Volunteer at an animal shelter. If you want experience dealing with a wide variety of dogs, an animal shelter is an ideal choice. And most if not all shelters are in need of volunteers.
- You may have the opportunity to bathe and groom dogs, which of course will be a good experience that can help you determine if you want to pursue this line of work.
- Even without bathing and grooming, however, dealing with a diversity of dog breeds, from a wide variety of backgrounds, will give you a better sense of the day-to-day challenges and rewards of being a dog groomer.
- Soak up advice and techniques on how to deal with aggressive, large, or sick dogs, or dogs with other unique challenges.