Administrative Support:
This opportunity is offered on an as-needed basis and usually when help is needed with special projects. Tasks often include calculating statistics, developing spreadsheets, creating and printing flyers, etc.

Animal Transport:
This opportunity is offered on an as-needed basis and usually is extended first to our dog walking volunteers. Tasks include transporting animals to and from our shelter in Santa Rosa, CA within a personal vehicle. Transport requests can be as simple as taking a dog to a vet appointment or as complex as picking up injured or ill dogs from the Central Valley.

Clinics:
The majority of positions that fall under this category require a background in veterinary practices/medicine, so please keep this in mind when applying. Tasks include supporting our veterinary staff during mobile spay/neuter and wellness clinics throughout Sonoma County. Bilingual volunteers are often needed at our clinics.

Canine Coach:
This volunteering opportunity is our most popular and one of our most vital. Volunteers in this role undergo a meticulous, multi-hour training process that involves directly interacting with dogs. This role requires a volunteer to actively engage our dogs with not only exercise but learning opportunities, such as, but not limited to how to walk on a leash, sit, come when called, remove an object from its mouth, learn not to jump up on humans. We believe that offering to coach a dog in these fundamentals will help set our dogs up for success in their forever home, as adopters will likely find these behaviors appealing. Please read our commitment policy below before requesting to become a dog walking volunteer.

Fundraising and Support:
Volunteers in this role will ideally also be certified dog walkers so that they can handle dogs at our events. Volunteers in this role will also ideally have spent significant time at our shelter in order to gain a better understanding of who we are and what we do. In some cases, we are able to extend fundraising opportunities to volunteers interested in simply re-sharing our social media posts, hanging flyers, or promoting our events/fundraisers in general.

Kennel Technician:
This opportunity is one of our most vital and involves learning how to support our Animal Care Technicians with tasks like washing dishes, completing laundry, and cleaning kennels. Volunteers interested in this position will need to complete dog walking training and be certified dog walkers since this role often involves directly interacting with dogs as well as entering and exiting their habitats. In special circumstances when volunteers want to come in and help ONLY with laundry and dishes, we can offer a more simple and quick onboarding process. If you are ONLY interested in helping with laundry and dishes, please indicate this on your application. .

Marketing:
This position is best suited for individuals with prior marketing experience who are willing to spend time at our shelter and with our dogs in order to gain a better understanding of who we are and what we do. Marketing opportunities are often offered on an as-needed basis.

Maintenance:
This opportunity is offered on an as-needed basis and usually when help is needed with special projects. Tasks often include landscaping, painting, building fences, organizing storage sheds, etc. This is a great opportunity for those interested in volunteering episodically as a group.