Help Support German Shepherd Rescue UK
We urgently require experienced german shepherd dog owners to volunteer their help to the rescue. We need regional co-ordinators, homecheckers and dog assessors. If you wish to help us, can you please complete the VOLUNTEER FORM
Phone Support
We urgently need a volunteer who can give up some of their spare time to answer/make phone calls on behalf of the rescue. Ideally you will be retired or work part time and have a few hours to spend during the day. It would be useful if you have experience running your own business or working in a managerial position. Time management and organisational skills are essential.
This is a key role in the rescue and you will need to ba able to work as part of the team and liase with other volunteers on a regular basis. For more information please call Jayne on 01568 797957
Fund Raising/Donations
As German Shepherd Rescue is run entirely by volunteers we rely on the generosity of our supporters to help us fund the work of the rescue. Many of the dogs that come into our hands have suffered abuse or neglect and often expensive veterinary treatment is required. Some dogs may require long term or lifelong treatment which German Shepherd Rescue need to have funding to pay for. Being a voluntary organisation money has to be raised through donations and fundraising activities. At present the donations we receive are barely enough to cover the running costs and additional funds will be required to develop our work further. All monies raised are used to help rescue and re-home unwanted GSD's. German Shepherd Rescue UK is a non-profit making registered company No 221358 and volunteers are not paid.
We have often raised modest sums through running raffles and other fundraising/charity events. Details of these will appear on this site when they are finalised. If anyone would like to help with fundraising, please do get in touch and let us know, we would be glad to hear from you!
Fostering
Perhaps you have owned a German Shepherd before and really care about the welfare of the breed, maybe your own dog has died or you cannot commit yourself to giving a dog a permanent home, but would still like to help us in some way. If so have you considered short term fostering?
Fosterers are very much needed to care for dogs in a homely environment while their new homes and prospective owners are home checked. During this time the dog can be assessed and relevant information, can be used to help decide on the most suitable placement. This information can also passed on to their new owners to help them adjust and prepare for their new dog.
Fostering can be very satisfying as your experience, insight and input is important in finding the best home and family for the right dog.
If you would like to help by fostering for German Shepherd Rescue UK. please email us at info@germanshepherdrescue.co.uk.
Join German Shepherd Rescue
Would you like to join us by offering your help in any of the following ways?:-
Home-checking:
This will involve visiting potential families at their home address. talking with them, advising them on their choice of dog and explaining to them how German Shepherd Rescue UK works and assessing their suitability for the available dogs. As you would expect this is really only for the experienced and we will need to assess the suitability of volunteers who offer to help with this.
Helping with Transport:
Could you help by collecting a dog from its owner or delivering a dog to its new owners or fosterers? Anyone willing to do some driving is always welcome. Often, if there is some distance to take a dog, we work where possible in relays, cutting down the amount of driving any one of us has to do by each taking the dog just a part of the route.
Support:
Could you man the telephone for our follow-up and after care advice service, checking on new owners and dogs after their settling in period to see how they are managing and give guidance and support as necessary?
Please Note
In all aspects of our work which deal directly with dogs and their owners, some experience with GSDs is necessary although much can be learned while actually helping out. Volunteers are assessed to ensure suitability and to help the new volunteer to join in at an appropriate level of skill.
Please help us by making a donation so that we can help re home more unwanted German Shepherd Dogs. Donations can be sent to Jayne Shenstone, German Shepherd Rescue Little Vauld, Marden Hereford HR1 3HA. We also accept Paypal payments - just click on the Paypal button below. Thankyou.
