Puggles & Pitties is always looking for volunteers! If you’d like to get involved with rescue, here are some of the ways you can help us. Email us at mdgrrrl@msn.com to let us know of your interest!
Foster Homes. Of course, foster homes top the wish list for every rescue. Fostering involves having a dog live with you until s/he finds his/her forever home. This might be for as little as a week, it could be for a few months. Each dog is different. Puggles tend to be adopted faster than pit bulls, but we get a lot of overweight puggles who need to lose weight before they can even be put on the website and made available.
There is no cost to you for fostering. The rescue remains responsible for all vetting and training costs and we will supply a crate and a large bag of food to get you started. We would appreciate it if you were able to take your foster to their training classes and vet appointments, but that’s not necessary either. We’re happy to pick him up prior to his appointments if you aren’t available.
Home Visits. This involves taking the dog to meet his potential adopter at their home. You’d be responible for overseeing their interaction with him, any interactions with other dogs and children, and taking a look around the home for any areas that could pose a danger to a dog – backyard, garage, basement, etc. These usually take a couple of hours total and are scheduled in advance on the weekends. As the days get longer, we can schedule more of them in the evenings too.
Dog Walkers. If you just want to spend time with our dogs and take them for a walk and help them get some exercise, we are happy to have your help! With the number of dogs in the rescue, it’s impossible for us to walk all of our dogs every single day, so this would be a great help for the well-being of the dogs.
Adoption Events. We don’t participate in many events because we have so few dogs at any given time but we would like to get involved with more of them. One of the biggest problems we have are needing help – we need someone with an SUV who could help us set up and/or tear down and/or drive all of the stuff to the event; we need people to help out at the event handling the dogs so each dog can be uncrated for the event; and we need people to man the booth to answer questions, pass out information, and distribute goody bags. Even if you can only help out for an hour or two on these days, your time is greatly appreciated!
Dog Grooming. We work hard to keep our doggies smelling good and looking good, with clean ears and trim nails. If you have an interest in helping us with this, let us know!
Dog Training. Our doggies have training homework – it’s the only way to keep them in tip-top shape mentally! If you want to come work with the dog(s) on their lessons for the week or just run them through some refreshers, we’d LOVE it!
Fundraising. If you have experience raising funds for non-profits and want to dedicate a little time to our cause, we’d be happy to have the help.
Event Planning. We need help planning events – from weekend adoption events to larger-scale fundraising events and fun reunion-type activities for people who have already joined the Puggles & Pitties family. We have a ton of ideas but need serious help with bringing those ideas to life! We’d love to be able to put together an event committee so not one person is responsible for all aspects of each event, so whatever you can do to help with events, just holler!
Community Outreach. Part of our goal as a rescue is to educate the public about puppy mills and about the realities of pit bulls. If you have a special interest in either of these areas and would like to assist us with our mission, let us know.
Anything else? If you think you have a skill, talent, or service that would assist us, feel free to email us and suggest it!
Thank you!!
