My childhood dogs, particularly one named Djoser, instilled in me a strong love of animals. He was my best friend and an inspiration for my future goals. I knew I wanted to work with animals, but when he underwent surgery and physio afterwards, I wanted to become a veterinary physiotherapist. When I attended Harper Adams University's open days, I formed a preference for the Clinical Animal Behaviour and Welfare course and the instructors who taught it. After four years of that degree, I was able to start pursuing cases and start my journey to become a CCAB (Certified Clinical Animal Behaviourist). A week after I finished my last exam, I started as a veterinary receptionist and remained there for a year whilst living on my own. I was eager to put my degree to use while concerned about wasting time. I wanted to start seeing cases, but it wasn't financially feasible. I then had the opportunity to establish my business full-time and live with my family, but this required leaving my employment. I took the plunge and founded FurFit as an animal behaviour consultant down south, which was fantastic. I met a variety of pets and their owners whilst learning how to be self-employed and create a business from scratch. Unfortunately, owing to unforeseeable personal circumstances (life decided I needed a hard punch in the face), I needed to return up north, which meant I needed a stable income to pay rent again. So I ended up as a legal secretary while I took a break from FurFit to get back on my feet. Now I'm fortunate enough to be able to be part time and have time in my life for FurFit again. However I still think a lot about how FurFit would work. I was dealing with imposter syndrome in the behaviour field, concerned about the rise in contradictory opinions with dog training, and overwhelmed by the pet market in general and where I fit in. So, I decided to let FURFIT be something that grows with me. Instead of trying to shape it around things that already exist while trying to be different, I wanted to allow it to be something I loved again, however long that takes. I redesigned the website and social pages to be what they are now and let FurFit be more of a reflection of my love for the animal world, there for anyone who wants to enjoy it with me. Hopefully, back in full swing helping pet owners the best I can! I’m glad you are reading as well; hopefully, you can learn as much as I do along the way. Thank you, Esme x