Vantaggi
Benefits are great. Pay is great once you get to commissioned pay levels. You’ll learn so much about dogs, behavior, health and so much more. This job is not for the impatient, as dogs can’t talk, so they act out physically and you MUST be patient and willing work work safely and efficiently. Know when to call it quits on an aggressive or distressed dog.
Svantaggi
It’s hard to call out because you’re schedule can be booked out for days at a time and they make you feel bad for calling out. Also hard to balance this job with your personal life. Get ready for overtime. Some managers will harass you to hit your contribution goals and will not acknowledge your hard work otherwise. Sometimes you will get a large challenging dog scheduled in an appointment that does not allow enough time to provide a quality service for this pet (keep in mind you will have other dogs coming in at the same time to work on) and management will sometimes force you to take the dog because it’s “good sales” and then you’ll be behind for the rest of your day.