Today is another wonderful day! The work at Riverwoods are very slow and relaxing. I spend most of the time just moving slow or sitting. I water & fed all the animals, cuddled with a yorkie, pet a cat, wrote two notes, did some laundry, did light sweeping, raked the backyard, ate some snacks and drank a can of orange juice as I go. Because there's like NOTHING going on at work, they decided to close the place at 1:30pm. Even though I get off work early, the hours of the week made up to 26.5 hours. I must have worked extra time on the other days. I will get a paycheck on Monday. Yippie.
I came home to relax for a bit. I was about to prepare myself for a free haircut appointment at 3pm when I got text message from Ruff House. I have a dog to groom! I got my hair trimmed and added more layers. Because I have extra time left before grooming time at 4pm, I order myself some Taco Bell to eat. The dog I groomed (and bathed) today was very easy & fast to groom. With a little over an hour I earned myself a $23 check today.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Friday, June 27, 2008
The Friday Kennel Tech
Today is a wonderful day! After working two jobs in the morning, I still have the energy to work. Thankfully, I had a good 8-hr sleep last night. When I walked into Riverwoods Pet Hospital, something smells strange. I couldn't figure out what's from till I saw an adorable baby skunk! It's there to have a surgery to remove the stinky-glands. Later, I get to briefly hold a sugar glider. It looks very cute but pretty odd to have as a pet because its claws are very sharp and gripping. Later at the end, I saw a new-born baby hedgehog!! Its spikes are white and its eyes are not opened.
Doing the kennel tech tasks are becoming easier to maintain. Simply making sure all the animals have food and water, taking the dogs outside, picking up poops, sweeping outside and inside, mopping inside, dumping all the trashes into the bin, watering the hanging plants, cleaning the kennels/cages, doing the dishes, sometimes wiping the windows, and doing the laundry. Every now and then there will be some odd jobs around the clinic when I have extra time such as bathing two of the Doctor's dogs. If there's nothing else to do, I can play with the animals such as holding the baby bunny, playing fetch with a dog, holding the macaw bird, etc. Kennel Tech is not an all work and no play job.
Doing the kennel tech tasks are becoming easier to maintain. Simply making sure all the animals have food and water, taking the dogs outside, picking up poops, sweeping outside and inside, mopping inside, dumping all the trashes into the bin, watering the hanging plants, cleaning the kennels/cages, doing the dishes, sometimes wiping the windows, and doing the laundry. Every now and then there will be some odd jobs around the clinic when I have extra time such as bathing two of the Doctor's dogs. If there's nothing else to do, I can play with the animals such as holding the baby bunny, playing fetch with a dog, holding the macaw bird, etc. Kennel Tech is not an all work and no play job.
Three Jobs In One Day
I worked two hours as a cleaning maid, then two hours as a groomer, then four hours as a kennel tech today! Having three maids in the house makes the job done faster in two hours. I got $70 check 7 hours worth of work as a maid. I got $20 check from Ruffhouse for grooming a dog. I shall get paycheck on Monday from Riverwoods for 26 hours of work a week, which should get around $182. Total: about $272! My work schedule is basically like this:
- Kennel Tech: Mon - Fri: 2pm - 6pm, Saturday: 8am - 6pm. (Usually get off from 6pm to 7pm depending on when I completed the tasks.)
- House Maid: Mon, Wed, Fri: 8am - 10am. (Will be longer the coming week because one maid won't be there Mon & Wed)
- Grooming: Tues & Thurs: 8am - 12pm, Saturday: 2pm - 5pm. (If I have an appointment, that is.)
If I wanted to, I can squeeze in having a date or two in the evenings. Other than that, I would need to make sure I get enough sleep, eat enough food, and get some things done, such as emailing, blogging, researching, paying debts/bills, running errands, etc. What a beautiful life!
