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0-5 years of experience
Conducted both private group training classes, using a variety of training tools as well as wide range of techniques
- Supervised dog yard and managed any behavioral issues that occurred
- Provided food, water, medication and grooming to dogs who were both boarded and daycare clients
- Conducted office, in home and phone consultations regarding boarding, training, and class offerings
- Contacted clients to collect past due payments, schedule appointments and confirm class, boarding, and training reservations
- Completed various maintenance duties to keep all areas cleaned, sanitized, and up to code
- Worked with many dogs privately on deeply rooted behavioral issues including reactivity, guarding, and aggression
0-5 years of experience
Implemented all commercial Patrol/EDD Canine Programs for Ronco Mideast Operations.
- Implemented, Managed and supervised Canine programs for 15 different commercial clients throughout Iraq.
- Helped to reduce personnel costs thru implementing a “Train the Trainer” program utilizing Local National and Ugandan personnel as Trainers and Supervisors.
- Provided Budgetary and canine technical input for Patrol/EDD program proposals.
- Served as Canine SME for all Canine projects throughout Iraq.
0-5 years of experience
Managed client relationships and all scheduling
- Managed accounts receivable, accounts payable, budgets and performed bookkeeping
- Formed LLC and DBA and developed client and vendor contracts
- Taught and trained clients in all aspects of dog care and behavior: basic obedience and manners, tricks, problem behaviors, diet, nutrition, exercise, first aid and hygiene
- Managed scheduling, training and payroll for two pet sitting contractors
- Helped military veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder improve quality of life and mental health by providing dog training and relationship building skills with formerly neglected shelter dogs
- Successfully certified 19 Veteran and Service Dog teams through the Public Access Temperament Test
0-5 years of experience
Assisted supervised training of the Department of Defense’s largest kennel operation, in direct support of Air Force One.
- Coordinated joint training with US Secret Service, sister service and civilian agencies.
- Maintained work schedule, official records, law enforcement training and integration with base agencies and emergency services.
- Responsible for 50 pounds of explosives used for proficiency training as well as all required inventory and logistics required for annual accountability.
6-10 years of experience
- Provided protective dog training geared towards security and businesses environments.
- Trained dog owners on several handling techniques to control the aggressive situations.
- Conducted obedience program training to teach dogs in a group setting.
0-5 years of experience
Teaching pet parents along with their dogs new commands such as sit, down, stay, leave it, come and loose leash walking.
- Scheduled and managed these classes in between working as a manager at the store.
- Selling dog training classes to customers.
- Performed seminars and workshops in large group settings.
0-5 years of experience
Performed Dog training, led classes, connected with customers to educate on training and benefits
- Worked as manager in the PetsHotel to ensure hotel runs smoothly, including administrative tasks, phone calls, dealing with public, invoicing, and handling problems brought up through customers or animals
- Efficiently led teams through the proper conducting of business for the shift
- Greeted customers and educated them of services offered
- Problem solved any issues customers may have had
- Answered phones, entered data, and collected information
- Collaborated with veterinarians, owners, and any other parties involved to ensure an excellent experience and proper care was administered
- Maintain a proper vision that is aligned with the corporate vision, ensuring management is both effective and properly consistent with goals of the corporation
0-5 years of experience
Assisted the lead animal behaviorist in dog training classes
- Helped customers find appropriate items based on specific pet needs
- Coordinated weekly dog and cat adoption events
- Processed cash register transactions quickly and effectively
- Resolved customer complaints regarding store services and answered inquiries
- Stocked inventory products from distribution centers
- Led sales team in donations during holiday fundraising drive
6-10 years of experience
Showed initiative by seeking out and obtaining multiple promotions within the company and by exceeding expectations in each position.
- Use communication skills to engage customers, team members, and management to increase volume, team member collaboration, and to monitor effectiveness with management.
- Use marketing strategies such as social media, student specials, and bounce-back rewards to increase dog training program awareness and sales volume.
