a good clinic will give you a tremendous education.
Sarah, the vet clinic here would only need me to care for the dogs on weekends when nobody is there. I don't think I'd learn too terribly much from it. I could be wrong and there may be other people around, but I doubt it. It's in a small town. It's close by.
I have considered it, but I have to talk to daycare and see if they'd watch my daughter for a couple hours in the morning and in the evening on the weekend. I'm pretty sure they only do weekdays, but I need to find out.
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Re: Oh boy...
[Re: Keleah Stull ]
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