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Step 1
Start by isolating what duties and hours you want your employees to work. Retirees and students will need shorter, more flexible hours, while full-time employees will be harder to find. Decide if you are going to hire a supervisor or managers to run the daycare in your absence.
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Step 2
Decide what to pay your staff. Try finding out what other dog daycare facilities in your area are paying. Pay more for experienced handlers and less for those who have to be trained. If your daycare includes overnight care, pay more for the night shift. Most people with no experience should start at minimum wage to $10 an hour. More experienced professional dog handlers should start at around $14 dollars an hour. Supervisors should be paid starting at about $15 dollars per hour.
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Step 3
Seek out students and people already interested in dogs. Solicit veterinary students for internships if you are near a university or community college. Post the listing with the college jobs office. Instead of a wage, provide internship credits. Dog-lovers also make good employees for a doggy daycare, although you will have to train them more thoroughly.
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Step 4
Interview the potential employees. Find out how they react to various situations. For example, be sure she stay calm and use the proper technique to break up fighting dogs. The person should be experienced with aggressive or food possessive prevention techniques. The potential employee should be observant of sickness and versed in emergency procedures such as choking and injury.
