Year Round - Dog Walking Specialist
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Overview
Job Description
Shoreline Happy Paws has been providing peace of mind to pet parents since 2010. We're a small, dog-loving team of W-2 employees - not a gig app, not 1099 work. We're hiring a Dog Walkng Specialist to join our weekday routes, with room to grow into leadership and a long-term career in pet care.
What You'll Do
- Walk dogs in neighborhoods, on beaches, and on local trails
- Lead structured walks and small-group hikes
- Visit cats at home for feeding, litter, play, and medication
- Send photo updates and detailed visit reports
- Provide vacation drop-in care
- Drive between visits across our service area
- Expand your knowledge with contuing education about dog behavior
Schedule
- Year-round, full-time (~6 hrs/day) or part-time (2-4 hrs/day) - you choose
- Consistency required - our clients depend on seeing the same face each week
- Primary need: Tues/Wed/Thurs, 9 AM - 1 PM or 10 AM - 2 PM
- We will also consider candidates available Monday-Friday
- Optional evenings, weekends, and overnights if you want them
Pay & Benefits
- $16.94/hour during paid training
- $17-$22/hour standard job pay
- Higher pay through advancement into leadership roles and tenure
- Tips, mileage reimbursement, PTO, holiday pay, end-of-year bonuses
- Paid Pet CPR certification and education stipend (dog training, Pet CPR Instructor)
- Costco membership and employee perks
- W-2 employment with workers' comp and liability insurance
Service Area (must live in or very near)
Essex, Old Saybrook, Old Lyme, Westbrook, Clinton, Madison, Deep River, Chester, Haddam, Higganum, East Lyme, Niantic, Waterford, Groton, New London
What We're Looking For
- Genuine love for animals; patient and respectful
- Reliable, communicative, detail-oriented
- Calm and confident around fearful, reactive, or excitable dogs
- Comfortable outdoors in all weather
- Able to handle large or strong dogs (90+ lbs)
- Physically active; able to walk several miles per day
- Reliable vehicle, valid license, clean driving record, current auto insurance
- Smartphone with data and ability to pass a background check
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Instagram: instagram.com/cthappypaws
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