31 blogs in 31 days

I just received an email challenge to post 31 blogs in 31 days. I have accepted so I can learn more about blogging and also share some of the wonderful things that are going on in my dog massage adventure. The one rule is that the blogs have to be 350 words or less. I am not sure how to do word count in the blog but I will surely learn. For the moment I will approximate 25 words per line so I don't run over. This post will be an overview. I started the dog massage adventure when I began the Bancroft School of Massage, (Worcester, MA) course in April 2011. The course finished in November 2011 and I began my business in January, 2012. So it has been only 8 months since the business started. Including my internship during my Bancroft training, I have done approximately 300 massages in that time. Some were short done at fairs or fund raisers for dog parks or shelters. Others were longer with extensive write-ups done at doggy day cares or shelters and still others were at people's homes. I have also taught 5 one hour seminars and had 5 four-week (once a week) classes with dogs and their owners. In addition, I consistently volunteer at a wonderful shelter called NorthEast Animal Shelter in Salem, MA. They are a large place with room for 100 dogs and 80 cats and are very well run with both satff and volunteers.