Look after a trainee guide dog during evenings

Organisation name: Guide Dogs

Role: Fosterer- Training

Application: Through the Guide Dogs website

Location: A number of locations across the UK – please visit the website to find out if this role is available where you live.

Hours: The dog will stay with you during evenings and weekends, for around 20 weeks. This may vary depending on the location and the dog. We can accommodate holidays.

Guide Dogs helps people with sight loss live the life they choose.

Are you a dog lover with room in your home to look after a dog during evenings and weekends? This could be the perfect role for you!

 What you’ll be doing:

• Providing a safe, secure, and welcoming environment for a dog. 
• Ensuring the dog is fed, exercised, and cared for to maintain excellent health. 
• Dropping off and collecting their dog from a Guide Dogs location weekday mornings and evenings. Take a look here to find your local guide dog training site and times.
• Using positive reinforcement training techniques to teach or maintain behaviours. 
• Ensuring the dog is not left alone for more than 4 hours in a 24-hour period. 

 Ideally you will: 

• Have a home with a safely fenced garden or safe area for the dog go to the toilet.  
• Have dog handling experience but not essential. 
• Be a confident and conscientious driver and have access to a car you are insured to drive. 

  You’ll get:

• The opportunity to care for and have the companionship of a dog for evenings and weekends. 
• Dedicated support to develop your dog handling and welfare knowledge. 
• The satisfaction knowing you are supporting people with sight loss to live actively, independently, and well, through supporting our dogs in training. 

 Training and support 

• Dog knowledge, care and handling. 

 If you have questions about the training requirements, we can answer these at your interview along with any other support or accessibility needs you may have. 

 Minimum age for this role: 18

 No expiry date for this role currently.

 Contact email: volunteerattraction@guidedogs.org.uk  

 Ready to join the pack? Visit the Guide Dogs website

Please follow our link above to apply rather than the form at the bottom of the page 

This role is advertised as part of TPP's Free Giving Back Services. This volunteer advertisement copy has been supplied to TPP and applicants apply direct to the organisation. Please contact the organisation directly if you have any questions about this volunteer role.