Want to Get Involved?
We’re always in need of loving, passionate supporters to help save more dogs. Our Volunteers are essential members of our team. Whatever your interests or skill set, we have a volunteer opportunity for you!
Some of the ways you can support dogs in need
Ages 10 and up
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Join our volunteer team with on site opportunities like dog playtime. It also includes other opportunities like dog enrichment, laundry folding, cleaning, and feeding.
Children ages 10-15 must be with a parent or guardian at all times.
16 and up
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Join our Pup Club with on-site opportunities like dog walking and dog playtime. It also includes other opportunities like dog walking and enrichment, laundry folding, cleaning, and feeding.
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Support our animal care team by helping crate train our dogs on-site and help prepare them for their forever homes.
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Join our puppy care team and support with puppy care when we have litters of puppies on-site at our center. All puppy care volunteers must be at least 16 years old.
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Support our team on site at our adoption center with any special skills you may have like handyman skills or creative skills.
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Support our social media and marketing team by helping take the content of our dogs on-site, at vet appointments, or on daytime outings.
18 and up
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Support our event efforts by attending our events and chaperoning our dogs at events off-site so you can spread the word about the importance of adoption. We attend all sorts of events in our community, including markets, sports games, community pop-ups, birthday parties, corporate events, and more! All event volunteers must be at least 18 years old.
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Join our staff at our reception desk, where you can assist with greeting visitors, answering common questions, assisting our front desk staff, and sharing Wags’ mission. All front desk and admin volunteers must be at least 18 years old.
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Join our educational program that focuses on children and teenagers at schools and local community groups. Opportunities include presenting for schools, hosting on site workshops, and educating the youth in our community. All educational program volunteers must be at least 18 years old.
21 and up
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Support fundraising and development by organizing peer-to-peer fundraisers and leveraging their networks to increase awareness and support. They can also assist with grant research, donor outreach, and promoting fundraising campaigns in our community. All development volunteers must be at least 21 years old.
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Support our medical team by becoming a medical volunteer and performing basic medical tasks on our dogs on-site, like nebulizing or applying compresses. If you have any veterinary experience, we encourage you to become a medical volunteer. All medical volunteers must be at least 21 years old.
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Help our team transport our dogs to and from appointments, vet visits, or one-off shelter pickups. All transport volunteers must be at least 21 years old and have a valid driver’s license.
Wags Club!
As a family-friendly rescue, Wags & Walks encourages and allows children to get involved with their parents. We welcome parents to volunteer with children ages 10 to 15 at a 1:1 ratio, while teens ages 16+ are invited to volunteer on their own after attending an orientation with a parent. Unfortunately, children under the age of 10 are unable to volunteer at this time.
Looking to join our Events or Development Committee? Click the button below to learn more and apply!
Just looking to volunteer without the committee responsibilities? Click here!
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Volunteer Stories
“I volunteer at W&W because I can contribute to saving lives in a variety of ways and have a blast while doing it. When I can create a moment in any dog’s day where they feel safe, loved, and grateful it fills my heart.”
— Megan Biging
“I’ve been volunteering at Wags and Walks for about a year. Every time I feel overwhelmed with something at work or like I’m hitting a wall on something, I do a dog transport be it to/from a vet or a ride to freedom — it always makes me feel better. We think we are doing something for the dogs, but really they are doing something for us.”
— Bobbie Gala
“After my dog passed away I wasn’t ready for another but I needed some dog love in my life. Volunteering at Wags has given me that and more. Dog love, human love, and my new dog baby is a Wags alum.”
— Erika Godfrey
