• dog walking | doggy day care | dog boarding | dog training | puppy visits | cat & pet sitting

    dog walking | doggy day care | dog boarding | dog training | puppy visits | cat & pet sitting

  • Application to become a dog walker & pet carer

  • Your details

  • Education

  • Work Experience

  • Please provide information about your work experience, include: Dates, job title, organisation name and responsibilities

  • About Your Experience With Dogs

  • Please detail what experience you have walking and caring for dogs.  Please note that our Dog Walking is usually done during the day on Mon - Fri.

  • Which services would you like to provide?

    You will be trainined and assessed for the majority of the services: but training and grooming require specialist experience and qualifications. 

  • Specialist services

  • Boarding Dogs

  • We also provide a home from home dog boarding service.

  • Would you be interested in boarding 1 or 2 dogs in your own home while the owner is away?
  • If yes, do you have a secure garden?
  • Do you have a dog of your own?
  • Do you have young children, or are young children regular visitors?
  • Are there any other adults living at your home?
  • If yes, will they be share caring duties with you?
  • Do you or any household members smoke?

  • Your Commitments

  • Do you have any regular commitments such as a part time job, school runs, caring for children, grandchildren or other relatives?
  • Would you be willing to undertake assignments over key holiday periods i.e. Easter Summer, Christmas New Year, which can often be our busiest times.

  • Please tell us about your experience of dealing with different species of animals: dogs, cats, other. Please also include any experience of giving medication / injections / other treatments / caring for animals with special needs. This doesn't have to be limited to employment or voluntary work.

  • Have you ever lost a dog because it escaped / strayed?
  • Have you ever had to give up a pet for rehoming?

  • Working With People

  • Please tell us about your experience of dealing with customers / members of the public and when you've been placed in a position of responsibility. We often have to reassure owners and ensure they know their animlas are in good hands. This could be just life experience rather than paid / voluntary work. Please give an example of an experience and how you dealt with it.

  • Do you have any criminal convictions?
  • Do you have or have had at any time, any injunctions or notices that would prevent you from keeping / caring for animals?
  • Do you own a car and would you be happy to use it for work?
  • Do you have a clean driving licence?
  • Do you have a recent CRB check?

  • Personal Statement

  • Please explain why you think you would be well suited for the role and feel free to mention, or elaborate on, anything relevant that will support your application that we haven't already given you the opportunity to discuss.

  • Referees

  • Could you please give us names and details (including their relationship to you) of TWO referees we may contact to verify the information you have given and to provide character references. Where possible, one should be from a previous employer. References cannot be from family members.

  • Referee 1:

  • Referee 2:

  • We may consult a personal verification agency and / or police check to validate information contained in this application. Please indicate your permission for this.

  • And Finally ...

    Salary Expectations. Some people do this full time. Others part time but regularly Others are available some of the time. Let us know roughly what sort of hours and income you're looking for.
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