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— Photo by Mike McCagg of BOCES

Ready for rain: Max and Zip are decked out for wet weather by Capital Region BOCES Pet Tech students Francis Mann of South Colonie, left, and Jerry Wideelski of the Bethlehem. Pet-tech students learn to care for animals ranging from dogs to geckos. They also learn about customer service, pet grooming, washing and best practices for boarding animals, written and spoken communication, office and computer skills, phone etiquette, budgeting and money management, inventory and ordering, advertising, basic accounting, and business math.