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(me with Puffy...some say Puffy is psycho, but we get along...)
Sure, you see this parade of pets here....some people are new to my life and figure I have this huge menagerie of dogs and cats. I did once, but not now--just Penny the dog and Spike the cat.
BUT as a full-time artist people knew I was around and flexible (sort of--I mean, I am working from home, but still WORKING, right?) and so they asked for pet sitting...
One time too many there was the junky souvenir for my 2 weeks of scooping cat poo and playing with lonely animals whose owners were whooping it up at the beach. The last straw were the people who didn't give me a stupid souvenir AND no THANKS either.
So I decided to charge for my time.
I wondered if it had gotten out of control last winter as I bravely walked one dog not my own after another in below zero temps. But it is so dang FUN. People like me caring for their pets, and I LOVE it. And a little check goes a long way toward feeling appreciated so I do an amazing job of it, allowing plenty of time for their attention and exercise.
Then I come home and work on the pots again.....
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4 comments:
Pet sitter potter! The care for animals must be the same for clay!
The pet sitting is a perfect compliment to your full time pottery work.
and that blue vase with the forsythia is gorgeous!
Pets and pots--you have the life, Gary. And you are right on to charge for your help to people.
You provide a valuable service and absolutely should be paid for your time. Even if it's fun! Well, the poop scooping isn't but the playtime is.
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