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Puppy Walking
When We Need You
From 02/03/2010 onwards
About Opportunity
Puppy walkers give their pups a firm foundation for later training and life with a blind or visually impaired person. A puppy is taken into a volunteer puppy walker’s home for just over a year and gets it used to the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Criteria to be considered for this role: you must be at home most of the day as puppy walking is a full-time commitment, be over 18 years old, If you have children they should be over the age of 3, accommodation must be on ground floor with no more than two steps up to the door and the home must have direct access to a secure private garden/yard, pet dogs must have a suitable temperament, you must have daily access to car travel. The puppy must be taken on daily routine trips and you must be willing to develop a puppy as per the associations guidelines. Guide Dogs provide food and meets vets bills.
Availability
Flexible
About Guide Dogs for the Blind
To provide guide dogs and other rehabilitation services that meets the needs of the blind and partially sighted people. Guide dogs want a world in which all people who are blind and partially sighted to enjoy the same rights, opportunities and responsibilities as everyone else
Skills & Experience
patience, committement, flexibility, good people skills
Travel Details
Home based pup would be socialised locally.
Requirements
Application Form, Induction/Training, Informal Chat, Interview, Other, References
Training and Induction Details
We will carry out full induction and ongoing training and support into caring, socialising, behavioural for pup
Work Type
Homebased Volunteering
Client Group
Animals
Expenses Detail
n/a
Accessibility Details
No Wheelchair Access
No Disabled Toilet
Frequency & Commitment
full time committment as the pup is with you everyday, evening and night for just over a year
Minimum Age
Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age.
Volunteers Required
10
Reference Code
68-540
Opportunity Provided By
Contact Details
30 West King Street
G84 8EB
Contact: Volunteer Centre Argyll and Bute
Tel: 0
Email: helens.abvc@fsmail.net
Website: http://www.volunteerargyl...

