Animal Concierge in La Crosse, Wisconsin at Fun Fur Pets

Pay Rate- $14.00

Tired of retail rush and nonstop customer chatter? Wish your coworkers had wagging tails and didn't judge your quiet side? Fun Fur Pets has your escape route—where you swap the register for puppy playtime and turn your love of dogs into a fulfilling career. Forget forced smiles and customer service scripts—Fun Fur Pets is where introverts with canine hearts belong. Apply now and make dog care your happy place as part of our Animal Concierge team.

What the Job's Really About:

• Hanging with dogs, not dealing with lines of customers
• Creating a clean, cozy, and safe space for pups to play and relax
• Observing dog behavior and responding with calm, confident care
• Minimizing human interaction while maximizing fur-covered joy
• Delivering short, sweet updates to pet parents

You're Our Ideal Fit If You:

• Left retail life because you'd rather listen to barking than complaints
• Enjoy quiet, focused work surrounded by dogs
• Are dependable, detail-oriented, and great at solo tasks
• Don't need constant conversation to shine—you let your care speak for itself
• Want meaningful work that doesn't involve selling or upselling anything

Why You'll Love It Here:

• Peaceful (except the occasional howl), supportive work environment
• Daily bonding with dogs of all shapes and temperaments
• Chance to build skills in animal care and enrichment

Fun Fur Pets is looking for Animal Concierge team members to join our 25-person strong team.

We have several available time shifts including 5:30am-1:00 pm, 6:00am-1:00pm, 11:00am-6:00pm, 1:00pm-7:00pm and 2:00pm-9:00 pm and 4:00 pm to 10:30 pm. We are looking for (3) staff members to accommodate FULL TIME HOURS which include 35+ hours per week. The shifts listed are what is needed for our business needs and must work with your schedule and availability.

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PLEASE NOTE: We are open 5:30am-10:30pm every day of the week and we have an overnight shift of 10:30pm-6am, we are open 365 day a year—never closed.

Responsibilities:

Must love dogs! (We also board other domesticated animals, including, but not limited to: Kitties, Pigs, Ferrets, and Bunnies)

• Clean up Pee, Poop, Vomit and other miscellaneous things caused by animals.
• Interact with the human and pet clients at drop off and pick up
• Feed, water and potty all the pups in our boarding area
• Interact with all breeds of dogs
• Be calm and understand the power of positive energy
• Lead pack walks inside our facility
• Clean all equipment, toys, dishes, suites, floors, etc. Cleaning is a big part of what we do.
• Use common sense to solve problems as it relates to dogs in our care
• Understand or learn about canine body language and how to make the dogs comfortable in meeting you and having you lead them into our facility.
• Must be able to lift up to 50pds, have great hand eye coordination, solid physical status.
• Dogs will jump on you, wrap the leash around your legs, etc. so you must not have any physical limitations or issues that could be aggravated by this type of work.
• If you are addicted to your phone or call in sick frequently this is not the job for you!
• We pay for performance so if you are a hard worker who takes direction well, are quick on your feet and have initiative to make your job great then this may be the job for you.
• We love to have fun and take our job of caring for peoples pets seriously. Safety and security are a priority while enjoying all we do.
• We are a team and communication is key in keeping the operations going. Must be able to utilize a walkie talkie effectively.
• Have a smart phone with our Homebase app in order to be in communication with the team and be of assistance to co-workers. Employees will receive online employee training in addition to hands-on learning and have the opportunity for a raise upon each online training course completion every two weeks during their 60-day probationary period.

Health and wellness benefits are available through the Neighborhood Family Clinic and the Salt Fix Vitality Center and All Smiles Implants and Family Dental

Job Type: Full-time and part-time hours available

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Health insurance options