A foster home that is on stand-by, should a permanent foster need to leave town for vacation or an emergency. (Foster application and training required)
Walking individual dogs or small groups around the QBSDR Ranch neighborhood. Will require training by Susan or qualified QBSDR Veteran Volunteer.
General upkeep of the outside areas at the QBSDR Ranch. May include weeding, pruning, picking up poop, removing dangerous debris, building/mending fences, sanitizing K9 grass areas, trash removal.
There are a ton of animal welfare grants available to rescues, but we need folks that are willing to do the research and help us through the application processes.
A large number of the dogs we receive have little to no training. We believe that basic training is an important part of the trust-building process and helps set the expectations and boundaries that benefit their future forever home.
Bathing, brushing, nail trimming, ear cleaning, teeth brushing. Will require training by Susan or qualified QBSDR Veteran Volunteer.
Helping set up and break down at events such as fundraisers and future adoption events. Assist with transportation of items for these events.
Training videos are one of the top requests we receive, but we need experienced individuals to help make these requests a reality for our supporters.
As we expand, we need to build new kennels, update parts of the ranch to be more doggo friendly, and in general just need help with the honey-do list that is always growing.
Are you handy with tools? Can you help change light bulbs? Move exhibit materials? Set up tables? We would LOVE to have a little more elbow grease here, and keeping up with this lovely historic building is very important to us.