Dog Trainer
All Dawgs is seeking a reliable, hardworking, team player to join our staff as a full time experienced dog trainer for pet owners for our 5,500 SF facility in Albany, New York.
Our Dog Trainers’ responsibilities include:
- Teaching group dog-training classes to a variety of dog breeds, ages and sizes
- Teach one-on-one private lessons
- Assist with occasional company events
- Client education and promotion of merchandise, fundraisers and other services
- Care for and train pet dogs through our Boarding School program
The successful candidate will have:
- Minimum one year of personal and/or professional dog training experience
- Know and be able to identify stress signals of a dog
- Know and be able to demonstrate prong collar fitting
- Balanced dog training philosophy
Preferred Experience
- 1 year aggression modification experience
- 6 months experience in the use of electronic collars
Up to 40 hours a week. Hours for this position are from 6:45 PM to 10 PM Monday through Thursday and 9 AM to 5 PM on Saturday and Sunday. Remaining hours are flexible.
All Dawgs offers our dog trainers the following:
- Competitive pay
- $100 Sign-On Bonus (received after 6 months of employment at All Dawgs)
- Supplemental pay when trainers care and train for Boarding School dogs in their home
- Room for advancement
- Team-centered work environment
- An opportunity to expand your dog knowledge
Pay: $17.25 – $18.00 per hour depending on experience.
If you have these skills and love working with dogs and their owners, apply today!
Assistant Dog Trainer
All Dawgs is seeking a reliable, experienced assistant dog trainer.
Our assistant dog trainers’ responsibilities include:
- Assist with running group dog-training classes Monday through Thursday evenings and on Saturday mornings
- Assist with occasional company events
- Help set-up equipment for classroom preparation
- Help prepare store items and appropriate paperwork
- Client education and promotion of store items, merchandise, fundraisers and other services
The successful candidate with have the following attributes:
- At least six months of personal and/or professional dog training experience. If your experience is not listed on your resume, please include it in your cover letter. Applications will not be considered without this experience.
- Ability to explain and demonstrate dog training commands to clients
- Be able to lift 50 pounds
- Have a smartphone with the ability to download relevant applications for business use
Hours for this position are from 6:30 PM to 10 PM two to four times per week Monday through Thursday as well as Saturday morning. The position is approximately 8-12 hours each week.
All Dawgs offers all of our employees the following:
- Competitive pay
- Employee discounts, when eligible, for training classes and daycare
- Room for advancement
- Team-centered work environment
- An opportunity to expand your dog knowledge
Pay: $15.50 – $16.00 per hour depending on experience
If you have these skills and love working with dogs and their owners, apply today!
Unpaid Assistant Dog Trainer Internship
All Dawgs is currently offering an unpaid Assistant Dog Trainer internship for a reliable, hardworking team player who is interested in continuing their dog training experience. This position is only open to those who have studied to become a dog trainer.
During the internship, you’ll learn:
- How to apply your dog training knowledge in real-life situations
- How to go from training dogs directly to training a client with their dog
- How to work with behavior modification including but not limited to aggression and separation anxiety
- How to evaluate dogs for therapy and/or service dog work
- How to prepare and teach in a group class setting
- How to work with the non-compliment client
The hours for the position are 6:30 PM to 10 PM Monday through Thursday and some weekend hours.
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