Dog Handler/ Daycare Assistant.

Love Your Dog is looking for an energetic and skilled dog handler to care for clients’ dogs at our pet care facility.
Responsibilities:
• Safely transporting pets to/from their residence to our pet care facility and other locations in the community for exercise
• Monitor social time in play yards
• Learn names and common behaviors of each dog and manage them accordingly
• Use basic obedience commands for manners reminders and dog handling
• Detect and discourage overly excited, aggressive, or inappropriate behaviour
• Ensure dogs are safe when being exercised and socialized during playtime
• Report issues or bad behaviour to the manager/trainer
• Report injuries or health-related issues to the manager and the front desk
• Reward dogs for good behaviour
• Discourage jumping, pulling on the leash, being overly excited, barking, growling, aggression, etc.
• Communicate with pet owners on the day’s activities
• Responsible for cleaning and disinfecting the kennels and indoor/outdoor facilities, ensuring all areas are clean and sanitary, and bins are emptied regularly
• Maintain a clean and well-kept facility
• Feed dogs and keep them healthy
• Clean up and dispose of pet eliminations
• Must have reliable means to get to work.
Experience
• The ideal candidate will have a patient and calm demeanor when working with dogs
• Previous experience working with dogs and K9s of different breeds and sizes in a similar environment is required
• Prior experience safely driving dogs in a commercial vehicle is required
• Canine first aid and dog behaviour/training certification would be preferable
• Must have a love of dogs
• The ability to remain calm in difficult situations
• With a Clean Police record.

If this sounds like the job for you, please send your resume to loveyourdog.ky@gmail.com