12/03/2024
Hello! I'm Danyea Dickson.
🐾❤️🌻I'm one of your favorite Kennel Techs here at Sunflower Pet Playcare and Spa. My job is to love your little guys and help them stay as safe as possible while playing with their best friends everyday. I don't think anyone here has as much fun as I do getting to take care of your dogs, make sure they are happy, and getting to watch them grow so much in our loving environment!! I get to know these dogs and their personalities *very* well. That is how we make sure your dogs are safe and happy here.
📸 Fun fact: the pictures you see on our Facebook and Instagram are usually either from me or Madison!
In general, I'm the biggest animal lover in the world, but doggies are a personal favorite. I've been through quite a lot lately as a pet parent:
My French bulldog passed away last year and I had to help 2 other dogs cross the 🌈bridge this year as well as give one to my brother, all for various health reasons. And while they didn't all live with me, each loss was so hard. But, I do still have two lovely kitties raised by my dogs — And I now have Mr. Milo my Morkie - who we rescued - and he has helped me so much through these hard times and I adore him (even if he is one of our naughty boys here at work 🤣). I would like to get him registered as an emotional support dog soon, and we're actively working with him and training him here at Sunflower on days he gets to come. We're so excited for him!
In my free time I usually enjoy either relaxing at home with my animals and crocheting, or watching true crime TV shows 📺and documentaries (or all three!). I also actively collect squishmallows, work on all sorts of art, intensely play Pokemon Go, make Tiktoks, and go out to eat anywhere.
Or I'm most definitely at a live EDM music show (rave).
I promote music production companies in KC that throw these kinds of shows. And I go to an annual EDM music festival every year in La Cygne, Kansas for a week in the summer.
I'm 28, and I graduated from Seaman High School in Topeka Kansas. I went to Newman University and Washburn University for a degree in Art, focusing on drawing and painting. I went to college for that for 3 years and have an Associate's of Arts degree 🎨from Washburn.
My overall goal is to one day open up some sort of business and use it as my art gallery. Mandi, the managing owner, inspires me to do this even more, and I might even be interested in doing my own pet-related business in the future. I can make nearly every style of art and I enjoy making it all. It would make me so happy to get my art out to the world!
I believe in realism over optimism or pessimism. But, I know the world can be a scary place, and I'd prefer to look at the good and see the bright side of things.
My favorite quote is from one of my favorite TV shows, Mindhunters, and it's a quote from Grace Hopper: "Sometimes it can be better to beg for forgiveness, than to ask for permission."
I love working here so much. It has been a great experience and I just celebrated my 6 months with Dirty Dog and Sunflower Pet Playcare and Spa! I plan on being here for a long time and it has been my favorite job I've ever had in my 28 years. I love the owner(s) and my coworkers, so it's been fantastic!
Thank you all for the opportunity to work with all of my furry best friends! 🌻🐾❤️