Dog Handler or Trainer (361111)

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Teaching animals to obey verbal and non-verbal commands and addressing behavioural problems
• Training animals to accept riders and pull vehicles
• Training animals to perform in competitions
• Bathing, cutting, combing, blow-drying and styling pets' coats, clipping their nails and cleaning their ears
• Inspecting, preparing, cleaning, disinfecting and maintaining comfortable animal cages and enclosures
• Transporting food, filling water troughs and feeding animals according to their individual needs
• Maintaining animal health records, treating minor injuries and reporting serious conditions to Veterinarians
• Exercising and playing with animals, answering visitor questions, and transferring animals between enclosures by leading or carrying them
• Dusting and spraying insecticides on animals and immersing them in insecticide baths, to control insect pests