Monday, June 23, 2008
Saturday Work
Working at Riverwoods for 6 hours on Saturday was quite eventful. It's the day where I felt it was going fast yet slow at the same time. There were only five small dogs in boarding and two cats to take care of, beside all those pets that lives in Riverwoods. Things were quite easy to manage now that the business hours are shorter than on weekdays. They open from 8am to 2pm on Saturdays & 8am to 6pm on weekdays. While I plan to take my time with work, even though most of the tasks are done already, I end up finding myself getting into different types of tasks. I hosed and scrub down the outdoor beach-chair bench mattress thingie because the dog peed on it. I vacuumed off the dust and such from the Air Conditioners machine outside. I get to watch how the workers took a quick x-ray on the large iguana and giving medicine by squirting them into it's mouth.
When it was almost closing time, I sat at the front desk to keep the gal in company. The large iguana was given back to it's owner. She was just holding it, more like a hug, but she got bitten. It bit her cheek close to her lips. (I thought it bit her lips, but it's on her cheek.) It just bit and hold on. The doctor quickly give out orders to get things taken care of. They use a Popsicle stick to pry it's mouth open. Then she took the owner in to clean out the blood and wound. I busy myself with sweeping & mopping, so I didn't get much chance to see how serious the wound. But as far as I can see or hear, it wasn't too bad. That was quite an eventful day.
Remember that I mentioned drawf rabbits? Well I was wrong. It turned out that they're actually baby bunnies of giant rabbits. One is a new pet for Riverwoods and other belongs of one of the workers, I believe. No wonder their ears looks pretty big for their small adorable body. I'm curious to see how big they will be when they become full grown.
When it was almost closing time, I sat at the front desk to keep the gal in company. The large iguana was given back to it's owner. She was just holding it, more like a hug, but she got bitten. It bit her cheek close to her lips. (I thought it bit her lips, but it's on her cheek.) It just bit and hold on. The doctor quickly give out orders to get things taken care of. They use a Popsicle stick to pry it's mouth open. Then she took the owner in to clean out the blood and wound. I busy myself with sweeping & mopping, so I didn't get much chance to see how serious the wound. But as far as I can see or hear, it wasn't too bad. That was quite an eventful day.
Remember that I mentioned drawf rabbits? Well I was wrong. It turned out that they're actually baby bunnies of giant rabbits. One is a new pet for Riverwoods and other belongs of one of the workers, I believe. No wonder their ears looks pretty big for their small adorable body. I'm curious to see how big they will be when they become full grown.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Third Week of June
Good Morning,
After spending the night coughing, I went to work early morning for the 8am to 12pm shift. I took the cage of two female rats with me to be given away. A gal name Heather wanted to have them. I replaced the dirty smelly bedding into clean bedding, and filled up the bowl with cat food. I cannot keep them because I'm allergic to the rats now. They make my skin itches whenever I touch or hold them. I was asked to go home and return to work at 3pm in the afternoon. Delightfully I hurried home. It was only 10 minutes drive from the apartment.
Animal Tales? Well, I accidentally let a dog out when I tried to enter the backyard, carrying in the rat cage. It was pretty scary to see an ugly fur-ball dog looks like he's going to run through the busy road. Luckily a worker showed up in time to catch the dog before he decided to run off farther. Riverwoods Pet Hospital sits right on University Ave street which is partly like highway than a regular road. I'm sorry that I had to say ugly because it looks like a pomeranian but it's very fat and furry which couldn't be a pomernian. I couldn't figure out what breed is it yet. I suppose I'll ask, if I remember to when I return to work in the afternoon.
The other day, a new boarding dog that just came in. I let him out to clean up the kennel. There's spill of water and food. The dog Matt acted like a scary-cat, with tail tugged tightly under between his legs. I crouch down low, trying to pet him, but he bare his teeth and nipped. I set myself in a way, he won't be crawling around too much. I stayed on the floor, holding my hand out to him. He still nipped whenever I tried to pet him. When I decided that I had enough, I just stood up and cornered him tighter. I press forward till he's standing low with his back at the corner, his paws hanging up. I carefully pet his head, and he doesn't nibbed. Then I let him go from the corner and he behaved better. It took him a while to get use to other dogs and the routine then he's a happy camper now. I just basically show him that I wouldn't let him to behave like that.
You should have seen how the drawf rabbit and tiny Yorkie played together on the floor inside. Sometimes the workers let two drawf rabbits out of cage to let them hop around. It's fun to see their cute white tail bounce when they hop around. They're very soft and light when held. How can you resist not having rabbit for a pet!
