THANE: Steve Jobs had said that the only way to great work and good pay is to love what you do. Fighting disapproving nods from all quarters, youngsters are pursuing their passion and making it their profession, a well-earning one at that.
Twenty-four-year-old Chinmay Telavane, a dog trainer, invited raised eyebrows when he discussed his interests in animal behaviour and career plans on these lines. The zoology student’s decision to follow his heart, while deciding on career plans, is now the envy of his friends and family. Telavane has already made a small fortune and owns a car and a two-wheeler from the money he earned during the past four years training dogs.
“I have earned good money as a dog trainer. It gives me
job satisfaction
as I have always been passionate about dogs. I treat dogs like children and for me happiness is teaching them tricks, petting them and caring for them,” he said.
While stability-centric careers were popular career choices once, many youngsters have been looking for ways to turn their passions into their profession to achieve maximum job satisfaction.
Hrushikesh Jha, a 27-year-old Thaneite, who quit his job at an accounting firm and embraced dog training as a career recently, said, “I was always an average student through school and college. Post my graduation I got an accounting job in a Mumbai firm and those four years were the most boring and stressful ones. I was fed up of work targets, meetings and so on. The only thing that cheered me up then was getting back home and playing with my golden retrievers.”
It was in 2015 that Jha decided to opt out of his work routine and look at dog training as a career.
“I attended a dog training workshop in Mumbai and started training my dogs at home. I realised that I was not only good at it, but also loved those one-hour sessions at the end of the day. A few friends then asked me to train their dogs too, so I had a few sessions with them over the next few months and soon took up career as a dog trainer,’’ said Jha.
With his client list expanding every passing day, Jha has also taken up courses to update himself on dog behaviour. In fact, such is the demand for professional
dog trainers
that training academies have witnessed a rise in the number of people wanting to learn the trade.
“The number of dog owners is on a rise over the past few years, as these pets not only provide a way out of the feeling of loneliness for many in the city, but also provide security for one’s homes, offices, etc. With the rise, there has been a need for training these dogs. While many youngsters are coming to us to learn to train their own dogs, many more are coming to start their own dog training ventures. Some come to learn it as a hobby and for many, this hobby has turned into a career,” said Dilip Singh, dog trainer and caretaker at the Action Dog Services centre at Yeoor.
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