Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare yards and dogs for work
- Identify workplace health and safety hazards in stock yards
- Identify hazards to the welfare of working dogs in stock yards
- Routinely check yards for animal welfare hazards, assess risks, and implement suitable controls
- Select, use and maintain suitable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
- Check dogs before and after work to ensure their condition and health are maintained
- Identify and report unhealthy or injured dogs to foreman or manager
- Muster and move livestock using working dogs
- Identify and explain the relevant sections of applicable animal welfare standards and regulations
- Use dogs suitable for the task for working livestock
- Explain and demonstrate principles of low stress livestock handling
- Follow workplace health and safety and workplace procedures for working with dogs and livestock
- Check, muster and move livestock in holding pens, yards and laneways
- Care for working dogs
- Explain and follow workplace requirements for housing dogs
- Explain workplace health and safety risks associated with working and handling dogs and follow workplace requirements
- Explain and meet dietary requirements of working dogs
- Clean and check kennels as a part of regular daily routines
- Identify common working dog conditions