dog trainer
ISCO: 5164. Skills: 36. Essential: 19.
Essential skills
- advise on animal welfare
- anatomy of animals
- animal behaviour
- animal welfare
- animal welfare legislation
- apply animal hygiene practices
- assess animal behaviour
- biosecurity related to animals
- dog behaviour
- implement exercise activities for animals
- monitor the welfare of animals
- physiology of animals
- protect health and safety when handling animals
- provide an enriching environment for animals
- provide animal training
- provide first aid to animals
- signs of animal illness
- train animals and individuals to work together
- treat animals ethically
Supporting skills
- advise customers on appropriate pet care
- advise on animal purchase
- advise on care products for pets
- assess animal's condition
- assess the compatibility of individuals and animals to work together
- assist in transportation of animals
- bathe dogs
- create animal records
- design plans to address undesirable behaviour in animals
- design training programmes for individuals and animals
- develop an animal handling strategy
- evaluate dogs
- maintain animal accommodation hygienic
- make decisions regarding the animal's welfare
- provide nutrition to animals
- select therapy animals
- work with veterinarians