Employment Opportunities

• Job requirements
• Dog Walking Positions
• Pet Sitting Positions
• In Your Home Dog Sitting Positions
• Office Positions
• Applications

All positions require the following:

• A minimum of an 8mo – 1yr commitment
• Daily Internet Access/Own cell phone
• Own vehicle with license/insurance/good driving record
• Pass background screening
• Ability to work well independently, follow directions and trustworthy
• Good with animals and people
• Provide references/proof of professional animal experience (at least 2 professional references)
• At least 6mos prior professional animal experience 
• Pet First Aid / CPR certification course. If this has not been completed prior to hire, we allow 30-60 days to complete this. Hands on class required for sitters/walkers. Office positions may take online version of course through Pet Emergency Education LLC.

Prior professional experience with dogs/cats consists of one of the following: 
Animal shelters or animal rescue organizations (volunteer or work), SPCA (volunteer or work), animal hospital(volunteer or work), kennel, experience working at a grooming facility or doggie day-care/training facility, pre-vet student, dog training experience, animal schooling or other equivalent. 

DOG WALKING POSITIONS:
Dog walking positions include visiting clients homes to exercise, walk or to let/take, out for their dogs. Includes walking, cleaning up after animals, feeding/providing fresh water, giving dogs attention, establishing a daily routine for dogs & leaving a note to let clients know how/what the dogs did 

1. East Greenwich & bordering North Kingstown RI Mon-Fri Afternoon Dog Walker 
-Requires a minimum of 2-3hrs availability in the afternoons Mon-Fri sometime between 10-3pm. Full availability between 10-3pm ideal.

2. Warwick / Cranston RI Mon-Fri Afternoon Dog Walker 
-Requires a minimum of 2-3hrs availability in the afternoons Mon-Fri sometime between 10-3pm. Full availability between 10-3pm ideal.

3. Providence Area Mon-Fri Afternoon Dog Walker 
-Requires a minimum of 2-3hrs availability in the afternoons Mon-Fri sometime between 10:30-3pm. Full availability between 10-3pm ideal.

4. Attleboro & Pawtucket Mon-Fri Afternoon Dog Walker 
-Requires a minimum of 2-3hrs availability in the afternoons Mon-Fri sometime between 10:30-3pm. Full availability between 10-3pm ideal.

5. Fall River & Somerset MA Mon-Fri Afternoon Dog Walker 
-Requires a minimum of 2-3hrs availability in the afternoons Mon-Fri sometime between 10:30-3pm. Full availability between 10-3pm ideal.

6. Narragansett / Saunderstown / Kingston / Wakefield Mon-Fri Afternoon Dog Walker 
-Requires a minimum of 2-3hrs availability in the afternoons Mon-Fri sometime between 10:30-3pm. Full availability between 10-3pm ideal.

7. Newport / Middletown / Portsmouth Mon-Fri Afternoon Dog Walker 
-Requires a minimum of 2-3hrs availability in the afternoons Mon-Fri sometime between 10:30-3pm. Full availability between 10-3pm ideal.

8. Barrington / Bristol / Warren RI Mon-Fri Afternoon Dog Walker 
-Requires a minimum of 2-3hrs availability in the afternoons Mon-Fri sometime between 10:30-3pm. Full availability between 10-3pm ideal.

9. Cumberland/Woonsocket RI Mon-Fri Afternoon Dog Walker 
-Requires a minimum of 2-3hrs availability in the afternoons Mon-Fri sometime between 10:30-3pm. Full availability between 10-3pm ideal.

PET SITTING POSITIONS:
Pet Sitting positions involve visiting clients home to care for their animals while they are away on vacation. This includes walking, exercising, letting dogs out, Feedinging/providing fresh water, cleaning up after animals, litter box scoopings/cleanings, medicating animals if needed, providing care/attention to animals, looking after clients homes, taking in the mail/newspaper, watering plants, taking out trash, keeping an eye on house to make sure no issues, emailing/calling or texting clients with updates on their pets as requested, leaving a report for clients for them to read upon their return, etc…

1. Narragansett / Wakefield / Kingston RI (Dog and/or Cat) Sitter 
Minimum of an hour availability in Mornings (between 5am-9am) and an hour availability in evenings (between 6-9pm), occasional weekends and holidays. Must be comfortable medicating dogs with pills/liquids. Training with diabetic pets a plus but not required.

2. East Greenwich / North Kingstown (Dog and/or Cat) Sitter 
Minimum of an hour availability in Mornings (between 5am-9am) and an hour availability in evenings (between 4:00 – 8pm), occasional weekends and holidays. Must be comfortable medicating cats with pills/liquids. Training with diabetic pets a plus but not required.

3. Scituate & Johnston Pet Sitter 
Minimum of an hour availability in Mornings (between 6am-9am), hour availability in evenings (between 5-9pm), occasional nights, weekends and holidays. Must be comfortable medicating both cats and dogs with pills/liquids. Training with diabetic pets a plus but not required.

