Canine Hiking Excursions, Dog Walking, and Pet Sitting

Posted about 19 hours ago

Reservoir Dogs is looking for another human to join our team 🐾 💫 We specialize in Canine Hiking Excursions, Dog Walking, and Overnight Pet Sitting - offering dogs enriching outdoor experiences in a structured, safe and social environment. 

We're looking for someone who enjoys being outside, feels comfortable around dogs, and is interested in pack dynamics, canine behavior, and enrichment-based care. 

You'll be working with small groups of 4-5 dogs on 2 hour Hiking Excursions with pick up and drop off at the clients home, as well as Private Walks and Pet Sitting opportunities. 

What We're Looking For & Responsibilities :

- Strong comfort handling multiple dogs at once

- Interest in canine behavior, body language, and pack dynamics.

- Monitor behavior and safety on trails

- Ability to hike for 2+ hours in varied terrain and weather 

- Reliable, responsible, detail-oriented

- Valid driver's license and your own reliable vehicle (required)

- Prior dog handling experience preferred, but not required

- Safely transporting dogs to and from hikes (pick up/drop off at clients homes required)

- Provide structured, positive socialization experiences for dogs 

- Good communication with clients and team members clearly and professionally

Details & Schedule : 

- Part-time to start, with room to grow

- Weekday availability for Hiking Excursions, weekend & weekday availability for Dog Walking and Pet Sitting

- Based in the Catskills/Hudson Valley Region - We currently service Kingston, Saugerties, Woodstock, Phoenicia, Big Indian, Fleischmanns, Margaretville, Andes, Roxbury (and in between!) 

- Pay - $35-$50 / an hour for Hiking Excursions, see website for details on Overnight Pet Sitting 

How to Apply