Hi, I am currently a student at Texas A&M Kingsville as a pre-vet major. I have loved and had animals since I was little. My previous job experience has been as a kennel tech and vet assistant at a vet and an animal caretaker at a zoo. I am a certified vet assistant, so if your dog should hurt themselves I can probably fix it if it's minor. As for working at a zoo, I worked with porcupines,primates, birds, and yes sometimes even the big cats such as tigers; I promise your pet should not be a problem to deal with at all. Like I said, I am a full time student, so not all of my hours are flexible and there but it can probably be worked around.