We thought you might to know a little more about some of our team members here at Avonvale, so we had a chat with our Animal Nursing Assistant Gary about his role, pot bellied pigs, and...Tom Hardy!
Q: What's your job title and how long have you worked at Avonvale?
A: I'm an Animal Nursing Assistant and have been with Avonvale since 2006
Q: Why do you like working for Avonvale? What do you look forward to most at work?
A: I like working for Avonvale as no two days are the same. You work very closely as a team on a daily basis and the training offered is great - I have completed my Animal Nursing Assistant course and my Diploma in Canine Behaviour with merit. I look forward to every day being different.
Q: What are the least favourite parts of your job?
A: Watching puppies and kittens and other pets grow old and the owners having to make the heartbreaking decision to say goodbye to their much loved family pets.
Q: What made you want to do this job?
A: I have loved animals since I was a child. I grew up with a wide range of pets from pot bellied pigs and goats to a large range of dog breeds - rottweilers, bullmastiffs, labradors, parson russell terrier, staffordshire bull terrier, and now a shih tzu. I always knew I wanted to work with animals.
Q: What do you do to turn things around when you’re having a bad day?
A: Take a deep breath, put the kettle on, and eat cake!
Q: If you could be any animal what would you be and why?
A: Springer spaniel because I'm a bit crazy!
Q: What’s the biggest misconception people have about your position?
A: That I sit cuddling animals all day
Q: What’s one thing most people don’t know about you?
A: I used to sing semi professionally in national competitions and also private events.
Q: What’s something you saw recently that made you smile?
A: Dogs always make me smile
Q: What’s your guilty pleasure?
A: Tom Hardy!!
