Pet Trainer & Handler
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About the Role
YoSH is seeking a professional Pet Trainer & Handler for a private household in Abu Dhabi. The role involves training and caring for family pets (dogs, birds, turtles, goats) using positive reinforcement methods.
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Responsibilities
- Plan and deliver training programmes tailored to each animal’s needs
- Handle and care for pets on a day to day basis, including walking, feeding, grooming coordination, and medication administration
- Assess behavioural issues and implement humane, evidence based intervention plans
- Provide safe and calm handling of animals during household activities, events, travel, and visits
- Support travel arrangements for pets, including crate training and documentation
- Maintain accurate records of training progress, behaviour observations, and veterinary visits
- Train and advise household staff and family members on consistent handling techniques
- Coordinate routine and emergency veterinary care
- Ensure all pet equipment and supplies are clean and in good repair
- Follow household protocols for confidentiality and professional conduct
Requirements
- Minimum 2 years of professional experience in pet training, animal handling, or related role
- Proven experience with positive reinforcement and reward based training methods
- Strong animal handling skills across multiple species (dogs, birds, turtles, goats)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Physically fit and able to perform duties including walking, lifting, and handling animals
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Job Summary
- We are looking for a professional and compassionate Pet Trainer & Handler to join a private household team.
- The successful candidate will be responsible for the training, handling and general welfare of the family pets, working closely with household staff and external specialists where required.
- This role requires experience with positive reinforcement training methods, excellent animal handling skills, strong communication, discretion and the ability to maintain a calm, safe environment for animals and household members.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and deliver training programmes tailored to each animal’s needs, including basic obedience, recall, leash manners, socialisation, behavioural modification and advanced skills as required by the household.
- Handle and care for pets on a day to day basis, including walking, feeding, grooming coordination, administering medication and monitoring health and behaviour.
- Assess behavioural issues and implement humane, evidence‑based intervention plans; work with external behaviourists or veterinary professionals when specialist input is required.
- Provide safe and calm handling of animals during household activities, events, travel and visits from guests or contractors; ensure animals are well managed and presented appropriately.
- Support travel arrangements for pets, including crate training, preparation for transport, liaising with specialist transport providers and ensuring all documentation and health requirements are met.
- Maintain accurate records of training progress, behaviour observations, medication schedules, veterinary visits and any treatments or interventions applied.
- Train and advise household staff and family members on consistent handling techniques, training cues and safety protocols to maintain continuity of training and care.
- Coordinate routine and emergency veterinary care, attend appointments as required and communicate clearly with veterinary professionals regarding concerns and follow‑up care.
- Ensure all pet equipment, bedding and training aids are kept clean, organised and in good repair; report and arrange replacement of supplies and equipment when necessary.
- Follow household protocols for confidentiality, discretion and professional conduct; present a polite, calm and helpful manner at all times.
- Undertake additional reasonable duties relating to animal care and household support as required to ensure the welfare and wellbeing of the pets and smooth household operation.
Qualifications & Experience
- Minimum of 2 years’ professional experience in pet training, animal handling or a related role within private households, canine training centres, veterinary practices or the animal care sector. (Dogs, Birds, Turtles & Goats)
- Proven experience with positive reinforcement and reward‑based training methods; ability to design and deliver structured training plans.
- Strong animal handling skills across multiple species commonly kept as household pets (dogs, cats and where applicable small mammals or birds); comfortable managing reactive or nervous animals.
- Good observational skills with the ability to identify subtle changes in behaviour or health and respond appropriately.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with experience training and advising non‑professional handlers and household staff.
- Reliable, punctual and discreet with the ability to work independently and as part of a small household team; able to maintain confidentiality at all times.
- Physically fit and able to perform duties including walking, lifting pet supplies, handling animals and spending extended periods outdoors in varying weather conditions.
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