Pros
The kennel team at Guide Dogs Victoria is non-toxic, healthy and they treat each other well. While the job requires hard work in cleaning and maintaining yards, kennel rooms, other facilities and equipment as well as the dogs themselves, it’s easy to achieve feelings of satisfaction from knowing that you work for a good cause and caring for the assistance dogs in training always provides a positive mood. For the right person this could be a dream job.
Cons
As GDV is an old and well established organisation they have set ways of doing things that correlate with traditional domestic animal husbandry and management. Due to this working in this role at GDV may not align with some individuals when it comes to personal approaches to animal welfare and behavioural management methods; approaches to animal management differ greatly among individuals and those who come into this role with previously developed experience and knowledge may not agree with some of the management methods used.