How to Fill Out and Submit the Camp Bow Wow Job Application

The Camp Bow Wow job application is handled by each franchise individually, not through a single corporate hiring portal. To apply, go to the Camp Bow Wow website, find the location nearest you, open that franchise’s careers page, and follow its instructions for completing and submitting the form.¹ Some locations post a downloadable PDF; others ask you to stop in and pick one up in person.²

Where to Find the Application

Each Camp Bow Wow is independently owned and operated, so there’s no master application that reaches every location. The corporate site walks you through three steps: locate a franchise near you, click through to that location’s own website, and open the About Us > Careers section.¹

Your application goes directly to the franchise owner. If you want to be considered at more than one location, apply to each separately.

What the Standard Sections Ask For

The main form runs about three pages. Having your details organized before you start saves blank fields that can push your application down the stack.

Personal Information and Availability

The opening section asks for your name, address, phone numbers, email, the position you want, your desired salary, and the earliest date you could start. You also mark whether you’re available weekends and holidays and list the specific days and hours you can work.³ Weekend and holiday availability carries weight here. Boarding facilities operate seven days a week, with peak demand during holiday travel periods.

The form also asks whether you’ve worked for Camp Bow Wow before, how you heard about the opening, and whether you’re legally eligible to work in the United States.

Employment History

You list past employers with the company name and address, your job title, dates of employment, starting and ending salary, your supervisor’s name and phone number, your reason for leaving, and a description of your duties.³ A checkbox lets you say whether the franchise may contact each supervisor.

If any animal-related work sits in your history, including informal pet sitting or shelter volunteering, surface it in the duties description. The hiring manager wants evidence you’re comfortable around animals in a work context, not only with your own pet at home.

Education and Military Service

The education block covers your most recent school, course of study, years completed, whether you graduated or earned a GED, and any degree or diploma. A separate line captures trade or business school. A military service section asks for branch, dates, rank at discharge, and occupational specialization.³ Most Camp Counselor positions require a high school diploma or equivalent.⁴

References

You provide three references labeled academic, business, or professional. Each entry needs the person’s name, title, affiliation, full address, and phone number.⁵ Pick people who can speak to your reliability. A former supervisor from any customer-facing or animal-related job is ideal; a teacher or volunteer coordinator works too. Skip family members.

The Dog-Specific Questionnaire

The back page is what sets this application apart from a generic retail form. Camp Bow Wow asks a series of open-ended questions designed to gauge your real experience with dogs:³

Any special training or education concerning animals, such as Pet First Aid, dog behavior seminars, or veterinary assistant coursework. If you have none, say so honestly.
Why this would be a good job for you. Tie your interest in dogs to the physical, active nature of the role rather than offering a generic “I love animals.”
The dogs in your household and how you discipline them. The franchise is looking for an understanding of positive reinforcement over punishment-based correction.
Experience caring for a dog that wasn’t your own. Pet sitting, fostering, or helping a neighbor with a recovering animal all count.
Handling a medical emergency or injury with a dog. If you’ve worked through a seizure, choking incident, or injury, describe what you did. If not, say you haven’t encountered one and are willing to learn emergency protocols.
Experience with an aggressive or fearful dog. This is where judgment shows. Describe how you read the dog’s body language and what you did to de-escalate.
Any physical limitations. Counselors spend full shifts on their feet, breaking up scuffles, lifting dogs, and hauling bags of food. Be straightforward about anything that could affect your ability to do this safely.
Whether you’re fearful of dogs. A yes-or-no, but any reservation about being in an enclosed yard with dozens of off-leash dogs of varied sizes will surface quickly on the job.

Write more than a sentence for each. Blank or one-word answers signal low effort, and with dozens of applicants cycling through some locations each month, those forms sink to the bottom.

Background Check Authorization

Many franchises include a separate disclosure and authorization form for a background check in the application package. Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, an employer that intends to pull a consumer report on you has to give a clear written disclosure and get your written permission first.⁶ The authorization is usually a standalone document, not buried in the application.

Background screening companies generally cannot report arrests or other adverse non-conviction information older than seven years under the FCRA. Convictions may sometimes be reported beyond that depending on the state and the position’s salary. If something does appear, the franchise must give you a copy of the report and a chance to dispute inaccuracies before making a final hiring decision.

How to Submit and What Follows

Submission varies by franchise. Some accept applications through a third-party job board like Indeed, where you upload a resume and answer screening questions online. Others use a downloadable PDF that you print, complete by hand, and bring in. A few locations run their own online form.

Dropping off a paper application in person has a practical advantage: you see the facility, meet whoever’s at the front desk, and make an impression before a manager reads a word. Dress neatly but practically. Closed-toe shoes and clothes you can comfortably kneel in signal that you understand the environment. If you submit digitally, attach a resume as a separate document so you can add context the small form fields can’t fit.

Franchises are usually small operations with a handful of staff, so decisions tend to move in days rather than weeks. If a manager sees a fit, expect a phone call or email to set up a brief in-person interview. The interview is typically casual: a tour of the facility, a walk through the play yards, and a few questions about how you’d handle common situations like a dog fight or separation anxiety. It’s also your opening to ask about scheduling, shift length, and the types of dogs the location boards.

If a week passes with no word, call the location. Keep it short and ask for the manager.

Age, Wages, and Uniform Rules

You must be at least 18 to work at Camp Bow Wow.⁴ That lines up with federal child labor rules, which set an 18-year minimum for occupations the Department of Labor considers hazardous for younger workers.⁷

Camp Counselor positions are hourly, and pay varies by franchise and location. The federal minimum wage floor is $7.25 per hour, though many states and cities set a higher minimum the franchise must match.⁸ As an hourly employee, you’re entitled to overtime at one and a half times your regular rate for any hours over 40 in a workweek.

Some locations require branded shirts or aprons. Federal law treats a required uniform as a business expense of the employer. A franchise can ask you to pay for it only if the deduction doesn’t push your wages below minimum wage or cut into overtime earned in that pay period.⁹ If a first-paycheck uniform charge drops your pay below minimum wage, that deduction isn’t legal.

New hires complete training provided by Camp Bow Wow covering dog behavior, safety protocols, and daily operations.¹⁰ You don’t need certifications to get hired at most locations, but a Pet First Aid certificate or a completed dog behavior course can give your application an edge and shorten your ramp-up once you’re on the floor.

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