I'm a little late lol, but I totally get that OP, Fran! I just want to be helpful and to the point, not get in the way or say something intrustive/awkward/rude... but when you see some one on a daily basis it's natural to want to be friends. Some people are really good at bridging that gap. I'm not. At all. D: Same with training people's dogs. I want to have a respectful trainer/client relationship, how do I do that if we share personal non-dog stuff about our lives?
Speaking of jobs... my BFF runs her own dog training/walking business. She just bought a new house with acreage for daycare and I've been going over there a couple days a week to watch the dogs for 5 hours while she picks up, drops off and does outings. I really like it but it literally hurts my heart to leave my baby. I have noooo idea how I'm going to start working part time much less full time. I don't know how working moms do it.