Volunteer Opportunities:
We are always in need of volunteers to help out in any way possible. Here are some ways you can help:
Fostering:
- All potential fosters are asked to complete a foster application as well as complete a home visit.
- We provide a crate (if needed), all vetting for the dog, Heartworm preventative, and flea prevention.
- We ask that foster homes be prepared to welcome the foster dog into their home and do some basic training where needed: potty training, leash training, and general house manners.
- We welcome foster applications in Arkansas, Missouri, and Kansas.
Transporting:
- Our rescue covers a large area, not just limited to Arkansas. We receive dogs from shelters in Kansas, Missouri, and sometimes even Oklahoma, as well as dogs in need in Arkansas. This means we need help bringing the dogs to their foster homes. We do this through the help of volunteers using transporting. We set up routes between the shelters and the foster homes, and typically each 'leg' of the transport will last about an hour both ways, depending on where the dog is coming from. Routes generally go through Tulsa, OK, Kansas City, MO, Joplin, MO, Springfield, MO, St. Louis, MO, Fayetteville, AR, Conway, AR, and Little Rock, AR.
- Transports typically occur during weekends, but can sometimes be needed during the week.
Assessing dogs in shelters:
- We get calls about dogs in shelters in Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas. We can't be everywhere at once, so we always need volunteers to go visit the dogs at the shelters directly to assess their health and their personality/temperament. If you have experience with GSPs, this would be a great way to volunteer. Sometimes pictures from shelters can be blurry, and identifying dogs as purebred German Shorthaired Pointer is crucial!
Helping with fundraising:
- Are you creative? Do you have free time on the weekends? We host fundraising opportunities sometimes to help raise donations for the rescue, like garage sales, and we always need help organizing and on site help.
Adoption events:
- We are a small rescue, but we hope to grow our volunteer basis so that we can have adoption events, which will include Saturdays at local Petsmarts and similar events. Volunteers would sit at our booth during shifts, walk dogs around, and hand out adoption applications or information.
Fostering:
- All potential fosters are asked to complete a foster application as well as complete a home visit.
- We provide a crate (if needed), all vetting for the dog, Heartworm preventative, and flea prevention.
- We ask that foster homes be prepared to welcome the foster dog into their home and do some basic training where needed: potty training, leash training, and general house manners.
- We welcome foster applications in Arkansas, Missouri, and Kansas.
Transporting:
- Our rescue covers a large area, not just limited to Arkansas. We receive dogs from shelters in Kansas, Missouri, and sometimes even Oklahoma, as well as dogs in need in Arkansas. This means we need help bringing the dogs to their foster homes. We do this through the help of volunteers using transporting. We set up routes between the shelters and the foster homes, and typically each 'leg' of the transport will last about an hour both ways, depending on where the dog is coming from. Routes generally go through Tulsa, OK, Kansas City, MO, Joplin, MO, Springfield, MO, St. Louis, MO, Fayetteville, AR, Conway, AR, and Little Rock, AR.
- Transports typically occur during weekends, but can sometimes be needed during the week.
Assessing dogs in shelters:
- We get calls about dogs in shelters in Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas. We can't be everywhere at once, so we always need volunteers to go visit the dogs at the shelters directly to assess their health and their personality/temperament. If you have experience with GSPs, this would be a great way to volunteer. Sometimes pictures from shelters can be blurry, and identifying dogs as purebred German Shorthaired Pointer is crucial!
Helping with fundraising:
- Are you creative? Do you have free time on the weekends? We host fundraising opportunities sometimes to help raise donations for the rescue, like garage sales, and we always need help organizing and on site help.
Adoption events:
- We are a small rescue, but we hope to grow our volunteer basis so that we can have adoption events, which will include Saturdays at local Petsmarts and similar events. Volunteers would sit at our booth during shifts, walk dogs around, and hand out adoption applications or information.
If you have any questions about volunteer opportunities or ideas for fundraising, please feel free to contact us at [email protected]. If you would like to foster, email us, and we'll send you a foster application. Volunteering for any organization can be a very rewarding experience, but with animal rescue, you know you're helping to save and make lives better!