VOLUNTEER

Follow these steps to become a Dallas Dog Volunteer: Fill out our Volunteer Application.(https://www.shelterluv.com/form/volunteer/DDTX/41-volunteer) Applications are processed twice weekly by a Dallas Dog volunteer team. Someone will reach out to you. There will be a volunteer orientation coming soon.

Applications are processed twice weekly by the Dallas DogRRR Volunteer Team. In the next few months, we will be requiring volunteers to attend an online orientation.

Due to the nature of working with live animals in a stressful environment, we do have an age limit and cannot authorize children 11 and under to volunteer – though we do appreciate their philanthropic spirit! Children 12-15 years of age must volunteer with their oriented parent or legal guardian. Children 16-17 years of age may volunteer on their own once completing the full volunteer onboarding process. Children under 18 years of age are not able to directly volunteer with handling dogs.

Absolutely. We are in dire need of volunteers; they are the lifeblood of this organization. With hundreds of animals in our care, in foster, along with fundraising efforts, fostering needs, and a plethora of other needs, there is never a shortage of things we can use help with.

The majority of our volunteer opportunities fall within the areas listed below: • Adoption Follow Up • A remote position that assists adoptive parents with their questions after adopting from Dallas DogRRR. • Adoption Matchmakers • A remote position that helps answer inquiries from the public regarding an animal they are interested in adopting. • Cat Foster Team • Volunteer remotely and help process foster applications, assist our foster parents, send out foster pleas, and much more! • Cat Marketing • Help get cats adopted by marketing them! Our cat marketing team photographs and video the cats for the website, gather information about them, writes bios, and posts ads to websites like Petfinder and Craigslist. • Dog and Cat Marketing • Want to really move the needle in helping our dogs and cats find their forever home? The Dallas DogRRR Marketing team may be right for you! • Marketing is crucial in helping the wonderful dogs and cats of Dallas Dog shine and stand out to potential adopters. There are a variety of positions available, from highly creative to data entry, making it one of our most varied and flexible volunteer areas! Most positions allow you to choose your own schedule and how much you'd like to volunteer, too. Our primary goal is to present every adoptable animal individually on the Dallas Dog website, so each one is irresistible to their perfect adopter. Our website is our number one tool in finding our foster pets their forever homes. Together we can make this happen! So what are some examples of ways we do this today? • Behavior Training and Classes • Learn to train dogs and help our pups that need it the very most. • Dog Foster Team • Volunteer remotely and help process foster applications, assist our foster parents, send out foster pleas, and much more! • Dog Marketing • Help get dogs adopted by marketing them! Our dog marketing team photographs and videos the dogs for the website, gathers information about the dogs, writes bios, and posts ads to websites like Petfinder and Nextdoor. • Dog Walking • Ensure our dogs get the walks, exercise, and TLC they need (and deserve) every day. • Events • Do you enjoy helping and interacting with people? Do you like advocating for a cause? Promote Dallas Dog’s mission, raise donations, and recruit volunteers, fosters, adopters, and donors at special events around town. Work at info tables and booths, and hang out with adoptable animals while representing Dallas Dog. • Marketing and Communications • Help Dallas Dog market to the masses with one-off projects and ongoing assistance. • Medical Program • We have a couple hundred animals in our rescue at a time and we can use help with data entry, sorting records, cross checking previously entered data. We need a person in charge of heartworm medication, microchips and sending out Rabies certificates. • Volunteer Team Support • Support the Volunteer Staff with some at-home tasks such as: responding to emails, data entry and regular correspondence.

You can! Most of our events are off-site and held at fun venues around the DFW AREA. We also offer plenty of from-home volunteer opportunities.

Please email hello@dallasdogrrr.org (mailto:hello@dallasdogrrr.org)for more information. If you are seeking community service hours for school, an organization, or personal pleasure, please follow the steps under the FAQ: How do I become an Dallas Dog Volunteer? You will be in charge of any documentation, including tracking your volunteer hours. Should you need a signature to verify your volunteer hours please email volunteer@dallasdogrrr.org (mailto:volunteer@dallasdogrrr.org)to coordinate.

We ask that you commit to volunteering a minimum of 3-5 hours a week. However, we have some positions for longer or shorter time frames. Additionally, we require all volunteers to adhere to the Dallas Dog Volunteer Policies, which you can find on your volunteer profile once you have filled out your application. Any questions or concerns about the policies may be directed to volunteer@dallasdogrrr.org.(mailto:volunteer@dallasdogrrr.org)