- Maintain engaging training sessions in an ongoing distracting environment to ensure successful coverage of all materials within time constraints.
- Maintain a high level of organization and other administrative duties to ensure accurate records and to allow for simple future access to information.
- Regularly practice accurate money handling when running store registers to ensure balanced drawers.
0-5 years of experience
Worked with wounded service members and veterans to train dogs in basic and advanced obedience
- Participated in multiple fund raising events
- Organized and led group and individual classes
- Worked with the public to facilitate the training of service dogs
0-5 years of experience
Observed animals’ physical conditions to detect illness or unhealthy conditions requiring medical care.
- Cued or signaled animals during performances.
- Administered prescribed medications to animals.
- Conducted training programs in order to develop and maintain desired animal behaviors for competition, entertainment, obedience, security, and related areas.
- Kept records documenting animal health, diet, or behavior.
- Advised animal owners regarding the purchase of specific animals.
0-5 years of experience
Assisted owner in conducting training classes for various breeds of dogs.
- Prepared detailed Power Point presentations.
- Organized and created spreadsheets for clients.
- Assisted with weekly training notes and plans for future meetings.
- Assisted with personalized training schedules and conducted walks.
0-5 years of experience
Assisted owner in conducting training classes for various breeds of dogs.
- Prepared detailed Power Point presentations.
- Organized and created spreadsheets for clients.
- Assisted with weekly training notes and plans for future meetings.
- Assisted with personalized training schedules and conducted walks.
0-5 years of experience
Making phone calls, scheduling appointments, filing paperwork, and making follow up phone calls as well as meetings.
- Project development, organization, and project management and set up.
- Attention to detail, maintaining patience and positive energy, communicating effectively to ensure the customer’s happiness.
- Preparing meals, providing water, administering medication, distributing treats.
- Bathing, nail trims, and brushing out dogs.
- Playing with and caring for daycare and boarding dogs.
- Maintaining a sanitary environment for clients and employees, with tasks including, but not limited to: mopping, laundry, dishes, deep cleaning yards and kennels, trash, and cleaning up after the dogs.
6-10 years of experience
Travel to people’s homes and teach them to have a better relationship with their dogs. This involves analyzing the dog’s behavior, peoples’ skill sets, and the environment everyone lives in. Ultimately come up with a plan that will develop a closer relationship between dog and owner.
- Handle all accounting functions utilizing Quick Books Pro.
- Microsoft Excel spread sheets are used to monitor the business.
- Marketing the business through the Internet, networking, parades, events, brochure stands, and cold calling on businesses.
- Through telephone discussion convince prospective clients that I should be hired to address their needs.
- Customer service skills. Either by phone or in person, I am communicating with people.
0-5 years of experience
- Executed a high level of customer service while getting to know clients on a more personal level
- Educated clientele on vaccine protocols, parasitic prevention products, and surgical procedures
- Promoted team cohesion among clinic staff
- Acted as interim manager during staff changes
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for the operational oversight and management of contracted canines while ensuring service delivery excellence for our clients
- Manage team performance to ensure demonstrated canine expertise, effective client support, and focus on client relationships.
- Through strong client relationships was able to secure additional and recurring business
- Evaluated the demeanor of the canines to proactively prevent any negative interactions
0-5 years of experience
Provide high quality pet training and sitting services, while continuing education under mentorship of Professional Dog Trainer Carol Beck, a Canine Behavior Specialist at Fox Valley Humane Association and owner of K9 Pride Dog Training with 25 years of experience
- Assess needs of dog owners and assist them in understanding their canine’s natural behaviors
- Provide obedience training using positive reinforcement methods to assist in a happy family and canine coexistence
- Coordinate scheduling for training appointments and in-home care via telephone and e-mail
- Provide in-home care for dogs and cats requiring strong communication with owners to understand their pets needs
0-5 years of experience
Began as my practicum. Hired in as temporary staff April, 2013 at the conclusion of my practicum hours.
