July 14, 2007
Retrospectacles
Since yesterday was my last day working at the kennel for the summer, here's something to comemmorate working there. Brought to you in 3-D Retrovision, here is a list of my favorite jobs to do at work:
Park Walks
Park walks are given to various dogs at the request of their owner, who pays a few extra bucks to have their dog walked about 15 minutes on certain dogs. I like doing this because I get a lot of excersize doing it. And, since no one else likes the route I take the dogs on, I'm usually walking alone and can think clearly out in the (mostly) fresh air.
Washing Dishes
We always have a lot of dishes to wash in the morning and at night. I like doing it because the sink we use to wash dishes is in a room with dogs, and not in the loud crowded bathing room. So once again, aside from the dogs, I am solitary when I wash dishes, and I can sing out loud or talk to myself.
Scooping the yard
Hopefully, this sounds like exactly what it is- I scoop dog poop out of the gravel yards where we let dogs out to use the bathroom. I know it seems weird, but I enjoy scooping poop out of the yard because I'm also alone when I do it. It's a relaxing job because it's so repetetive. Also, if anyone threatens me when I take the trash out to the dumpster, I feel confident knowing I can defend myself if I simply lift my big bag full of dog poop and gravel in a menacing way.
Spraying the waybacks
Behind the section of the kennel called the runs (so called because there is an inside half of the kennel and an outside half, so the dog can run back and forth) are the waybacks. They are a stretch of concrete with drains running down the center. This job involves using a hose to spray old dog poop from the outside part of the runs and then using a squeegee to send all the poop and water into the drains. It's a tedious and smelly job but it's one of my favorites.
As much as I enjoy those jobs, some parts of working there (like doing a split shift...) were not fun, especially on hot days. Still, I'll miss working there and I'll miss the people I worked with- Tracy and Mo specifically...and the puppies!
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Park Walks
Park walks are given to various dogs at the request of their owner, who pays a few extra bucks to have their dog walked about 15 minutes on certain dogs. I like doing this because I get a lot of excersize doing it. And, since no one else likes the route I take the dogs on, I'm usually walking alone and can think clearly out in the (mostly) fresh air.
Washing Dishes
We always have a lot of dishes to wash in the morning and at night. I like doing it because the sink we use to wash dishes is in a room with dogs, and not in the loud crowded bathing room. So once again, aside from the dogs, I am solitary when I wash dishes, and I can sing out loud or talk to myself.
Scooping the yard
Hopefully, this sounds like exactly what it is- I scoop dog poop out of the gravel yards where we let dogs out to use the bathroom. I know it seems weird, but I enjoy scooping poop out of the yard because I'm also alone when I do it. It's a relaxing job because it's so repetetive. Also, if anyone threatens me when I take the trash out to the dumpster, I feel confident knowing I can defend myself if I simply lift my big bag full of dog poop and gravel in a menacing way.
Spraying the waybacks
Behind the section of the kennel called the runs (so called because there is an inside half of the kennel and an outside half, so the dog can run back and forth) are the waybacks. They are a stretch of concrete with drains running down the center. This job involves using a hose to spray old dog poop from the outside part of the runs and then using a squeegee to send all the poop and water into the drains. It's a tedious and smelly job but it's one of my favorites.
As much as I enjoy those jobs, some parts of working there (like doing a split shift...) were not fun, especially on hot days. Still, I'll miss working there and I'll miss the people I worked with- Tracy and Mo specifically...and the puppies!
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