The Sporty Dog: Austin Dog Walkers + Austin Pet SItters

1. Must be over 21 and have a reliable car and willingness to drive to our client's homes with great time management. Must be flexible with Weekday, Weekends and some Holiday availability preferred

2. You LOVE all dogs, cats, pets and have a desire to provide top notch care as well as attention to details, picking up after or cleaning up accidents in the home.

3. You feel comfortable walking both BIG + SMALL DOGS and or provide TLC to cats.

4. You can work as an austin dog walker or austin pet sitter at least 6-12 months or longer as (the Pets + clients will want to develop a long-term relationship with you).

5. Responsible, Reliable, Punctual and able to follow all directions and pet safety.

6. Excellent communication plus detail oriented, Dog Walking or Pet Sitting experience, Customer Service, or Vet Tech, or Dog Grooming or Dog Training experience a major plus.

7. You can easily pass a background check, provide references and no prior criminal offenses 

8. Must reside in Austin, Texas.

Who is this job right for?

This job is perfect if you’re looking for supplemental income in a fun, non-office environment. If you are looking for full-time steady employment, this isn’t the right job for you. But if you’re looking for a part-time job and are able to work when clients need you, you may be a good fit. You must be highly dependable as our clients depend on us to provide care to their furry family members. We’re dealing with living, breathing pets and you must be committed to ensuring visits occur not matter what.

We work when our clients need us. Because of this, we do not have 9-5 jobs. We don’t guarantee schedules, we work early mornings and evenings, weekends, and holidays. We can’t guarantee a set number of hours per week because we make assignments when our clients make reservations.

Because many of the pets we care for don’t do well in strange environments, they may be slow to trust strangers. Therefore we like to assign the same pet sitter to a client. Constant rotation of sitters can be distressing to pets, and the pets we care for form bonds with our sitters. Because of this, we ask our sitters to commit to at least 1 year with us.