Dogtainers Careers

Dogtainers is a company of shared values, with welfare at our heart. Welfare for our clients, our animals, and our people. We’re proud of the supportive and compassionate working environment we’ve created, and the positive culture it’s helped us achieve. Regardless of our differences, our love for animals brings us together. And of course, we are a pet-friendly workplace.

Benefits and Culture

• Leadership committed to maintaining a positive workplace culture
• Competitive remuneration
• Promoting and respecting a healthy work-life balance
• Committed to diversity and inclusion
• Opportunities and pathways for growth, personal development, and career progression
• Inspirational leaders dedicated to fostering the well-being of the entire team
• Establishing a meaningful business purpose by providing safe and comfortable journeys for animals worldwide, ensuring stress-free planning for their owners
• Nurturing open, collaborative, and respectful teams
• Supporting charities and communities beyond the workplace
• Celebrating success through meaningful recognition for outstanding achievements
• A profound strategic business purpose in offering safe and comfortable journeys for animals and stress-free planning for their owners knowing their animals are well looked after
• Celebrating success by delivering meaningful recognition and rewards for a job well done

Career Pathways: A Chat With Our People

Rheannon Clarry – Domestic Sales Team Leader

I’ve been with Dogtainers for over 4 years now and when applying for Dogtainers had never held an office job. I walked into the office on my first day hesitant and walked out questioning to myself if I would be able to do this job. I always push myself to grow and roll with any challenges that I face so I kept turning up every day applying myself. I always had the growing support of every person around me to help me drive myself to success. In the beginning I was nervous to collect a phone call with the unknown of what was on the other end.

The employee culture and environment within the office has allowed me to overcome any duties that came my way that faced extreme challenges. Four years on from my first day I currently am in a position where I manage the whole Domestic department, something I didn’t know at the time of my first day would be such an achievement and still to this day is just a stepping stone of just how far I can go and what I can achieve at Dogtainers. I constantly feel the support from upper management in allowing me to make mistakes, follow my gut, guided support in decision making and never had a time where I’ve felt like if I did make an error, I would be crucified for it.

This is a place where you are guided to learn and the constant challenges on the day to day is what sparks my drive to always do better than the day before.

So, I guess the reason why I like working for Dogtainers is, support networks, culture, daily challenges, and upper management.

Roles with Dogtainers

As a growing company, we are constantly looking for new talent. We’re hiring across several departments including, but not limited to:

• Pet Chauffeurs
• Pet Travel Consultants
• Accounting / Payroll
• Business Development roles
• Team Leaders / Management
• Logistics and Operations roles

Case Study: A Day In the Life

Pet Travel Advisor

How long have you worked at Dogtainers?
I have worked for Dogtainers I believe for about a year now and have had a hand in both the domestic side and have also spent time helping organise people importing from the UK.

What typical challenges arise?
My most common challenge is moving the more “restricted” breeds like Snubbed nosed (Boxers, bulldogs, Shih Tsu’s) or American Staffies, as they have more rules to follow and few people are aware of these extra steps to be able to move them successfully and safely.

What do you most look forward to on your shift?
Being able to help move furry family members, especially when it’s a more unique pet or situation. Zoo moves, rescues or even pets that are blind or deaf; as an owner of a deaf puppy, being there to help ease people’s concerns is the best part. That and seeing all the photos of cute pets of course.

Pet Chauffeur

What typical challenges arise?
Nervous pets who aren’t happy to be crated, however, with help from colleagues and encouragement with food, this is managed well. Manual handling, for example, large dogs where multiple people are required to lift crates. Heatwaves and storms call for extra communications due to airport shutdowns, rescheduled flights and wind and rain.

What do you most look forward to on your shift?
Reuniting pets with their families or a new pet with a family. Especially during covid, reuniting with their owners who haven’t seen them in months or years.

What are the perks for you?
Spending time with lovely pets, giving them lots of pats and attention.

Growing with Dogtainers:

• We listen to where you want your career path to take you and guide your professional growth accordingly
• We have developed skills pathways to help our employees understand how to reach the next level in terms of skills, tasks, training and remuneration
• Leadership, mentoring and guidance
• Training programs suited to your needs

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Dogtainers values diversity and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All individuals seeking employment at Dogtainers are considered without regard to race, colour, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants with disabilities in our job application and recruitment process.

How to Apply

If you’re ready to embark on an exciting new chapter with us, please apply now via the link below.