Dog Walker Psychology

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I have studied the psychology of animals and personally trained my dog and other dogs to have enough knowledge in order to pursue the position of being a dog walker. Beyond my enthusiasm and dedication to animals, especially dogs, I also have a background in retail. I understand how things can get frustrating and are on the verge of losing patience due to not being able to communicate effectively to the other party what we would like them to understand and how to fix certain issues they may have. I am more than capable to complete these tasks while maintaining calm and sensible with the other party. I not only trained and cared for my dog for four years, I have also help train my cousin's dog, which is a male, short haired chihuahua and taken

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