Providing Hope At Both Ends of The Leash!
Join our Team
With the help of dedicated volunteers we change the lives of both dogs and people with disabilities. Each year our program rescues, raises and trains 5-8 dogs over the course of the year. Without the dedication of people like you would could not change the lives of so many dogs and people. Read on to learn about the ways you can help.
Operational Support
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For our organization to run we rely on people with a passion for dogs and skills related both to hands on work with the dogs and administrative tasks.
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Whether you have special skills that could come in handy such as experience in book keeping, marketing, fundraising grant writing, legal ease, or you just love being around dogs and want to help with dog walks, park runs, doggy transportation, or dog care, we could use your help!
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Please complete our volunteer application below with your skills, availability and how you'd like to help and our team will get back to you.
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Join Our volunteer community! we use a Facebook group to put the call out when we need help on a case by case basis and for recruiting committees.
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Leash of hope greatly relies on foster families to give future service dogs the best start in preparation for their careers. Prior to a dog becoming the beautifully trained companion that you didn’t even notice under the table at your favourite restaurant, that was a cute little rambunctious puppy! Foster families give 4-10 months of love, training and exposure with the guidance of trainers. As each individual dog grows we begin to see what career they are destined for, whether it be helping someone with low vision,, mobility challanges or autism. Though the end of the journey for a foster can be hard, seeing that pup fullfill its purpose and change someone’s life makes it all worth it.
All Fosters are equipped will the supplies needed to raise the puppy. At no point is a foster required to cover any expenses. Each puppy has a training and care profile tailored to its needs. Depending on the dog’s level of training, fosters will be provided with an in training cape for public entry as the dog progresses in the program. We welcome foster familys who have other pets and kids. Duration of fostering is set by the participant. LOH has a supportive community that is there to help!
Requirements:
*To particiapte as a foster you will be required to complete a foster application and orientation. *Fosters must attend weekly training sessions. (as per your schedule)
*Commit to integrating the dog into your day to day.
*Must be capable of fully caring for the dog and following through with training
*Must have a cell phone and either a computer or tablet
Fostering and Puppy Raising
Junior Trainer program
​Do you have a young dog trainer in the making?
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Our junior trainer program give an opportunity for students 11-18 to raise a guide or service. The dogs trained in our junior program often get paired with kids who have a disability who will benefit from the dog being acclimated to schools and kids environments.
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This is a great learning opportunity where the junior trainer will be expected to care for the dog, learn to do the training, and be responsible for the dogs progress with the guidance of the program and parents.
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Inquire today to get your young dog enthusiast paired with their project dog.
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