Amy's Animal Care

02/14/2024

New ball in the yard! Molly loves it!

02/14/2024

Twoey Monster wishes all her doggie pals a Happy Valentine’s Day!!!!

02/01/2024

Sometimes you just need to run and run and run and…………play the bitey game!

04/07/2021

Willie the spinone and Harry the doodle playing in the expanded dog yard! 😍

01/12/2021

Dogs of the past. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

12/31/2020

12/09/2020

Spur, Bim, Bella, Scout, Gus and Emory. 🥰

12/08/2020

Bella caught a mouse! 🐭

11/24/2020

For your viewing pleasure!

11/20/2020

A customer asked me how much it cost to DJ their event....
I answered him: $ 1500
He said: “So expensive for this job?”
I asked: How much do you think it would cost you?
He answers me: “$ 800 maximum... That's a pretty simple job right?!"
- For $ 800 I invite you to do it yourself.
- “But.... I don't know how to.”
- For $800 I'll teach you how to. So besides saving you $700, you'll get the knowledge for the next time you want
- It seemed right to him and he agreed.
- But to get started you need tools: Music library, computer, turntables, a mixer, speakers, wires, etc...
- “But I don't have all these equipment and I can't buy all of these for one job.”
- Well then for another $300 more I'll rent my stuff to you so you can do it.
- “Okay,” he says.
- Okay! Tuesday I'm waiting for you to start doing this work
- “But I can't on Tuesday I only have time today.”
- I'm sorry, but I'm only available Tuesday to teach you and lend you my stuff. Other days are busy with other customers events.
- “Okay! That means I'm going to have to sacrifice my Tuesday, give up my tasks.”
- I forgot, to do your job yourself, you also have to pay for the nonproductive factors.
- “That is? What is that?"
- Bureaucratic, record pool fees, tax, security, insurance, fuel etc.
- “Oh no!... But to accomplish these tasks, I'm going to spend more money and waste a lot of time!”
- “Do you have them? You can do it for me?"
- Okay!
- I'll provide you all the gear and production you need. Truck loading is done Monday evening or Tuesday morning you'll have to come by 6am to load the truck. Don't forget to be on time to avoid traffic
- “At 6am??? Nope! Too early for me! I used to getting up later..
- “You know, I've been thinking. Y’all better get the job done. I'd rather pay you the $1500. If I had to do it myself it wouldn't be perfect and it would cost me a lot more.”
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When you pay for a job, especially handcrafted skills, you pay not only for the equipment used, but also:
- Knowledge
- Experience
- Study
- Tools
- Services
- Time
- Punctuality
- Accountability
- Professionalism
- Accuracy
- Guarantee
- Sacrifices
- Safety and security
- Payment of tax obligations
No one can denigrate other people's work by judging prices.
Only by knowing all the elements necessary for the production of a certain work can you estimate the actual cost.
I did not write this dialogue, but am sharing it to support my fellow entertainers and entrepreneurs.

***This goes for dog walkers, too. As a dog walker I have specific insurance, years of experience, training (associate degree in veterinary medicine), clearly organized schedule, proper harnesses and leashes, safe crates in my car with beds and towels that get cleaned regularly, water dishes that get sanitized daily, training to handle all variety of dogs (continuing education on dog behavior), I make sure of details that might not be noticed by someone else - does your dog have proper I/D in case anything happened, .........and the list goes on just like in this dialog.

I once met a dog walker one day working as a side job and when I asked what kind of dog it was she didn’t even know. 🙈 Not that the dog cared, but wow!

11/13/2020

Emma and Willow. ❤️❤️ They had fun! But needed a bath after!

11/05/2020

For some reason my lap ends up being the best place to play??? 🤷‍♀️🤪🤣

10/22/2020

💛 Gus!

10/22/2020

🧡 Emory!

10/22/2020

Bella!!! 💛