• Livestock Caretaker
  The Livestock Caretaker can expect to experience the following duties:
  • Daily turn-in & turn-out
  • Feed & Water
  • Mucking stables
  • Livestock enrichment
  • Side-walking
  • Bathing
  • Medication administration
  • Checking for discomfort or lameness
  • First-aid & CPR
  • May include cattle, horses, goats, pigs, and donkeys
    
    The Livestock Caretaker must have the following qualifications:
    • Ability to read and follow long, detailed instructions
    • Willingness to provide mental stimulation, guided exercise & enrichment to livestock
    • Must be able to manage a personal calendar given a list of time-sensitive tasks that require transportation to and fro
    • Preferred to have ~1 year of experience working  with livestock and/or horses
       
• Pet Sitter (small animals, reptiles, pet birds & cats)
  The Pet Sitter can expect to experience the following duties:
  • Managing creative enrichment solutions (playtime)
  • Feed & Water
  • Medication administration
  • Bathing
  • Nail trimming & grinding
  • Checking for discomfort or limping
  • Changing heat & UV light bulbs
  • Bedding changes
  • Water changes
  • May include cats, hamsters, gerbils, ferrets, parrots, parakeets, chinchillas, snakes, aquarium fish, pond fish, turtles, lizards, and other small animals.
    
    The Pet Sitter must have the following qualifications:
    • Ability to read and follow long, detailed instructions
    • Willingness to provide mental stimulation & enrichment to small animals, especially birds & cats
    • Must be able to manage a personal calendar given a list of time-sensitive tasks that require transportation to and fro
       
• Dog Sitter
  The Dog Sitter can expect to experience the following duties:
  • Bike-joring
  • Jogging
  • Hiking
  • Medication administration
  • Complicated feeding routines
  • Caring for:
    • High-energy dog breeds with high standards for exercise
    • Large, strong dogs
    • Mouthy dogs (i.e. Cattle Dogs, Belgian Malinois, etc)
    • Reactive dogs
  • Bathing (in-home)
  • Nail trimming & grinding (in-home)
  • Providing canine enrichment activities
  • Following strict behavior-reinforcement routines
    
    We are looking for the following experience & expertise in Dog Sitters:
    • Experience with high-drive, active dogs
    • Jogging with dogs
    • Bike-joring
    • Ability to give and enforce loud, stern commands
    • Ability to read canine body language
    • Ability to read and follow long, detailed instructions
    • Willingness to provide mental stimulation, enrichment, games, and physical exercise to dogs for up to 8 hours a day
    • Must be able to manage a personal calendar given a list of time-sensitive tasks that require transportation to and fro
    • Preferred to have ~1 year of experience working with dogs of varying temperaments & drives
       
• Dog Trainer
  The Dog Trainer can expect to experience the following duties:
  • Behavior analysis
  • Specialty in one or more categories of training
    • Reactivity & fear management
    • Obedience
    • Puppy
    • Agility
    • Dock diving & Swimming
    • Aggression
    • Canine Good Citizen (CGC)
    • Service Dogs
    • Therapy Dogs
    • Emotional Support Animal (behavioral)
    • Bite work
    • Scent tracking
    • Other
  • Reading & interpreting canine body language
  • Utilizing an organized methodology to cater to client needs (specific methodology is not limited)
  • Training tools sales
  • Training packages sales
  • Advocating for pet health (refer to veterinarian, advise other means of training, etc)
  • Training in the client's home, a public park, or your own insured training rink
  • Dog transport
  • People-training
    
    We are looking for the following experience & expertise in Dog Trainers:
    • Experience with a variety of temperaments and breed classes OR
    • A specific specialty in at least one breed class or discipline (i.e. herding dogs, agility courses, terriers, hunting dogs, service dog public access, etc)
    • Must be able to manage a personal calendar given a list of time-sensitive tasks that require transportation to and fro
    • Must have or gain a veterinary CPR & first aid certification within 30 days of signing contract
    • If providing dog transport, you must have comprehensive commercial auto insurance with Pet Coverage and The Sharp K9 LLC as an additional insured party 
    • If utilizing a leased or owned training rink, you must have commercial general liability (CGL) insurance for that location.
    • Sales & interpersonal relationships
      
       
• Horse Trainer
  The Horse Trainer can expect to experience the following duties:
  • Comprehensive Desensitization in as young as <1 year old foals
  • Groundwork
  • Saddle Training
  • Trick-training
  • Dressage
  • Jumping
  • Cross-country
  • Advocating for equine health (refer to veterinarian, advise other means of training, advise retirement, etc)
  • Training tools sales
  • Training packages sales
  • Equipment sales PRN
  • People-training
    We are looking for the following experience & expertise in Horse Trainers:
    • Experience with a variety of temperaments
    • Experience with in-tact and neutered/spayed horses
    • A specific specialty in at least one show discipline AND/OR
    • General training & desensitization experience
    • Must be able to manage a personal calendar given a list of time-sensitive tasks that require transportation to and fro
    • If utilizing a leased or owned riding rink, you must have commercial general liability (CGL) insurance for that location.
    • Ability to read & interpret equine body language
    • Sales & interpersonal relationships 
      
       
• Fowl (Poultry & Waterfowl) Caretaker
  The Fowl Caretaker can expect to experience the following duties:
  • Managing creative enrichment solutions (playtime)
  • Feed & Water
  • Medication administration
  • Bedding changes
  • Nail trimming & grinding
  • Checking for discomfort or limping
  • Duck & geese pool water changes
  • May include ducks, geese, peacocks, chickens, emus, ostriches, and other outdoor birds
    
    The Pet Sitter must have the following qualifications:
    • Ability to read and follow long, detailed instructions
    • Willingness to provide mental stimulation & enrichment
    • Must be able to manage a personal calendar given a list of time-sensitive tasks that require transportation to and fro
    • Preferred to have ~1 year of experience working with outdoor birds
    • Safe foods for fowl enrichment & scatter feeding
      
       

Note, all roles have the following minimum qualifications:

• High School Diploma
• At least 18 years old
• Driver's License & clean driving record
• Ability to pass a background check
• Ability to read and follow long, detailed instructions
• Willingness to provide mental stimulation & enrichment to their animal specialty, not just walks, food and potty.
• Must be able to manage a personal calendar given a list of time-sensitive tasks that require transportation to and fro 
• First aid & CPR certification or signed attestation to First Aid & CPR from a reference
  • References can be:
    • former client
    • former employer
    • FFA educator
    • etc
  • Certification or attestation must be gained within 30 days of signing contract
  • We understand there aren't formal/online CPR & First aid certifications available for all types of animals, and some animals will have very similar protocols to others. We are flexible. 
  • Dog and Cat first aid & CPR courses & and certifications are plentiful and preferred for dog and cat caretakers.