Being a pet celebrant is my life’s calling, but that doesn’t mean it’s completely trouble-free. Like any job, it has its share of difficulties, and I’m always on the lookout for ways to navigate these. For example, booking chapels for pets is becoming more and more of a challenge, as more places are specifying ‘no pets allowed’ in their contracts. It’s an outrage, yes, but it’s also a problem for
One of my fondest memories is a trip to Toowoomba, way back when I was a little girl, and I remember it so fondly because I was the one who chose the location. We would go on…oh, about four holidays a year? Four big ones, anyway, and this year Mummy and Daddy let me choose. I chose Toowoomba because I thought it sounded funny, but we ended up having a
I don’t often sign petitions, but sometimes…I do. This one is partially down to the worthy cause of extending animal healthcare, and also a little bit down to the title of the movement, ‘Paws for Thought’. You have to admit, that IS pretty compelling. As is stated in the description of the Punch-Pioneer page, Melbourne podiatrists are renowned amongst their peers, but do you know who has more legs than
Why can’t buying a house be as simple as buying a dog house? It’s not like there’s even that much difference between the two these days – within my budget, anyway. I mean, have you seen this ‘dog house architecture’ movement? Some of these joints are pretty close to being sufficient for my needs, albeit on the cramped side and lacking in indoor bathrooms. Who’s to say that taking up
Animals. Animals. Animals everywhere. And I knew that was going to happen when I brought them into my home, but it is getting to be a bit of a problem. Brenda and Steven have reached shedding season, Jeremy and Sarah are also leaving hair everywhere, and Travis and Murphy…well, I’m concerned about their relationship. They seem to be spending a lot of time with twigs that look like other stick
There’s been a sudden influx of pet counselling sessions recently. Imagine that! I had bookings on Wednesday AND Friday, both of them cats. The last client I had was a snake who was dealing with anger management issues, but these cats were both suffering from the same thing: a lack of energy, caused by listlessness, caused by lethargy. They were feeling a little out of sorts. Fortunately, I asked the
Oh golly-gosh, there’s so much to think about when planning a new office. Do tinted windows say ‘your pets can get married here’? Ugh, no, that’s crazy; I need stained glass for that sort of effect. I need my desk to be in front of a massive window, carved from gorgeous stained glass, depicting Saint Francis of Assisi sitting astride a turtle and soaring through the clouds, flanked by his
I know it’s just me in my company, but I think I need to develop stronger leadership skills. This morning I asked Brenda and Steven to stop sniffing a piece of roadkill on our morning walk, but they ignored me. I tried my ‘stern’ voice, and they still ignored me. We just stayed there in the middle of the park for twenty minutes, sniffing that one unfortunate deceased animal, and
I was vacuuming the other day, and was struck by a sudden realisation: what if I’m actually hurting my business? Brenda, Steven, Jeremy and Sarah leave a lot of fur around the place, especially during shedding season. It makes the place smell very cat and dog-ish, so I try to clean as much as I can…but what if my clients want that? If I was finding someone to bring my
I was lying awake last night, thinking about pet podiatry, and the words combined in my head, into ‘pet-diatry’. Then I realised that, even if I gained some kind of qualification that meant I could offer podiatry services to pets, people could never take me seriously because they’d think I was offering diet services to pets and I’d just spelt it horribly wrong. And then I thought…wow! I could offer