We're Dog Jogs, a local family-owned professional pet care provider in Edmonton and surrounding areas. We offer a range of services and are constantly growing, searching for passionate, dedicated staff to join our fantastic team! We pride ourselves on a strong work culture that values and operates with inclusion and diversity. Every new team member will find every day to be a truly rewarding experience! Working with us, you will experience a great deal of flexibility and independence.
What we offer:

• On-the-job training and ongoing training
• Free exercise (yes, you get paid to jog and walk dogs!)
• Continuous in-field support
• Free puppy and kitty kisses
• Incentives, staff contests, team get-togethers, prizes, and other fun perks!

Here’s what we ask you to do:

• We are seeking candidates with availability Monday to Friday, either from 9am-1pm or 10am-2pm (additional availability between our hours 9am-5pm is a bonus!) plus one weekend a month.
• Drive to clients' homes and care for their pets. Besides jogging or walking a dog, you will also be responsible for scooping litter boxes, refreshing water bowls, feeding, and administering medication as required.
• Pretend you're a professional pet photographer while on each pet visit! We hope you like taking selfies, videos, and filling up your phone with cute pet pictures!
• Send a detailed update to the Pet Parents via our free app with some of those amazing photos you took.
• A mix of dog jogs (yes, actually jogging!), walks, and cat visits during workdays.
• Take over our Instagram stories from time to time to share about your day as a Dog Jogger.
• Possibly assist with other tasks when needed such as blog writing, content creation for social media, putting up posters, and handing out information about Dog Jogs within the communities you walk in.

Some basic job requirements:

• Canadian citizens or legally authorized to work in Canada for at least the next 12 months
• Able to commit for a minimum of 12 months
• Over 18 years of age (due to insurance)
• Have a smartphone with data
• Own your own reliable vehicle and be comfortable driving in all weather conditions
• The ability to jog 6-10km in an hour (the average dog jog), PLUS walk 3-10km for the rest of your workday walking dogs
• Able to provide a current and clean police record check
• Work in all types of weather, including some extreme cold/hot temperatures (under safe procedures)
• Be willing to travel to all areas we service when needed.
• Have some understanding/experience working with reactive dogs; experience using positive reinforcement is a plus

How Much Can I Make? Our Dog Joggers can make upwards of $1200 a month while filling their dog, cat, puppy, and kitten-cuddling needs each week! The more you work, the bigger your paycheck. Starting wage is $15 an hour + client tips.
Some of our current team members include: Stay-at-home moms, mature students, freelancers, active retirees, professionals taking a break from climbing the corporate ladder, entrepreneurs, among many others!
If you love being active outdoors, want to care for pets (especially dogs), enjoy working during the day, and don't mind getting dog and cat hair all over your clothes - fill out our application today!
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $15.00 per hour
Expected hours: 15 – 25 per week
Additional pay:

• Tips

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off

Flexible language requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Application question(s):

• We require a current clean criminal record check, are you willing to provide one?
• Do you have a reliable vehicle that you do not have to share with someone else on a daily basis?
• You happen to have a day off on a random Tuesday? One of your coworkers messages to see if you can cover their shift as they are having car troubles. What do you do? How does it make you feel?
• There are other pet care companies out there, why do you want to work for Dog Jogs specifically?
• Charlie's notes say that he is tentative about new people. When you meet Charlie for the first time what body language are you looking for as a sign to approach and/or stop approaching?
• Can you run 6km in an hour? If not, when do you expect you will be able to?
• What experience do you have with reactive dogs?
• What would you do if the dog you are walking got loose?
• You're walking Shadow, a reactive pup, suddenly, an off leash dog spots you from across the road and heads towards you and Shadow. What do you do?
• How would you fill the 30 minutes spent during a cat visit?
• You're in the middle of a dog jog when you realize you've lost your car keys. What do you do?
• Does your availability match the job ad?
• While we strive to keep our staff working closer to home, some days we need help in different areas of the city. We service all of Edmonton, St.Albert, Sherwood Park, Ardrossan, Beaumont, Leduc are you willing to drive to these locations?
• Can you share any experiences or knowledge you have about positive reinforcement training for dogs?\

Work Location: On the road