Training Department Volunteer Opportunities
Breeding Program:
1. Brood/Stud Holder – adopt a dog for
our breeding program;
Commitment: dogs life
(permanent home), as well as assisting in whelping and 0-8 weeks
with puppies
2. Brood/ Stud Sitter – sitter for dogs in breeding program while
holder is out of town; Commitment:
whenever holder is out of town
3. Whelping Assistant – assists in delivering the puppies;
Commitment: on call
24-7 but length of commitment is limited
4. 0 – 8 week puppy development assistant – assists brood holder
with puppies between 0-8 weeks;
Commitment: flexible & dependent on brood holder
Puppy Program:
1. Puppy Raiser – raises puppy between
the age of 8 weeks old to 2 years old, preparing them for advance
training;
Commitment: 2 years, flexible
and able to be with the dog 19 hours in the day
2. Puppy Sitter – watched puppies while raisers are out of town;
Commitment: able to be
with puppy 19 hours out of the day for a short term commitment
(while puppy raisers are out of town).
3. Pawsative Approach volunteer – able to pick up dog from Dominguez
or Travis County Jail for puppy walks or socialize in unique places;
Commitment: open
availability; used mostly when inmates are unable to leave the
facility
Advanced Training:
1. Kennel Assistants – assist with
varies jobs around the Kennel;
Commitment: open
availability
2. Boarders – board dogs in Advanced Training;
Commitment: mostly weekend and
sometimes during the week
3. Rehome – take care of a dog who is unable to be assigned to a
client or has retired; Commitment
– permanent home for the dog
