Flexible Puppy Volunteering roles - Puppy Carers, B&B'ers, Breeding Dog Carers wanted

Puppy Volunteering is an incredibly rewarding experience you will remember for the rest of your life.


If you are unable to commit to a Puppy Educator role full-time, there are other ways you can volunteer and have more puppy love in your life.


You could become a Puppy Carer, B&Ber - Bed and Breakfast Carer - or Brood Carer. Read on to find out more about these roles.


Role: Puppy Carer


Look after 8-week-old – 15-month-old super pups, for a few days, weeks or months at a time.


Commitment: Flexible.
Fitness required:  Moderate-High.
Location:
NSW:
Sydney (North Shore, Inner West, East, Sutherland Shire, St George West - Orchard Hills and surrounding suburbs) & Northern Illawarra, Blue Mountains.

QLD: South Brisbane, Ipswich postcode area, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast
and the Northern Moreton Bay area.
VIC: Melbourne (Mornington Peninsula, Blackburn, Box Hill & Vermont, Cockatoo and surrounding suburbs)


B&Ber’s – Bed and Breakfast Carer - NSW & VIC


NSW B&B Care for one of our Advanced Training dogs on weekends. Required to collect and return dogs from our training schools in Orchard Hills or Puppy Kindergarten in Waterfall.


Commitment:  Flexible (minimum once every 2 months).
Fitness required: Low-Moderate.
Location: Sutherland Shire & North of Wollongong. 2024: Blue Mountains, Orchard Hills and surrounding suburbs.


VIC B&B Care
for one of our Advanced Training students on weeknights and weekends.


Commitment: 4 – 6 months.
Fitness required: Low-Moderate.
Location: Blackburn, Box Hill, Vermont, Croydon, Cockatoo and surrounding suburbs.


QLD – Pups in Prison Carer


Carer for one of our older Puppy Education or Advanced Training dogs from the Pups in Prison (PIP).


Commitment: Dogs have 3-week periods in PIP and then 3 weeks with their community carer (on rotation) for 6 months on average.


Fitness required: Moderate to High.
Location: Ipswich area and Gatton (QLD), Grafton and Clarence Valley (NSW).


Breeding Dog Carers


Care for a prospective breeding dog (mum-to-be) and her newborns (when the time comes).


Commitment: Full-time.
Fitness required: Low-moderate.
Location: Sydney (Orchard Hills and surrounding suburbs, Blue Mountains,
North Shore, Sutherland Shire, Wollongong and surrounding suburbs, up to Waterfall)


APPLY NOW!!!


Mandatory
Driver's License
National Police Certificate
Points to note
Assistance Dogs Australia (ADA) is urgently seeking Puppy volunteers to help raise the next generation of Assistance Dogs for people with disabilities. ADA covers costs, such as food, veterinary care, preventatives, and training equipment, and provides a puppy starter pack which includes enrichment toys. It doesn’t matter if you work full-time or not at all, if you rent or own, if you have children or other pets. Flexible options are available – we would love to hear from you. We have puppies in areas of Greater Sydney, Illawarra, Melbourne, Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast that are ready NOW to take their all-important first steps on the path to becoming a future life-changer!
Benefits of Volunteering
Creativity
Judgement and Decision Making (Decision Making)
Purposefulness
Passion for Life
Self Awareness
Proactivity
Cognitive Flexibility
Emotional Intelligence
Critical Thinking
Assistance Dogs Australia
Flexible Puppy Volunteering roles - Puppy Carers, B&B'ers, Breeding Dog Carers wanted
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