DO YOU WANT TO BECOME A PROFESSIONAL DOG WALKER OR CARER?

Full Time Dog Walkers

We are currently recruiting for Dog Walkers, in Twickenham, Teddington, Hampton, Esher, Walton and Shepperton areas.

Thank you for getting in touch with us and for showing an interest in freelance dog walking. To become a Dogaerobics dog walker, you will need a suitable estate car with professional dog guards (approx cost £700), within 3 months of becoming a full time dog walker.  Once started, you should allow six months to a year for your round/client base to develop.

Dogaerobics is a professional dog walking and boarding company.  Sophie heads this group.

If you have experience with dogs and fit the profile of a Dogaerobics professional dog walker/carer, we would like to get to know you over a period of 6 to 12 weeks, mainly by walking together as often as possible, or at least several times a week in order to assess your suitability, and for you to decide if dog walking/caring is for you.

If you are prepared to invest the time (and energy) in walking with us, then do call us and arrange to meet us and our dogs in one of the local parks. We will be pleased to take you through what we do and our "philosophy" (we try to do some thinking as well as walking).

Just so that you know up front, we request that all our dog walkers, within the first three months:

• Be fully insured.    (we can advise)
• Be police checked
• Own an air-conditioned estate car professionally fitted with dog guards
• Own and use a mobile phone including text message and business cards
• Be on e-mail and computer literate
• Be able, not only to walk dogs, but also to in-house sit or board dogs from your own house. (See requirements for home from home carers & In-house carers)
• Be able to commit to the flexibility required of a professional animal carer (no students or short term visitors to the UK)
• Dog walking positions are only available within the areas we currently cover.  As we work as a team, if you live outside of our current areas, you must be willing to commute
• Be registered as Self Employed with the Inland Revenue - You will be responsible for your own Accounts, Tax and National Insurance.  (We can help you get started)
• The rest will be revealed during our follow up conversations if you decide that you would like to come and meet us

We look forward to hearing from you.  Please feel free to ask any further questions.   Email us. 

 Home from Home Carers - Caring for dog(s) from your home

We are currently searching for dog carers to look after Dogaerobics' furry friends whilst their owners are away.  The bookings can be anything from a weekend break to a holiday of 2 - 4 weeks.

Are you a dog lover interested in caring for dogs within your own home?  If you're at home all day, have experience with dogs, a secure garden and able to do a minimum of 1 hours walking a day, then please contact us for a chat.  Home-from-Home caring will give you the flexibility to accept bookings in your own home, around your availability and holidays, so you can work as little or as much as you like per year.   Once you have committed to a booking, it will be your responsibility to care and walk your doggie charge on a daily basis, we ask that a dog is not left unattended for more than 3 hours a day during its stay.

 Just so that you know up front, we request the following from all our home from home pet carers:

• Be fully insured to walk and board dogs from your own home (we can advise)
• Be self employed (we can advise)
• Be police checked
• Own a car, therefore able to pick up and drop off dogs, within the areas we cover 
• Own and use a mobile phone including text message and business cards
• Be on e-mail and computer literate
• Be able to commit to the flexibility required of a professional animal carer (no students or short term visitors to the UK), Part-time positions are available however only on a long term basis, as we like to provide a consistent service to all Dogaerobics customers.
• The rest will be revealed during our follow up conversations if you decide that you would like to come and meet us

In-House Carers - Caring in the dogs' own homes  

We are currently searching for in-house carers to look after Dogaerobics dogs whilst their owners are away.  The bookings can be anything from a weekend break to a holiday of 2 - 4 weeks and you will be living in the dog(s) own home day and night.

 Are you an experienced dog lover interested in caring for dogs but cannot have pets in your own home?  If you're available to care for dog(s) from their own homes, not leaving him/her alone for a period longer than 3 hours and able to do a minimum of 1 hours walking a day, then please contact us for a chat.  In-house caring will give you the flexibility to accept bookings around your availability and holidays, so you can work as little or as much as you like per year.  Once you have committed to a booking, it will be your responsibility to care and walk your doggie charge on a daily basis.

Just so that you know up front, we request the following from all our in-house carers:

• Be fully insured (we can advise) and responsible enough to live in somebody else's home 
• Be self employed (we can advise)
• Be police checked
• Preferably have a car or full UK driving licence
• Own and use a mobile phone including text message and business cards
• Be on e-mail and computer literate
• Be able to commit to the flexibility required of a professional animal carer (Applicants must be over 25 years old, no students or short term visitors to the UK), Part-time positions are available however only on a long-term basis.  This is so we can provide a consistent service to all Dogaerobics customers.
• The rest will be revealed during our follow up conversations if you decide that you would like to come and meet us

Sophie Langella

Dogaerobics Dog Walking Team

07940 782375