I have worked at the Calgary humane society since 2021 where I volunteered in many departments (animal care, behaviour, cleaning duties, outreach, and education), and ended up with a job working as a birthday party facilitator for a while where I helped run birthday parties, youth camps, and clubs. I got my first dog in 2020, but grew up with dogs around my whole life. I had the opportunity to complete a dual credit veterinary assistant program through Olds college while I was still in high school where I learned a lot about caring for animals in many ways and earned a veterinary assistant certificate. I recently worked at a daycare/boarding facility, but it lacked the opportunity to truly bond with the dogs when I work with them, that’s the best part about working with animals, even though the other aspects are just as important! I have experience working with cats as well, I did a lot of cat work at the humane society, and worked on it in my vet assistant program too. I am also a huge enthusiast for exotic animals with a lizard of my own and a bunny in my family. I was working towards going to vet school, but recently decided I wanted to take a bit of a different road, and am hoping to attend veterinary technologist next spring, while working on some things in the meantime. I look forward to getting to work with you and your furry (or if you want, scaly or feathered) friends!