Now that I’ve been at this for a bit, I’m starting to ease in to my days at work. I’m no longer as nervous as I was and am learning something new everyday. Most days it’s a few things.

I’m learning about different breeds and how as much as each dog has it’s own personality, certain breeds carry certain traits. Huskies for instance are a great example of that. They very much behave the same as a whole. I’m also learning quite quickly that schnauzers love to scream and it’s so loud… Especially in the morning.

As I go about my days, I’m getting much better with nail trimming and grinds. I’m still timid around the solid black nails because there isn’t much of an indicator for where the quick is located. You have to use your best judgement and as my trainer said, use a clip of faith. Of course you never want to hurt the dogs but sometimes you do get the quick. It’s just part of the job and it sure makes you feel bad when you cut it. There are many days where we take walk ins for the nails back to back. It does help me improve my skills but it can get in the way of my appointments. Nevertheless, I have to make it work. Clients often wonder why appointments can take so long and that is why. Every time a walk in comes in for nails, someone has to stop what they are doing and take care of that service. You can quote them a small wait time but you’re still going to have to take them.

So I guess my biggest takeaway from this entry would be patience. It’s important to have patience for the doggos, the services, and the clients. We work with many different personalities on the daily and in my line of work it includes extras because of the animals. Just like people, we have to work with them to get the job done in the best manner of cooperation.