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Volunteering with our dogs

Support Dogs is a small charity and we rely heavily on the amazing support of our volunteers to make our life changing work possible.

Throughout the training process all our dogs and pups stay overnight in the loving home of volunteer. We are always on the look out for more volunteers to help with this.

Whether you can help look after a young puppy full time or whether you work all day and so can only care for an older dog in training during evenings and weekends, there is volunteer role for you. Read on to find our more about different roles and how to register your interests.

Evening and weekend volunteering roles

Family Foster Carers
We specifically need families with children aged between 2 - 12 years of age to help take care of our dogs in the evenings and at weekends

Short term/holiday cover Foster Carer
This role would be for a minimum or 3days and usually no longer than 2 weeks

Full time volunteering roles


Puppy Socialiser 
Play a vital role in looking after and supporting the socialising of a young puppy from about 8 weeks old until they start full time training at 14 month old. More details

Puppy Socialiser - Holiday cover
Provide holiday cover for our puppy socialiser looking after a puppy in training for a small number of weeks. More details

Adult Dog Socialiser 
Play a vital role in looking after an older dog that is new to training and requires more socialising.  More details

Adult Dog Foster Carer - full time
Provide a loving home for an adult dog who is waiting to start training but as yet isn't able to and so needs a home to stay with full time until this is possible. More details 

Published: 20th January, 2020

Updated: 7th October, 2021

Author: Danny Anderson

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