Whelping Home
Help Raise Our Future NSD Companions
Have you wondered how Service Dogs learn to help their handlers? Do you want to be part of a Service Dog’s journey? By dedicating your time, energy, and love, you get one of the most rewarding experiences possible. The best part is, you don’t need any experience!
Volunteer opportunities with dogs
Become A Whelping Home
Whelping Home
Welcome litters of puppies for about eight weeks with support from NSD staff.
Whelping home volunteers welcome litters of puppies! With support from NSD staff and our whelping program, you would host the litter of puppies for about eight weeks. This includes keeping the puppies’ area clean and stimulating for both mom and her puppies. The main goal at this stage is to care for and socialize the puppies until they are ready to start training with their Puppy Raisers.
This volunteer role requires:
- have a flexible schedule, focusing the majority of their time on the litter of puppies during this crucial period of development
- Live within 45 minutes of NSD (1286 Cedar Creek Rd)
- Have no children under the age of 5 living in the house
- Have a maximum of 2 dogs in their home that are over 1 year of age
By deciding to become a Whelping Home, you are helping change lives: One Individual, One Dog, One Life at a Time!
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