MyWaggyTails Inverness

Meet Diane

A teensie weensie bit about me (in case you want to know a bit about this animal groupie who occasionally feels guilty for relating more to pets than people (my people skills have got better over the years!).

Let me start with the Why. Why petcare?

I have always wanted to work with animals. I studied Biology and Chemistry at university and most of my working life has been in microbiology in the food industry with several companies around England. Having returned to my home town of Inverness I then spent about 10 years travelling the North and the North East as a retail auditor, carrying out a range of audits, including food safety and health and safety for major supermarkets, restaurant chains, etc.

Then when the company changed hands a few years ago and the new management came in, attitudes changed, the focus on priorities changed. It resulted in the loss of our biggest customer, someone I’d worked with for many years… it was frustrating, disappointing. I felt a bit lost. I couldn’t see something else beyond that.

I looked around… but the biology/microbiology opportunities in Inverness…well, let’s say there’s a lack of them. The only thing that was coming up, was Retail – and sadly that seems shaky at best and it wasn’t where my heart lay.

Then I saw the opportunity to launch my own petcare business here in Inverness and I thought to myself, it’s now or never.

So, I took a deep breath and studied for my dog walking and pet sitting diploma and my Level 3 VTQ in First Aid for Pets. I’ve also taken a course with the Institute of Modern Dog Trainers. And I’ve been DBS security checked plus, I’m fully insured. Please ask to see my certificates.