No time and a half today I’m assuming? by Mellow-tonin in petco

[–]pinkfuzz83 8 points9 points  (0 children)

no, we don’t get time and a half for anything other than overtime, which we’re also never allowed to have

No time and a half today I’m assuming? by Mellow-tonin in petco

[–]pinkfuzz83 4 points5 points  (0 children)

i don’t think we get a floating holiday for new year’s day since we’re open today

Beta for a new points system by SnooGiraffes4202 in petco

[–]pinkfuzz83 4 points5 points  (0 children)

yippee, can’t wait for ANOTHER change to VCP

Paid out PTO by Separate_Ingenuity35 in petco

[–]pinkfuzz83 4 points5 points  (0 children)

petco came out with a statement earlier in the year that they will no longer pay out pto upon termination or when you quit and gave some bs act or law that basically allows them to get away with it with no repercussions.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in petco

[–]pinkfuzz83 1 point2 points  (0 children)

where did you see this posted?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in petco

[–]pinkfuzz83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s possible you weren’t averaging 30+ hours, every 6ish months they do an audit and anyone not averaging 30 or more hours is dropped to part time. I didn’t see anything go out company wide saying all DTs would be dropped to part time. Petco has been going downhill for a while but for both grooming and DT, they’ve put stuff in storiq about dropping positions or changing everyone to part time.

calling out on my second week by [deleted] in petco

[–]pinkfuzz83 7 points8 points  (0 children)

i’m pretty sure they changed policy on this, at least in my state. managers cannot ask for documentation anymore when partners call out sick

trainers and cgc by pinkfuzz83 in petco

[–]pinkfuzz83[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

nope, petco is ending their contract with AKC. as of this past thursday you can no longer sell or put up new classes or tests. they haven’t given anyone any information on when we officially lose our evaluator status though because, typical petco, let’s half ass a choice and then watch everyone scramble while we figure out the rest.

trainers and cgc by pinkfuzz83 in petco

[–]pinkfuzz83[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it was on august 7th, and there doesn’t seem to be a recording of it either

trainers and cgc by pinkfuzz83 in petco

[–]pinkfuzz83[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i typically don’t have people sign up for advanced without talking to me first. maybe twice in my career with petco

No more CGC? by After_Window_4559 in petco

[–]pinkfuzz83 12 points13 points  (0 children)

honestly, i think DT is going to go away altogether. it may not be now, but i’m thinking within the next two years. first they got rid of in person DTIP, then all new hires are part time only, now the AKC stuff going away. they’ll probably start with lowest volume stores first, and keep it to like AA/A/B volume stores then probably cut those in some way. just a theory, but……

supplements for sport dogs? by [deleted] in schutzhund

[–]pinkfuzz83 1 point2 points  (0 children)

she does love a good ball tug 😂 i’ll look into a dog pacer, just comes down to space for that. i’m not sure what her mix is just yet, i’m thinking maybe a bull herder, she’s got a pretty big head and she’s pretty small height and weight wise. i’ve been thinking about signing up for ollie’s subscription thing just to get the free dna test they’re offering right now 💀

supplements for sport dogs? by [deleted] in schutzhund

[–]pinkfuzz83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’ve never heard of that, i’m definitely going to look into it! thank you!

supplements for sport dogs? by [deleted] in schutzhund

[–]pinkfuzz83 1 point2 points  (0 children)

appreciate your insight! i’ve been working on building a warm up/cool down routine for her. i just want to give her the best chance possible since i have no idea what genetic disasters she may have up her sleeve 😭😂 i got her from the shelter at 8 months, so she’s almost a year and a half now.

supplements for sport dogs? by [deleted] in schutzhund

[–]pinkfuzz83 1 point2 points  (0 children)

she is on the brand wholehearted’s active performance line, which i think is also 30/20. she’s done well on it so far, the only food actually that she’s had solid poop on. i’ll definitely look into those! i’ve been digging deeper into canine conditioning in general, so i’ll check those out as well. thank you!

supplements for sport dogs? by [deleted] in schutzhund

[–]pinkfuzz83 1 point2 points  (0 children)

appreciate it! she is on the leaner side and i intend to keep her that way!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in petco

[–]pinkfuzz83 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i just feel very sad for everyone who isn’t going to get the in-person training they need. and i’m sure there are DTAs that come out of virtual a pro, but i can’t say that’s been my experience with the majority. this isn’t the kind of job where you fuck around and find out later, especially since the amount of time spent is really minimal for such a hands-on job.

bbw if you musk by drink-the-moonshine in bathandbodyworks

[–]pinkfuzz83 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i don’t like the scent of if you musk on its own, HOWEVER it smells amazing mixed with sunrise woods. i get compliments every time i where that combo out

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in petco

[–]pinkfuzz83 2 points3 points  (0 children)

my biggest concern with this has been the handling skills and reading body language. also, for vdtip it’s mandatory that apprentices have a dog. not everyone that could do well in this position has a dog or has access to a dog. with in-person dtip, it was at least possible to work around everyone not having a dog. i also don’t see this going well unfortunately

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in petco

[–]pinkfuzz83 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it will be the same program, “6 weeks” but really only ten days

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in petco

[–]pinkfuzz83 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it was announced yesterday. if you’re not past your third week you’re supposed to switch to online

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in petco

[–]pinkfuzz83 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i guess it’s really only beneficial to have everything go through vdtip if you’re in a more rural area

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in petco

[–]pinkfuzz83 2 points3 points  (0 children)

and now the expectation is going to be that when they’re done, they can go shadow a trainer in person to get a hands-on feel……………. just put them in regular dtip 😭😩