Two days ago, I was asked to hold an old dog while the nurse slowly take the drain out of the bloated belly. It's rather gross for me to think and see something being slowly drain out of the stomach, especially with the fact I had experiences to do with my stomach. *shuddered* And that day I couldn't leave work till 7pm because of the late doctor appointment. I had to wait for that last appointment to be over then I can sweep and mop the doctor office room. Though I shouldn't complain because I would get extra money for staying another hour. I was trying to leave work as early as I can because Heather Spreen happened to be in Provo that night. I wanted to visited her as much as I can before she had to leave. I got to visited her for about an hour or less. At least it's better than not at all. I missed her. I'm looking forward to see her again in August, when she returned to Utah from Washington.
That's all I can think of so far this week from Riverwoods Pet Hospital. Perhaps soon or later, I can set up photos of the animals from Riverwoods onto this Blog if I bring the digital camera with me. Or it would have been a lot easier if I could upgrade my Sidekick iD into a newer Sidekick that have camera....
After spending the night coughing, I went to work early morning for the 8am to 12pm shift. I took the cage of two female rats with me to be given away. A gal name Heather wanted to have them. I replaced the dirty smelly bedding into clean bedding, and filled up the bowl with cat food. I cannot keep them because I'm allergic to the rats now. They make my skin itches whenever I touch or hold them. I was asked to go home and return to work at 3pm in the afternoon. Delightfully I hurried home. It was only 10 minutes drive from the apartment.
Animal Tales? Well, I accidentally let a dog out when I tried to enter the backyard, carrying in the rat cage. It was pretty scary to see an ugly fur-ball dog looks like he's going to run through the busy road. Luckily a worker showed up in time to catch the dog before he decided to run off farther. Riverwoods Pet Hospital sits right on University Ave street which is partly like highway than a regular road. I'm sorry that I had to say ugly because it looks like a pomeranian but it's very fat and furry which couldn't be a pomernian. I couldn't figure out what breed is it yet. I suppose I'll ask, if I remember to when I return to work in the afternoon.
The other day, a new boarding dog that just came in. I let him out to clean up the kennel. There's spill of water and food. The dog Matt acted like a scary-cat, with tail tugged tightly under between his legs. I crouch down low, trying to pet him, but he bare his teeth and nipped. I set myself in a way, he won't be crawling around too much. I stayed on the floor, holding my hand out to him. He still nipped whenever I tried to pet him. When I decided that I had enough, I just stood up and cornered him tighter. I press forward till he's standing low with his back at the corner, his paws hanging up. I carefully pet his head, and he doesn't nibbed. Then I let him go from the corner and he behaved better. It took him a while to get use to other dogs and the routine then he's a happy camper now. I just basically show him that I wouldn't let him to behave like that.
You should have seen how the drawf rabbit and tiny Yorkie played together on the floor inside. Sometimes the workers let two drawf rabbits out of cage to let them hop around. It's fun to see their cute white tail bounce when they hop around. They're very soft and light when held. How can you resist not having rabbit for a pet!
Two days ago, I was asked to hold an old dog while the nurse slowly take the drain out of the bloated belly. It's rather gross for me to think and see something being slowly drain out of the stomach, especially with the fact I had experiences to do with my stomach. *shuddered* And that day I couldn't leave work till 7pm because of the late doctor appointment. I had to wait for that last appointment to be over then I can sweep and mop the doctor office room. Though I shouldn't complain because I would get extra money for staying another hour. I was trying to leave work as early as I can because Heather Spreen happened to be in Provo that night. I wanted to visited her as much as I can before she had to leave. I got to visited her for about an hour or less. At least it's better than not at all. I missed her. I'm looking forward to see her again in August, when she returned to Utah from Washington.
That's all I can think of so far this week from Riverwoods Pet Hospital. Perhaps soon or later, I can set up photos of the animals from Riverwoods onto this Blog if I bring the digital camera with me. Or it would have been a lot easier if I could upgrade my Sidekick iD into a newer Sidekick that have camera....
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