You know you have a problem when..

Your dog has more name tags than you have shoes. I went through some dog stuff this evening and didnt even realize how much I hoard when it comes to pet supplies. I absolutely loathe shoe/clothes shopping for myself, but when it comes to pet related stuff, sign me up!
Also found a bunch of collars, some of which I'll be donating since they are never even used, hopefully if I can foster in the near future, they will all be shared.

Work updates and some goodies

So it's been 2 weeks since I started my new job and I love it! Overall, its not as difficult as I anticipated, just keeping track of multiple things at once takes some getting used to. My favorite part is talking to customers about nutrition and meeting all the pups that come in. 
Hardest part is staying within store budget when ordering products weekly. There are so many cool things that I want to get, but right now, I have to mostly stick with the essentials like food and treats. 

I was cleaning out the store freezer today and found a bunch of pre-made raw that expired 2 months ago. So I got 

- 22 lbs of instinct lamb
-14 lbs instinct beef
- 12 lbs primal buffalo
- 8 lbs primal chicken/salmon mix for cats (but will most likely go to dogs since my parents cat is not a fan of premade). 
For a grand total of 56 lbs! 
Since I havent been able to find any freebies on craigslist, I'm glad I can get from work. The dogs will be eating buffalo tomorrow for the first time, we'll have to see how that goes. 

Some exciting news

Long story short, I had a temp job few months ago at a pet boutique. Even though I enjoyed it, it was only for 6-8 weeks during holidays. The owner recently got in touch with me and asked me if I would be interested in becoming a manager (the current one wasn't working out due to several issues). Since I've been looking for a full time job the last few months, I of course agreed and I started last week.

Even though I'm kind of anti-social at times (social anxiety), I absolutely love working in this environment. It gives me an opportunity to educate pet owners and make significant difference in the lives of their pets. I can probably talk about nutrition for hours given the chance, so this is a great outlet for that.

I love being able to browse hundreds of pet products and select the best ones for the store. I've also given the owner several suggestions on what to do in regard to bringing it more profit and he thinks my ideas are the greatest.

It's also nice to get pet stuff for myself at wholesale prices and some freebies time to time ;)

The owner ordered these barky barks (esophagus) but didnt realize how bad they smelled (kinda resemble road kill) because they came from grass fed animals, so I got a box of 90 treats for free. The pups are in heaven since they think the smellier the better when it comes to food.

Anyways, I'm very excited about the job, hopefully it would be a great way for me to help others while making friends and building connections in the process :)