Puppy
Petting
Discover
the magic of puppy love. Puppy Petters of all ages know the joy and
satisfaction of volunteering is key in the development of superior service
dogs. Puppy Petters help puppies to be more social, to enjoy being touched
all over, and they learned to interact with adults and children of all
races.
Puppy
Petter can be any age. However, parents must be with the children under 12
years old. Our dog trainers will teach you how to pet, play and groom our
puppies. You do not need any experience. We would love to show you how.
Our
Puppy Petting schedule is EVERYDAY (except Thursday) 12:30p.m. –
2:30p.m. by appointment. Please call for more information to apply for
Puppy Petting Volunteer.
California
Canine Academy/ Assistance Dogs
(209)723-2777
Puppy
Training
Only
CCA/AD has volunteers called “Puppy Trainer.” We believe the Puppy
Trainer is not only absolutely valuable but essential. It’s a great
opportunity for puppies to learn at an early age and also a great
experience for you to learn this special type of dog training.
Beginning
puppy training starts with regular obedience training such as Heel, Sit,
Down, and Stay and advances to Tug (open door or refrigerator),
Light/Switch (turn on/off light), or Bring (retrieve items). Service Dogs
are taught up to 90 commands on completion of their training.
Puppy
Trainers do not need any experiences working with dogs or training them.
We are looking for people who are able to love our dogs. Puppy Trainers
must be over 15 years old. For under age 15 years old, we welcome you to
be a Puppy Petter.
Our
Puppy Training schedule is everyday (except Thursday) 10:30a.m. –
12:00p.m. by appointment. For more information and to apply as a
volunteer, call;
California
Canine Academy/ Assistance Dogs
(209)723-2777
Happy
Puppy Handling Home
A
Puppy Handler Home is a home who can take our dogs for a few days, weeks
or a month. Our dogs usually stay in kennels; however, they need the
experiences of staying in a loving home and behaving in a home environment
because as a service dog they will stay with the client 24 hours a day/ 7
days a week.
The
Puppy Handler Home must be a safe environment for the dog. The dog is
expected to live in the home with the family or person(s). The Puppy
Handler teaches the dog house manners but is not expected to formally
train the dog. We are looking for a family or person(s) who can welcome
our puppies into their home.
Please
call for more information to apply for Happy Puppy Handling Home.
California
Canine Academy/ Assistance Dogs
(209)723-2777
Puppy
Foster Home
Puppy
Foster Home is a home where a family adopts our puppy for 6-8 months.
During the months, the puppy and the family member(s) must come back to
our campus once a week and take puppy training lessons. After that period,
the puppy will come back to our campus and take final training by our
service dog trainers.
Puppy
Foster Homes must have a safe environment for the dogs. The dog is
expected to live in the home with the family or person(s). In addition,
the puppy will be taken with the family after training anywhere they go
with Public Access. The Puppy will wear a cape showing it as a service dog
in training.
Even
if you have children and your own dog, you can still be a Puppy Foster
Home. We would love to have you apply.
California
Canine Academy/ Assistance Dogs
(209)723-2777
Help
On Campus
We
are looking for volunteers, who can help on campus.
Administrative
Support
Volunteers
are needed to assist with many clerical and administrative projects.
Answering phones (lunchtime and meeting relief); making phone calls;
updating our database and assisting with large mailing projects.
Kennel
Support
Cleanliness
is vital for the health of our dogs. Projects such as power washing our
dogs kennels is very important. Rub a dub dub, pups in the tub. Dogs love
to splash and play in the mud so washing dogs is a wet and wild time.
Maintenance
Support
Do
you enjoy gardening? Or perhaps fixing fences is your expertise.
Volunteers help keep our campus grounds clean and well maintained.
California
Canine Academy/ Assistance Dogs
(209)723-2777
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