Dog Walker Resume Example
A dog walker resume that states availability across weather and season, names the client roster carried, and shows bonding and insurance up front.
Ray Delacroix
Pet Care Specialist · Dog Walking & In-Home Pet Sitting
Portland, OR · (503) 555-0148 · r.delacroix@email.com · linkedin.com/in/raydelacroix
Pet CPR & First Aid Certification
Pet Tech
Certified Professional Pet Sitter (CPPS)
Pet Sitters International
Profile
Dog walker and pet sitter with 7 years serving inner Portland, managing a rotating roster of 20-25 regular clients with daily walks in any weather. Bonded, insured, and trusted with house keys and medication schedules.
Pet Care Experience
2021 – Present
Pet Care Specialist
Rose City Pet Care, Portland, OR
- Walk and pet-sit for a rotating roster of 20-25 regular clients across inner Portland, rain or shine.
- Administer medication and insulin injections for senior and diabetic dogs on a strict schedule.
- Send photo and GPS-tracked visit updates to owners through the Time To Pet client app.
- Handle key exchanges, alarm codes, and mail pickup for clients traveling a week or more.
2018 – 2021
Dog Daycare Attendant
Barkyard Pet Resort, Portland, OR
- Supervised group play for up to 40 dogs a day, grouping by size, temperament, and energy level.
- Recognized early signs of illness or injury and flagged them to the on-site veterinary technician.
- Cleaned and sanitized play yards and kennels between sessions to keep the facility odor-free.
- Trained 3 new attendants on safe leash handling and reading dog body language.
Skills
Multi-dog leash handlingMedication administrationClient schedulingPet first aidGPS route trackingBehavior observationKey & alarm security
Apps & Tools
Time To Pet
Rover
Google Calendar
GPS walk-tracking app
Education
High School Diploma
2015
Cleveland High School
The person, employers and dates are invented; the duties, tools and credentials are the ones this job really asks for.
20terms employers filter on
- Leash handling
- Pet first aid
- Customer service
- Medication administration
- Client scheduling
- Behavior observation
- Scheduling
- GPS route tracking
- Conflict resolution
- Team training
- Key and alarm security
- Visit updates
- Time To Pet
- Cleaning
- Pet CPR
- Daycare supervision
- Pet sitting
- Bonded and insured
- Dog daycare
- Medication schedules
What holds up
- 01 / 05Availability up top.The first filter in high-volume hiring.
- 02 / 05Numbers over adjectives.Clients, walks, dogs per day.
- 03 / 05Reliability stated plainly.Attendance and key trust.
- 04 / 05One page, scannable.These are read in under a minute.
- 05 / 05Systems by name.Time To Pet, Rover and other apps, spelled as the posting spells them.
What does not
- 01 / 05"Team player" as the lead.Universal and skipped.
- 02 / 05Hiding short stints.Normal in hourly work; gaps read worse.
- 03 / 05Padding to fill the page.Visible, and it costs.
- 04 / 05Contradicting stated availability.Applications end quietly on it.
- 05 / 05Unexplained gaps.One plain line beats a screener’s guess.
FAQ
Questions about this dog walker resume example
Short answers to what people ask before they send this resume.
Use this exampleHow long should this resume be?
One page, and usually less. These roles are screened in under a minute, often by an owner between other tasks.
What if I have no experience in this exact job?
Name the transferable part plainly: pets, clients, schedules, reliability. Clients hire for showing up and handling animals calmly more than for matching titles.
Should I put my availability on it?
Yes, near the top. For shift work it is often the deciding line, and leaving it out means someone has to call to find out.