Assistance Dog Trainer/Instructor
Train assistance dogs, volunteers, apprentices, and who work with dogs, and clients who receive dogs.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Assist with care of assistance puppies and dogs in training in a home environment, and when needed prison environment.
- Instruct clients with disabilities how to work with assistance dogs
- Provide guidance and support through follow up visits and correspondence with assistance dog teams throughout the state of SC and nearby areas.
- Communicate with volunteer, intern, and apprentice trainers and director on dog training issues
- Support the management of dog files and training logs
- Transport puppies and dogs as needed in personal vehicle
- Assist with general dog health care, grooming, nutrition and veterinary visits, to ensure correct and consistent care for husbandry and handling of the assistance pups and dogs in training
- Maintain animal supply inventory
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