03/10/2023
This is going to be an extremely long post:
I don't even know how to put into words how much this business has meant to me over the years. My journey began as a hobby and grew into a full time career. My ability to bring reactive, aggressive, and fearful dogs out of their shells has been the absolute highlight of the last 6 years.
Unfortunately I decided to work for myself full time just a few months pre-pandemic and I was not entirely prepared for what that meant financially. When I began it was financially sustainable and growing, and then the pandemic fell on us.
With all of your love and support I was able to survive the pandemic, and then was promptly knocked down once again after being in a car accident. As you all know I suffered a brain injury and had a lot of difficulty functioning for a long time.
These events really put me up against a wall and bottlenecked my ability to grow and thrive in this industry.
The love and support I have received from all of you while I healed has not gone unnoticed, I am eternally grateful for the relationships I have built and for the family I have earned over the years.
I have however been in a situation where I still have a lot of healing to do, and financially I have not been able to find a way to afford the much needed health insurance to do it correctly.
I made the decision recently to put myself back in the job market and play to my strengths and my ability to run offices, build SOP's, create policies, and help companies increase profitability.
On September 28th I was offered a new job opportunity as an Operations Manager. I will be saying goodbye to being a full time pet care provider on October 10, 2023.
My hope is that I will still be able to do drop in visits for pets who need them off "normal" work hours, and perhaps I will be able to board or house sit from time to time.
I also want to keep in touch and make sure Astrid and I get to spend time with all of our favorite animals and humans.
I will be making another post with some suggestions for other sitters you may be able to use for the future.
Thank you for 6 wonderful years taking care of your incredible fur families,
Chris