Wow, thanks for all the amazing responses. I've learned a lot and got a lot of insight into this career that I never had before.
I still don't "know".... I really wish "Dog Training" was a degree in college!
I'd be there in a heartbeat! If you ask me what my #1 passion is, dogs would be it for sure. But I always feel like it's such a hard industry to make $$$ in. I realize money is not everything but I also don't want to struggle my whole life, so I guess teaching wouldn't be the best choice either, LOL. I guess my
true dream would be to own my own facility, that was a boarding/training/doggy daycare place all in one, maybe do photography on the side. But sometimes I wonder if that would be possible (most of you know, I'm an independent dogwalker right now... got some listings off care.com and thru word of mouth and started my own 'business' though I am not incorporated yet or anything).
I just want to have a degree behind me first and foremost. I always wish I was one of those people that just KNEW what I wanted to do and had a goal to strive towards school-wise. I know those are rare, and most people end up not doing what their degree was for anyways. I mean, I've always been good with computers, but it's not a 'passion' of mine. I don't want to be one of those people that looks back at my life and says "gosh I wish I would have done that back then!"
Then again, dog training is a form of teaching. I feel like I'd have a similar philosophy for teaching kids as I would dogs and could use my self taught skills as well.