Public Works

Social Skills Trainer

Volunteers will:

  • Have daily contact will adoptable dogs only.
  • Teach adoptable dogs basic skills and manners in order to make them easier to place in a home.

Tasks

Trains adoptable dogs to:

  • sit, down, stay and come.
  • leave it, take it.
  • remain in a sit position until released while food is being place on the ground.
  • remain in a sit position until released while a door is being opened.
  • allow its paws, ears and mouth to be examined and handled.
  • accept basic grooming.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills

Volunteers should:

  • have basic experience in dog behavior and handling;
  • be willing to spend the time needed to teach these basic skills;
  • have the ability to be comfortable handling dogs that may not have had any training.

Special Notes

  • These dogs may jump up, be mouthy, want to chew, pull on the leash, etc.
  • Volunteers may interact with ONLY those animals already available for adoption.
  • Volunteers are restricted from any interaction with incoming, stray or quarantined animals.
  • Volunteers may interact with ONLY those members of the public who are interested
    in adopting animals.
  • Volunteers will NEVER make decisions or recommendations about which animals should be made available for adoption.

You can view a PDF Social Skills Trainer pamphlet.