Pet Stylist/Groomer

Camp Bow Wow ? Pet Stylist/ Groomer

Business Overview and Culture

Camp Bow Wow®, Home Buddies®, Behavior Buddies® and The Bow Wow Buddies Foundation® is North America?s largest provider of pet care services through premier doggy day, overnight Camps, training and premier in-home pet care. Whether you bring your pup to Camp Bow Wow?s state of the art facilities or choose a Home Buddies to take care of your pet at home, you can be sure your pet is in the best hands! Over 6,500,000 happy pets are served by Camp Bow Wow® values Premier, Extraordinary Care, Totally Fun, Service Focused while achieving the vision of Happy Healthy Pets, Happy Healthy People! We are also committed to improving the quality of life for pets all over the world! Learn more about our charitable efforts by visiting www.bowwowbuddies.com.

Camp Bow Wow® is a subsidiary of VCA, Inc. VCA has North America?s leading network of veterinary hospitals, and is the leading provider of specialty veterinary medicine and post graduate veterinary training.

Why Work Here?

?If you love dogs this is the place for you. We are hiring for Camp Counselors and a Dog Stylist/Groomer come see what we are all about.?

About the Job

It's a ruff job, but someone's has to do it. If you love dogs, have great customer service skills and when see a pup in need of a little style you think "I could turn that pup into a masterpiece, or fa ashnista" you?re an experienced Stylist/Groomer. As a dog Stylist/Groomer at Camp Bow Wow you will shampoo, trim and shape fur, clip nails to make dogs look good. Pet Stylist/Groomers are great with animals and people, listening to the owners' requests for how they want their pet to look, and keeping the animals calm in what can be a stressful situation.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide expert styling services to keep pets healthy and happy while looking great!
• Shampoo / bathe dogs.
• Combs, clips, trims, and shapes dogs' coats to groom dogs, using knowledge of canine characteristics and grooming techniques and styles.
• Recommends the most appropriate cutting pattern to achieve desired /requested style.
• Clips dog's hair according to determined pattern, using electric clippers, comb, and barber's shears.
• Combs and shapes dog's coat.
• Talks to dog or uses other techniques to calm animal.
• Cleaning tools, equipment and grooming area.
• Other duties as assigned.