Volunteering Opportunities
We are an all volunteer rescue group. We have several opportunities for volunteers right now. Check them out below! If you find out that touches your heart and soul, scroll down to the bottom of this page and fill out our volunteer appication.
If you are interested in fostering for us, then head on over to here.
V-ibe Committee
Our annual V-ibe is held each year on the third Saturday in September. This is our annual reunion and fund raiser.
In the months leading up to that we meet by phone/Zoom 1-2x per month (weekly in August) to plan logistics (food, exhibitors, give-aways, activities fund raising opportunities, etc.) We also need help on the day of the event with registration, parking, food and activities.
Microchip Coordinator
Every dog that we bring in must be micro-chipped. If the dog already has a mirco-chip the coordinator will complete the online paperwork to transfer the microchip to CWVRG. If this dog is not micro-chipped, the foster will get the dog micro-chipped and the coordinator will complete the online registration. All registrations will be filed in Google files for CWVRG. We take in 10-15 dogs per years so this is not time consuming, but is really important for the safety of the dogs.
Phone Interviews
The person who does phone interviews for us is one of the first real human contacts a potential adopter has. The interviewer's mission is to get to know the applicant on a more personal level, discover what their expectations are, their experiences, if any, with Vizslas, and do an initial report on whether or not the interviewer thinks this person/family might be a good fit for us. If they pass the phone interview, then the next step is the Home Visit.
Transporting
As with all rescues of our kind, we often have the need to transport one or more dogs from one city, county, or state to another. Sometimes the trips only take an hour or two, other times, you might be called to drive across the border to Kansas and meet an incoming transport there, or be the leg of a longer journey.
So, what do you say? Do you have a van or other vehicle that will hold one or more crates, like to drive, and have a heart for saving homeless Vizslas? Fill out the application below!
Fostering
Fostering has its own page. Way too much to say here on this page. Interested? Go here to find out what fostering entails and read some testimonials from some of our fabulous foster families.
To learn more about fostering please go to our fostering page here.
Assisting the Fostering and Adoption Committees with Record Keeping
The special people interested in this position will help the fostering and adoption people keep track of paperwork (applications, medical records, photos, phone interviews, foster and adoption paperwork.) The good news is we already have a system set up in Google Docs. We just need help making sure everything gets filed in the appropriate folders. The Foster and Adoption Coordinators are responsible for collecting this information--they just need someone to keep track and get it in the right online files.
Experience with PDFs and scanning documents is helpful. This is where some of the real work of rescue happens. If you are a hands on person with attention to detail then this may just be your dream rescue volunteer job. We take in 10-15 dogs per year so it's not a lot and could easily be handled by 1 or 2 people.