Good luck, KayAnn! If you need any help with anything, just let me know! Here's some things to think about...Since you don't have a car yet, you'll have to take into consideration how far away the place is, and who could take you to work. A lot of places where you work with animals require you to be 18 years old before you can work there. I think maybe if you talked to them in person and they could see how responsible you are/experience with animals there's a chance they could overlook the age. BE PERSISTANT. I don't even know how many applications I submitted with getting very little response...for Petco, I decided to be annoying about it and I kept calling and bugging them lol. Make every accomplishment, no matter how insignificant it feels to you, be a great one. Be confident. Don't be shy. LOL I totally sucked at those last two, so I guess the next thing to say is...Don't be like me!! ha ha ha I think the first step would be to call every pet/grooming shop in the area and talking to them....coming in to talk to the manager in person is a great way to get them to remember you. Maybe even just ask if they will let you volunteer for a while first. Let us know how it goes!!