Bee :)

I'm in a similar situation. I did cert 11 in animal studies earlier this year, and am about to finish cert 111 in companion animal services. when i do finish i can get a job as a vet nurse, then do cert 4 in vet nursing if i get a minimum 15 hours a week. but yes, i will also have the problem of a very low paying job, as one of my teachers has made sure we know just how low paying it is and how long the hours are etc. but i also have the problem of in my area not having many veterinary clinics around and therefore not many positions, but lots of people wanting positions. i don't know what it's like in the capital cities though, but yeah $32K is probably considered pretty low, but as others have said, if you love it then you can cope with the pay rate. good luck, hope it all works out well for you

That's so sad! When my dog was a puppy we had to block off half the backyard so she wouldn't go through or under the pool fence. then we discovered that she hates water anyway. now she's too big to fit through

we have an inground pool which of course has a fence around it n the gate is closed all the time, n when our chihuahua x aussie terrier was a puppy we taught her to climb out at the steps in case she did ever fall in. we soon discovered though that she hates water anyway so would never actually jump in of her own accord, but we do put her in on hot days like today just to cool her off. so yeah if she did ever fall in she would know how to get out. but she would never be able to fall in without us being there cos the gate's always closed unless one of us in the pool area. our neighbours also have a pool with a fence and gate and they used to leave the gate open so their two maltese terriers could still roam around in the pool area then one night they came home from work to find one of them floating after falling in and drowning so now they keep the gate closed. so yeah obviously ur talking about a paddle pool so yeah i agree with everyone else, i'd make sure its blocked off or covered when ur not supervising.