Things YOU Can Do For Dog Rescue
Dog rescue can always use donations of money, time, and materials.
Can you...
- Transport a dog?
- Donate a dog bed or towels or other *bedding* type items?
- Donate MONEY?
- Donate a Kong? A nylabone? A Hercules?
- Donate a crate? or even lend one to a foster person?
- Donate an x-pen or baby gates?
- Donate a food dish or a stainless bucket for a crate?
- Donate a collar and leash?
- Donate some treats or a bag of food?
- Donate a halti or promise collar or a gentle leader?
- Walk a dog?
- Groom a dog?
- Donate some grooming supplies (shampoos, combs, brushes, etc.)?
- Go to the local shelter and see if that dog is the breed the shelter says it is or go with rescue to be a second opinion on the dog?
- Make a few phone calls or mail out applications to people who've requested them?
- Provide local vet clinics with contact information for educational materials on responsible pet ownership?
- Drive a dog to and from vet appointments?
- Donate long distance calling cards?
- Donate the use of your scanner or digital camera?
- Donate the use of a photocopier?
- Attend public education days and try to educate people on responsible pet ownership?
- Donate a gift certificate to a pet store?
- Donate a raffle item if your club is holding a fund raiser?
- Donate flea stuff (Advantage, etc.)?
- Donate heartworm pills?
- Donate a canine first aid kit?
- Provide a shoulder to cry on when the rescue person is overwhelmed?
- Pay the boarding fees to board a dog for a week? Two weeks?
- Be a Santi-paws foster to give the foster a break for a few hours or days?
- Clip coupons for dog food or treats?
- Bake some homemade doggie biscuits?
- Make book and dog related purchases through web sites that contribute commissions earned to a rescue group?
- Host rescue photos with an information link on your website?
- Donate time to take good photos of foster dogs for adoption flyers, etc.?
- Conduct a home visit or accompany a rescue person on the home visit?
- Go with rescue person to the vet to help if there is more than one dog?
- Have a yard sale and donate the money to rescue?
- Volunteer to do rescue in your area?
- Take advantage of a promotion on the web or store offering a free ID tag and instead of getting it for your own dog, have the tag inscribed with your Club's name and phone # to contact?
- Talk to all your friends about adopting and fostering rescue dogs?
- Donate vet services or can you help by donating a spay or neuter each year or some vaccinations?
- Interview vets to encourage them to offer discounts to rescues?
- Write a column for your local newspaper or club newsletter on dogs on dogs currently looking for homes or ways to help rescue?
- Take photos of dogs available for adoption for use by the Club?
- Help organize and run fundraising events?
- Help maintain the paperwork files associated with each dog or enter the information into a database?
- Tattoo or microchip a rescued dog?
- Loan your carpet steam cleaner to someone who has fostered a dog that was sick or marked in the house?
- Donate a bottle of bleach or other cleaning products?