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i want to work at a pet store2007-11-24 2:01:06

I guess I am one of those that believes if you are going to work someplace you should learn what you can. I would not want to go to work selling car stereos when all I know how to do is turn mine on. You know what I mean? Good luck you will find it a very rewarding job one word of caution you will end up with a lot of animals. That is how we got our start. I would see something new and cool arrive at the store. I would play with it a few days and well you can guess it would end up at the house(thank goodness for employee discounts) Good luck.

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You don't need any kind of certification or anything to work in a pet store. Be warned though, it is mostly work not play. Lots of poop removal, feeding, watering, etc. As Lizard Lover said, you WILL bring home a lot of new pets if you are like most animal lovers. They are just too hard to resist. If you do go to work in a pet shop and you enjoy it all, even the cage cleaning you may want to go on and take some classes to become a veterinary technician and move on up to working in a vet's office, zoo, or animal shelter.

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You don't have to be an expert, but you do need to be knowledgeable.. Which it sounds like you are, and you;re well rounded, which is good (I'm the reptile person at a locally owned pet store, I know NOTHING about fish, which is a large part of our business). If you can, try to get a job at a small local pet shop. From what I've heard the chain stores are full of themselves and want to train you to work "their way," which isn't always the RIGHT way.

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My first job was a pet store. Most places don't require knowledge. but do yourself a favor and learn. Don't be like the other dorks and misinform. Do what I did, learn on the way.