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17 Oct 2025
Canine Foster Volunteer
Georgian Triangle Humane Society
Location
Collingwood
Duties
Canine Foster Volunteers provide a safe, loving and temporary home for puppies, senior dogs and adult dogs with specific needs. You must have the ability to separate the foster animals from any pets in your home by keeping them in a separate room, if necessary. We will provide training and all the supplies you need.
Annually, our Animal Care Team look after more than 1500 animals onsite and, thanks to our Foster Volunteers, more than 1000 additional cats and dogs were cared for in loving foster homes.
Description
Canine Foster Volunteers are responsible for helping puppies (litter sizes can range from 4-6 puppies), seniors and / or adult dogs in their care thrive until they are ready to be adopted. This will include feeding the animals at least twice a day, possibly more, potty training (for puppies), and exercising and socializing the animals. It may also include bottle feeding and administering oral medications.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Maintain clean and tidy environment
- Provide treats, food, clean water and clean bedding as required
- Provide puppy pee-pad training, if necessary
- Bathe and groom dogs, as necessary and if comfortable doing so
- Interact with dogs for walks, training and socialization
- Provide a structured environment and reinforce behaviours that make dogs more adoptable
- Assist in the maintenance of dogs’ health and welfare
- Administer medication, as required and as instructed
- Ensure any veterinary appointments are kept
- Return dogs to GTHS Animal Centre as required (for surgery, treatment, adoption…)
- Ensure dogs are safe and secure
- Follow appropriate protocol, policies and procedures