About This Role
This role involves taking dogs for neighborhood walks and providing in-home pet care, including for cats. It suits a patient, reliable, and detail-oriented individual who enjoys being outdoors and has a genuine love for animals.
Responsibilities
- Walk neighborhood dogs on recurring routes
- Coach dogs into great leash manners
- Cover let-outs, potty breaks, and vacation drop-ins
- Care for cats at home, including feeding, litter, play, and medications
- Send photo updates and visit reports that make clients' whole day
- Drive between visits across our service area
- Keep learning: we pay for your continuing education in dog behavior
Requirements
- 18 years of age or older
- Genuine love for animals, patient and respectful
- Reliable, communicative, detail-oriented
- Calm and confident with fearful, reactive, or excitable dogs
- Happy outdoors in any weather
- Can handle large or strong dogs (90+ lbs) and stay on your feet for several miles a day
- Reliable vehicle, valid license, clean driving record, current auto insurance
- Smartphone with data
- Able to pass a background check
Benefits
- Tips
- Mileage reimbursement
- PTO
- Holiday pay
- End-of-year bonuses
- Paid Pet CPR certification plus an education stipend (dog training, Pet CPR Instructor)
- Costco membership
- Employee discounts
- Referral program
- Real W-2 employment with workers' comp and liability insurance
- Advancement into leadership roles, including hiking routes for walkers who want them
Important Details
- Schedule: 10 to 25 hours per week, consistent; primary need is Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday, 9 AM to 1 PM or 10 AM to 2 PM; Monday to Friday 5 days a week also heavily considered; evenings, weekends, and overnights optional; days may move around sometimes
- Contract: year-round only, no seasonal hires
- Locations: Essex, Old Saybrook, Old Lyme, Lyme, Westbrook, Clinton, Madison, Deep River, Chester, East Lyme & Niantic (must live in or very near)
Application Process
- Watch your texts and email after you apply
About the Company
This company provides neighborhood dog walking and pet sitting services, including in-home cat care.
