Do you love puppies and dogs? Do you have a couple of hours available per month? Then this might be the volunteer job for you!!
Volunteers provide assistance with the day-to-day care of both dogs and puppy litters. Tasks include playing with puppies and dogs to provide stress relief, monitoring and documenting canine activity/behavior, cleaning (urine, feces), laundering towels and bedding, and, depending on the shift bathing puppies or walking dogs. Volunteers may also be asked to assist paid team members with feeding and medicating dogs as well as regular collection of stool samples for testing.
This is a very physical role. Volunteer applicants should be able to stand and walk unaided for 3-hours, be able to step over baby gates, bend, twist, stoop, kneel and sit on the floor.
The dogs and puppies are not always well-behaved and can be "mouthy." There is a risk of being jumped on (adult dogs can reach up to 80 pounds); therefore, all volunteers must be strong, capable, confident and have excellent balance. We will train you on proper handling.
1039 S. Rochester Rd., Rochester, MI 48307, US
Our mission is empowering people who are blind or visually impaired with lifelong skills for safe and independent daily travel.
Founded by three Detroit area Lions Clubs members in 1939, Leader Dogs for the Blind provides dog guides to people who are blind and visually impaired to enhance their mobility, independence and quality of life. Each year, clients attend our residential training program to be paired with a dog guide. This is a life-changing event that opens the doors to independence, safety and self-worth for many of our students.
In addition to our guide dog program, we offer programs that enhance a person's independence and quality of life in other ways, including orientation and mobility training, teen summer camp, and seminars for Orientation and Mobility professionals. Currently, Leader Dog is the only facility in the Western Hemisphere to teach DeafBlind students to work with a guide dog.
Thanks to generous donations from our supporters, our guide dog services are provided free of charge, including room and board and travel to and from our campus in Rochester Hills, Michigan, for clients.
Leader Dog is recognized as a "Best In America" Charity by the Independent Charities of America (ICA).
1039 South Rochester RoadRochester, MI 48307
August 13, 2024