4. Cranston & Warwick Pet Sitter 
Minimum of an hour availability in Mornings (between 6am-9am), hour availability in evenings (between 5-9pm), occasional nights, weekends and holidays. Must be comfortable medicating both cats and dogs with pills/liquids. Training with diabetic pets a plus but not required.

5. Cumberland / Lincoln / Woonsocket Occasional Pet Sitter 
Minimum of an hour availability in Mornings (between 6am-9am), hour availability in evenings (between 5-9pm), occasional nights, weekends and holidays. Must be comfortable medicating both cats and dogs with pills/liquids. Training with diabetic pets a plus but not required.

6. Providence / Pawtucket Occasional Pet Sitter 
Minimum of an hour availability in Mornings (between 6am-9am), hour availability in evenings (between 5-9pm), occasional nights, weekends and holidays. Must be comfortable medicating both cats and dogs with pills/liquids. Training with diabetic pets a plus but not required.

7. Westerly / Charlestown RI Occasional Pet Sitter 
Minimum of an hour availability in Mornings (between 6am-9am), hour availability in evenings (between 5-9pm), occasional nights, weekends and holidays. Must be comfortable medicating both cats and dogs with pills/liquids. Training with diabetic pets a plus but not required.

8. Newport / Middletown Occasional Pet Sitter 
Minimum of an hour availability in Mornings (between 6am-9am), hour availability in evenings (between 5-9pm), occasional nights, weekends and holidays. Must be comfortable medicating both cats and dogs with pills/liquids. Training with diabetic pets a plus but not required.

9. Attleboro MA & Surrounding Occasional AM & PM Pet Sitter 
Minimum of an hour availability in Mornings (between 6am-9am), hour availability in evenings (between 5-9pm), occasional nights, weekends and holidays. Must be comfortable medicating both cats and dogs with pills/liquids. Training with diabetic pets a plus but not required.

Occasional Overnight Pet Sitters:
-Northern RI (Woonsocket/Cumberland/Lincoln) 
-Kent County (Cranston & Warwick and Coventry & West Warwick area and East Greenwich Area) 
-South County (Narragansett and Wakefieled or Westerly/Ashaway or Charlestown/Richmond/West Kingston areas
-Providence County (Providence / Pawtucket)

Requires Overnight availability btwn 8-10pm through next AM btwn 6-8am. This involves staying in the clients home from this time to care for animals/home and includes all duties as described in the pet sitting positions above. 

In Your Home Dog Sitters –
This involves clients’ dogs staying in your home. All dogs are required to be up to date on vaccines, flea preventatives, house trained & well behaved. You can set the number of dogs/size of dogs that you want to take in at a time. Includes walking, exercising dogs, giving them attention, feeding/providing fresh water, medicating if needed, cleaning up after animals, contacting clients with updates as requested.

Seeking areas All throughout RI…
Seeking help in RI & Bristol County MA; -Kent County, South County, Northern RI, Barrington, Bristol, Warren, Providence County, Attleboro/Cumberland, Fall River/Somerset/Westport MA Areas

Work from home schedule or flexible schedule that allows dogs not to be left alone more than 3-4hrs during the day. Requires weekends and most holidays. (These are our busiest times.) Must be comfortable medicating dogs with pills/liquids. Training with diabetic pets a plus but not required. Must have house with fenced in yard -no cats or have set up where cats will be separated from dogs. Must be certified in Pet CPR/First Aid or willing to take course before position starts 

Office Positions:
1. Full time Client Care Coordinator; 36-40+ hours/week: 4 days per week; weekdays & 2 weekends per month. Work from home option. 

2. Part time Client Care Coordinator; 25-30 hours/week: 3 days per week; weekdays & 2 weekends per month. Work from home option. 

3. Office Assistant / Fill In Client Care Coordinator 10-25 hours/week: flexible schedule, occasional weekends. Work from home option.

4. Evening/Weekend Client Care Coordinator 20-30 hours/week: Evenings 6 to 10pm during the week. Occasional weekend days (possibility of every other weekend). 4-5 days per week total. Work from home option.  

Required hours for the above office positions are 9am-6pm with quick check in via phone/email @ 8pm & 10pm weekdays. And weekends 10:30am-5:30pm with quick check in via phone/email @ 8pm & 10pm. Involves handling incoming calls/emails/booking pet sitting reservations, set up meetings, answer clients questions, send estimates, process online payments, confiming pet sitting reservations & meetings and update service contracts, rabies info, etc… 

If you are interested in any of the above positions, please download and fill out the applicable application listed below. Once application is completed you may email it to furryfellaspetsitting@yahoo.com or fax to 1-866-400-7050 or mail to Furry Fellas PO Box 1197 Coventry RI 02816. If you have any trouble, please send us an email at furryfellaspetsitting@yahoo.com to request an application. Please include the position that you are interested in on subject line of email and we will email you an application.

Applications:
1. Dog Walking & Pet Sitting Positions: Dog Walking & Pet Sitting Application (PDF) 

2. In Your Home Dog Sitting Positions (In Our Home Dog Boarding) In Your Home Sitting Application

3. Client Care Coordinator / Office Assistant Position(s) Client Care Coordinator / Office Assistant Application (PDF)