- Assisted with training classes such as Puppy Head Start.
- Trained commands both independently and with supervisor.
- General care of kennel animals.
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for training dogs of all ages, sizes, and breeds in basic to advanced obedience and behavior issues
- Assist in updating programs, procedures, and marketing efforts for company’s training department
- Experience with training dogs in board and train programs, as well as one-on-one private lessons with owners
- Responsible for creating behavior modification plans for each training client’s dog to serve the individual client’s needs
- Responsible for conducting behavior evaluations for new dogs in day care and training
- Assist in monitoring dog interaction in play yards during day care hours and responsible for ensuring the safety of all dogs
- Staff blogger for company’s website
- Social media contributor for company’s Facebook and Instagram pages
- Assist in daily administrative duties such as entering boarding and day care information, providing tours of the facility, discussing services with clients, answering phones, and providing quality customer service
0-5 years of experience
Trained various breeds in obedience.
- Cleaned and maintained Cages and kettles.
- Prepared and fed dogs special individualized diets.
- Managed financial transactions with customers
0-5 years of experience
Training of hunting dogs from 6 months to 4 years of age. Skills required for success in this field: punctuality, innate ability to memorize details according to specific files, maintain a high level of customer service, time management, ability to work independently with little to no supervision, strong work ethic.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain all aspects of kennel property (Key holder)
- Field and obedience training
- Have a positive impact on customers daily via face to face interaction
- Follow strict exercise and feeding procedures as every canine is different
- Ability to work in all conditions
- Inform prospective customers of programs and book training sessions
0-5 years of experience
Trained dogs for people with disabilities, including autism, seizures, diabetes and PTSD
- Lived on the Kennel Property, Feeding, Grooming and Taking care of the animals daily.
- Brought The Dogs out for Public Access, Getting the Dogs used to performing their tasks in Crowded spaces and different environments.
- Took care of and maintained the kennel property
0-5 years of experience
Dog training for the public-All levels of obedience, problem solving, house pet etiquette. Off leash training. Working with all breeds.
- Schutzhund I, II, III. Obedience, Tracking and Protection training. Titles earned in I and II.
- Qualified for and participated in 2001 FH Tracking Nationals
- Schutzhund experience with; Dobermans, Rottweilers and German Shepherds, Belgian Malinois
0-5 years of experience
Established, own and operate a dog training business
- Customer-oriented communication skills
- Established organizational and bookkeeping skills
- Experienced trainer working with a variety of dogs
- Executed effective training programs through the use of positive reinforcement skills
0-5 years of experience
Feeding and giving the dogs the medications they need that’s prescribed by a Veterinarian or that is over the counter
- Cleaning the outdoor kennels and inside kennels with proper cleaning solutions (kennelsol)
- Training dogs in regular obedience
- Bathing dogs whenever needed
- Answering phone calls and answering questions about dog training and scheduling appointments
- Checking in Clients/ Checking out Clients and taking cash/ check payments
6-10 years of experience
Instructing people on how to communicate with their dogs and have dogs understand what the parent wants them to do.
- Working with people and finding the best way to resolve the problem with their pets. It could be Obedience and or Nutrition.
- Providing expert advice and care to enable pets to live long and happy lives.
- Help achieve store sales goals while helping to provide customers with the products they need for happy and healthy pets.
- Working as a team member with cashier, stocking, and receiver.
0-5 years of experience
Work with over 30 employees supervising resident boarded dogs, cats and other exotic pets.
- Train resident, one on one and group classes in dog basic obedience.
- Quickly and effectively solve customer challenges.
- Maintain quality control/satisfaction records, constantly seeking new ways to improve customer service with clients.
0-5 years of experience
Observed animals’ physical conditions to detect illness or unhealthy conditions requiring medical care.
- Cued or signaled animals during performances.
- Administered prescribed medications to animals.
- Evaluated animals to determine their temperaments, abilities, or aptitude for training.
