Working in a doggy daycare.
The work itself is surely comparable to a childcare centre. It is a lot of work, patience and learning. In the kennel where I worked, the dogs spent most of their time outside, running and playing with each other.
I worked from Tuesday to Friday, the owners would drop off their pets between 7:30am and 9am and pick them up between 4pm and 5pm. During this time, you situate the dogs in the pens according to their behaviour. Not all doggies get along, some are more dominant, more shy, smaller, more clumsy with other dogs.
The rest of the day, you make sure that they don’t run out of water, you spend some time with them being careful not to give attention to a dog where some may be jealous and dominant. And the most glamorous part of the job is picking up regular poop. For several reasons, the first: cleanliness, imagine 20 dogs a day in the same pen. The second, very seductive, some dogs roll in it.
Of course I was only there as a volunteer, I didn’t manage all the administration and payment even if I happened to play secretary on the phone or by email. Each dog daycare is different, some don’t offer outside access, some operate with a different philosophy, that’s why you have to choose one that fits you and your doggie.