Puppy Fosterer
Puppy Fosterer
Posted for Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
Posted by Voluntary Action Reigate and Banstead
You will be redirected to the Voluntary Action Reigate and Banstead website to express your interest.
As a Puppy Fosterer you will be providing a puppy with a loving home for a short period of time, which can vary from a couple of days to a couple of months, all whilst giving them the care and support they need for their training. You will help reinforce their training by supporting their social development, introduce them to new environments and experiences and follow the training guidance provided by our Puppy Development Advisors and the training programme we use called Puppy Raising for Excellent Partnerships (PREP) which is based on positive reinforcement.
You will get the satisfaction in knowing you are directly supporting people with sight loss to live actively, independently and well by helping a puppy develop into a future life-changing guide dog. Our volunteers receive lots of support from their volunteer managers to help them implement the training modules with their puppy.
Volunteering for Guide Dogs should never leave you out of pocket. We’ll make sure we pay any expenses related to volunteering with us, including veterinary costs, food costs for the puppy and other materials needed for the puppy’s training.
What skills do I need?
Ideally you will have enough time to invest in looking after the puppy when they come to stay with you; have someone at home who is physically able to handle large breed dogs (around 25 – 40 kg); access to a car so that you can get your puppy used to travelling; the agreement of your landlord to have a dog in the property if you rent your home; and a safe secure area outside on gravel or concrete, for your puppy to go to the toilet.
Details
- Accessibility
- Age restrictions
- DBS check required
- Equal Opportunities Policy
- Expenses reimbursed
- Health and Safety Policy
- Ongoing support
- Training provided
- Volunteer induction
- Volunteer Policy
- Volunteers covered by insurance
- Written role description
When is this role available?
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The puppy will be staying with you in your home, so you would need to be looking after them full time whilst they are with you. This could be for an evening, weekend, a couple of weeks or up to a month. It is a flexible role, we have a group of Puppy Fosterers so if you aren't able to look after a puppy for a particular period then you can just let your volunteer manager know.
Location:
This opportunity is available in the following regions:
Chessington
Elmbridge
Epsom and Ewell
Mole Valley
Reigate and Banstead
Runnymede
Spelthorne
Surrey Heath
Tandridge
Worcester Park
You will be redirected to the Voluntary Action Reigate and Banstead website to express your interest.
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