Clever Canine Canine Dog Training in Waterford Michigan
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Join our Crew - Make the Team!

Thank you for your interest in working at Clever Canine Dog Training. Before filling out an application, please read the following statements very carefully to gain a complete understanding of the nature of the job you are interested.

First and foremost, the health, safety, and well being of our clients, guests and students is our number one priority. In order to maintain an environment which continually fosters our goals, we rely heavily on a reliable and responsible staff with flexible availability.

​Employees of Clever Canine facilities are very carefully screened to ensure our ability to continually provide the highest level of training and care in the industry for all of our students and guests. We are only looking for the following:
  • Dependable, responsible people who have a genuine love for dogs.  
  • People who don’t need to be constantly watched over or directed. 
  • People who take the initiative to get things done on their own. 
  • People who ask “why”. 
  • People who are caring, patient, and understanding with animals. 
  • People who are truly interested in bettering the lives of the dogs, their guardians and the environment at Clever Canine. 
  • For these people, this can be an extremely rewarding experience.

TEAM TRYOUTS
(after resume submission & invitation)

We continually interview qualified candidates to ensure we have the best crew possible. Most positions start at $9/hour + with a potential performance raise after a 6 month training period...and everyone picks up poop. If you have energy and are looking for a challenge, show us what you've got!  ​

Due to the nature of our business, our busiest times are often in the afternoons, evenings, and Saturdays. This means you must be able and willing to work during these periods. Your availability during these times is critical in our ability to provide safe and quality care to our guests. Additionally, on occasion we need help with weekend events.  If this something you are not able or willing to make yourself available for, please reconsider before applying for a Clever Canine team position.  We prefer not to employ anyone with another job as we need dedicated team players who we can count on. This is a stressful job and only gentle, yet hard working beings will do.

POSITIONS AVAILABLE ON OUR TEAM:

If after reading and understanding everything described above you still believe a job with Clever Canine is right for you, please email or drop off a completed resume with references along with the application below.  When everything is received and after a review, we will select those to move on to a team tryout. Please be on time, dress casually--no jewelry--and wear closed toed shoes. We look forward to getting to know you! Thanks very much for your interest. Please remember we are seeking highly motivated, skilled, positive thinking individuals with a commitment to making a difference! MUST LOVE DOGS...seriously.

Please click the link below to download the employment application and email to: team@cleverk9mi.com

Clever Canine Employment Application
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Canine Concierge (taking care of pooches, pups and facility)

This part time position is responsible for providing quality care and sanitary environment and also providing excellent customer service to all of our guests. Duties include cleaning, feeding, bathing, setting up overnight board and train guests and assisting wrangler / trainers with their play and training groups.

It is important to understand this job is not one in which you will be sitting around and playing with cute little puppies all day. Although a good portion of your day will be spent around dogs, there is very little sitting around. The dogs and puppies must be constantly kept in a clean, friendly, physically and mentally healthy environment which includes a variety of cleaning duties.

When you are not working directly with the dogs, you will be cleaning up after them, sweeping and mopping floors, cleaning crates, emptying trash, and washing dishes…to name a few your responsibilities. You will be peed on and pooped on. You will have to clean up diarrhea and vomit. You will be exposed to loud noise, blood, cleaning agents (however, we are as green as possible in this area), allergens and dander. Although we do our best to screen all dogs that enter our facility, dogs are unpredictable by nature. Therefore, you risk the danger of being bitten or injured by an animal. If you have a problem with any of this, again, please reconsider before applying for this job.

Passionate Dog Trainer

We have an immediate opening on our training team for an enthusiastic, experienced, professional dog trainer to conduct group classes, private lessons, and day training programs.  Must have excellent public speaking skills, understand the different ways people learn and be able to adapt information delivery techniques to clearly communicate to all in an audience.

Knowledge in a variety of canine curriculum desired: puppy, adolescent and adult training as well as canine behavioral acumen.
 
Position requires an enthusiastic person who can inspire people with the knowledge of how to accomplish their individual training goals in a fun dynamic atmosphere. We are looking for the forever humble student who is always willing to learn both independently and from challenging situations they encounter. They need to be able to integrate a passion for training dogs with a love for teaching people new things.
 
- Exceptional verbal communication skills is absolutely necessary
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  • Home
  • Puppy Training
  • Dog Training
  • Group Classes
    • AKC STAR Puppy
    • Agility Foundations 1
    • Obedience 1
    • Obedience 2 - CGC Prep
  • Service Dog Training
  • Dog Boarding
  • Reviews
  • Contact