- Fed or exercised animals or provide other general care, such as cleaning or maintaining holding or performance areas.
- Talked to or interacted with animals to familiarize them to human voices or contact.
- Conducted training programs in order to develop and maintain desired animal behaviors for competition, entertainment, obedience, security, riding and related areas.
- Kept records documenting animal health, diet, and/or behavior.
- Advised animal owners regarding the purchase of specific animals.
10+ years of experience
- Have provided in home dog training and group classes to over 1,000 satisfied families
- Utilized my skills to appear on dog training features on PBS and the Discovery Channel which included Dog Trainer 911, Animal Attractions, and Skeleton Stories
- Utilize a discovery process to establish the training program that matches the wants and needs where the dog in training becomes “One Great Dog”
- Assist families with negative situations, empathize, troubleshoot, and utilize support to help resolve issue for the benefit of their dog as well as the family.
0-5 years of experience
Educated in the theory of Positive Pressure
- Responsible for obedience training of all dogs currently enrolled in programs
- Provide handler training for pet owners through private lessons
- Host private training evaluations or obedience training and behavior modification
- Gained extensive experience training and interacting with dogs of various breeds, ages, and temperaments
- Maintain daily tracking of the dogs/clients progress in the program
0-5 years of experience
Responsibilities include driving sales and for the overall effective operations within the area of dog and cat food, litter, supplies, toys, treats, rawhide, containment, and apparel.
- Supporting Customers with all their pet needs
- Creating life long bonds with their furry friends
- Promote a culture of service and trust while still providing exemplary customer service
- Work diligently to resolve customer issues, Demonstrate proficiency in all of Petco’s products
- Responsible for the enrichment of the customer experience, training improvement and continuous enhancement of all internal, external and vendor related processes.
0-5 years of experience
Proven ability to effectively handle multi-task levels of responsibility with minimal direction from superiors while providing team leadership, motivation and development
- Assist in daily store operating procedures including opening and closing routines
- Operate a cash register and follow cash handling procedures
- Assist pet parents in selecting the proper nutrition and products for their pets
- Conducts training sessions in store and promote a positive relationship between owner and pet
- Provide excellent customer service
6-10 years of experience
Develop and maintain customer contacts using interpersonal skills focused on customer needs
- Utilize many communication styles to convey understandable instructions to diverse customer base
- Use very specialized skills to teach both dogs and handlers, repeatable, reliable behaviors
- Maintain physical prowess and dexterity to challenge dogs as a decoy for personal protection and sport applications
0-5 years of experience
Design and facilitate interactive behavioral classes to promote proper dog training procedures
- Manage 6 classes per week, working hands-on with the animals and educating owners in the process
- Assist in general check-out procedures, collecting monetary payments from customers
- Answer customer inquiries and advise pet owners on their purchasing needs
6-10 years of experience
- Travel to peoples home and teach them to have a better relationship with their dogs. This involves analyzing the dog’s behavior, peoples’ skill sets, and the environment everyone lives in. Ultimately come up with a plan that will develop a closer relationship between dog and owner. HAPPY DOGS=HAPPY FAMILIES.
- Handle all accounting functions utilizing Quick Books Pro.
- Microsoft Excel is used to monitor the business.
- Marketing the business through the Internet, networking, parades, events, brochure stands, and cold calling on businesses.
- Through telephone discussion convince prospective clients that I should be hired to address their needs.
0-5 years of experience
Conduct Level 1 and 2 Puppy and Adult obedience and socialization classes
- Handle scheduling, administration, and client outreach for training initiatives
- Serve as resident expert in care, health, and nutrition of pet ownership
- Identify growth opportunities for store displays and customer loyalty programs
- Consistent top-performer in fundraising efforts to benefit York SPCA and other charities
0-5 years of experience
Head dog trainer for established pet sitting business.
- Scheduling, coordinating, and conducting group and in-home dog training.
