K-9 R.U.F.F. Road ( Rehabilitation Utilizing Furry Friends) therapy dogs are out on the town training today, Thanks to our wonderful volunteers! It takes a village. THANK YOU!!!

Do you LOVE dogs & LOVE helping people?
Then this is the opportunity you have been waiting for. We are opening our application period for short-term dog fosters and or furlough fosters starting today May 23rd. Please email me for the application info@vipdogteams.org

So what is involved at what does short term mean?

You will be fostering a dog before it enters our R.U.F.F. Road
(Rehabilitation Utilizing Furry Friends) Jail therapy dog training program. It's a triple win; we are rescuing dogs from the shelter, teaching the inmates how to train the dogs and producing a facility or therapy dog for Ventura County. We also have programs to train therapy dogs owned by members of our community to go out then and serve locally. For more details about the program go to this link.https://vipdogteams.org/ruff-road/

The next program starts mid-July so the short term foster would be needed for probably 4 to 6 weeks.
You're probably wondering if you can foster if you have your own animals? The answer is yes, BUT your animals CAN NOT be aggressive. We will have a foster orientation meeting before you get a dog. You can also furlough the dog after it goes into the program. This is usually done once a month for the weekend. This time away allows the dog to destress and practice socializing.

So now your thinking, but what is required of me? We do ask for you to follow our protocol of allowing the dog to de-stress from shelter life and learn to love sleeping in a crate. We will supply food, toys, a crate, and instruction. We will always be a phone call away.

So are you ready to be a short-term foster?? Go ahead fill out the application and if you qualify we will call to set up a phone interview.

Thanks for volunteering, the dogs, and your community need you!

Take Care,
Nancy



Nancy Mitchell/President

VIP Dog Teams
P.O. Box 973
Camarillo, CA 93011
(805) 419-0677
www.vipdogteams.org
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