- Responsible for all communication between business and client starting at initial contact.
- Registering new clients in computer system and entering accurate information about client and their pet.
- Develop handout materials and curriculum promoting positive reinforcement and reward based techniques.
- Promotion of future classes and creative exercises to keep classes interesting and retain clients.
0-5 years of experience
Train dogs in basic obedience, to establish good behavior
- Sell dog training classes, which brings up the overall store sales and gain loyal customers
- Work closely with pet parents to train the dogs, promoting pet and owner bonding
- Educate pet parents on pet care, promoting dental hygiene and good nutrition
- Create my own work schedule, balancing work, school and personal life
- Work as cashier or with pocket pets when the company needed me too, broadening my knowledge of other animals and to promote team work
- Kept track of dog training class records, to keep things organized and efficient
- Call customers back who had questions, answered clearly and in a timely manner
0-5 years of experience
- Assisted training dogs in agility, police work, & obedience including Canine Good Citizen & STAR Puppy programs
- Assessed dog and owner behaviors to determine training needs
- Used positive reinforcement techniques to reward good behaviors
0-5 years of experience
Basic to Advanced Obedience Training
- Teaching various group classes
- Consistently sold In board and train lessons for dogs in 2-3 week increments
- Problem solving of various issues such as aggression, housebreaking, etc
- Responsible for private in home training and counseling clients
- Evaluated Dogs to determine Temperament prior to placing in Group Day Play
0-5 years of experience
Teach group classes for dogs of all ages in beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels
- Create specialized training plans and provide private lessons
- Evaluate dogs and recommend appropriate training class or private lesson
- Keep organized file of all enrollment forms and documents
- Offer, promote, recommend, and sell dog training classes to customers
- Create calendar of class schedules
0-5 years of experience
- Able to quickly and efficiently help pet parents find a solution to their questions and troubles
- Capable of promoting high nutrition food and supplements that will benefit an individual dog’s needs
- Ability to accomplish big tasks in a short amount of time
- Working with pet parents one on one in dog training has helped me develop great customer service skills
- Dog training has also lead to the development of being able to connect with customers in a long standing relationship that motivates them to return to the store
- Became proficient in learning information quickly
- Developed the need to always be passionate in all the work that I do
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for using positive reinforcement to train k-9 students
- Responsible for addressing any problems in behavior
- Responsible for showing salesman skills in order to acquire new customers
- Responsible for teaching new dog trainers the proper way to train dog and there owners
- Responsible for managing dog trainers in my regions stores
0-5 years of experience
Trained pet parents and there K-9 pets to understand and grow together
- I am able to read canine body language and react in any circumstance
- Sold dog training classes and gave understanding for need of those classes
- Prepared and made weekly classes for my training sessions
- When not training I organized the store, worked on planos, and worked the register
0-5 years of experience
Maintain high standards of customer service during high-volume, fast-paced operations
- Be outgoing and courteous
- Be punctual and dependable
- Communicate clearly and positively with coworkers, management, and customers
- Handle currency and credit transactions quickly and accurately
- Responsible for health and safety of live pets
- Responsible for pricing, stocking, cleaning, and organizing
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for answering the phone at all times, cash register and customer interactions
- “Facing” products in isles and tidying up in between customers
- Trained to be the Clarksville area Pet Trainer, responsible for own scheduling and clients
- Training animals and Pet Parents on the current best for their pet and how to perform all manner of tasks
0-5 years of experience
Teach owners the basics and fundamentals of dog obedience training
- Coordinate class schedules and accommodate customer’s needs
- Approach customers in the store regarding registering for training classes
- On occasion, work at the register and restock shelves
- Keep current on most recent dog training methods and research methods
0-5 years of experience
Conduct group and private training classes for dogs and dog parents.
- Provide consultation & solutions for canine behavioral issues.
- Design & write lesson plans for training courses.
- Sell & market class to potential customers.
- Maintain a safe & healthy environment for dogs and dog parents.
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