100% of your donation goes towards the rescue & medical care of needy dogs.

"Join the pack"

We have many opportunities available to those who are able to volunteer a little--or a lot--of their free time. Whether it is "hands on" or "behind the scenes," large projects or small ones, we would love to have you join our team!

If you can help with any of these needs, please submit a Volunteer Application:

FOSTER HOMES: We are always looking for FOSTER HOMES, where a rescued dog can live in a real home environment while waiting for its Forever Home. Foster parents are responsible for the physical care of a rescued dog (including vetting*, socialization, training, and lots of love and affection) plus some administration (record-keeping, photos of the dog, corresponding with applicants). Foster parents are supported by our foster home network. If you can open your heart and home to give a dog in danger a chance for a future, please apply to become a fosterhome, either on a temporary (1-7 days) or long-term (1-???? days) basis. For more information about Fostering, please visit our Foster Information page .
*Vetting costs are reimbursed by New Rattitude.

ADOPTION TEAM: A lot of work goes into processing adoption applications. On this team are the APPLICATIONS COORDINATORS (responsible for phone calling, interviewing, note-taking, assessing, analyzing), HOME VISIT COORDINATORS (recruiting via Internet, record-keeping, project orientation), and HOME VISIT VOLUNTEERS (driving within short range, assessing, reporting).

INTAKE: There are always more dogs needing to come into rescue than we have space for, so it takes a full team to assess their needs, prioritize, and bring new dogs into the program. Our SHELTER SURFERS follow up on dogs in need at kill shelters (requires reliable daily Internet access, phone skills, knowledge to assess breed ID, detail orientation). Owner surrenders are usually referred to our REHOME PROGRAM. Our State Coordinators act as the main liaisons between the fosterhomes and other volunteers in each state.

TRANSPORTS: When a dog needs to be moved from a shelter to a foster home, or between foster homes, or from foster home to adoptive home, we often need to set up a ground transport, where a network of volunteer drivers work together to get the dog from one place to the other. We use TRANSPORT COORDINATORS to make the plans (responsible for planning the route, recruiting, and overseeing drivers) as well as the DRIVERS themselves (each responsible for a "leg" of approximately one hour's drive).

FUND-RAISING: Because our adoption fees can't cover the entire cost of veterinary care for our rescued dogs, we rely on a team to help bring in additional funds, including GRANT WRITERS (requires writing skills, organization, detail orientation, contacts), FUND-RAISING COORDINATORS (creativity, enthusiasm, good follow-through, organization), and those ARTISANS who create and supply donated goods for us to sell, auction, or raffle.

WEB TEAM: To keep up our Internet visibility, we rely on our Web Team, which includes a WEB EDITOR (requires Photoshop capability, editing skills, detail orientation, record-keeping) and PET PUBLICISTS (regular Internet availability, detail orientation, record-keeping) as well as a dedicated WEBMASTER.

PUBLICITY: Some of our locations have established PetSmart partnerships or participate in other local events where we set up on a given day to feature our dogs. At these publicity venues, we don't do on-site adoptions, but we need EVENT STAFF to talk to the public about rescue and Rat Terriers, explain our processes, walk and water the dogs throughout the day, and assist with on-site sales, fund-raising, &/or recruiting efforts. We also publish a monthly E-Newsletter, using a team of CONTRIBUTORS and PUBLISHER/EDITOR.

ADMINISTRATION: Our administration efforts include various responsibilities such as MICROCHIP/TAG ADMINISTRATOR (detail orientation, record-keeping, on-going availability), LETTER WRITERS (writing skills, follow through), ADOPTION CERTIFICATE DISTRIBUTOR (detail orientation, record-keeping, good penmanship), etc.

VOLUNTEER COORDINATORS: As we grow, we have an increasing need for VOLUNTEER COORDINATORS (maintain databases, spreadsheets, good computer skills) and FOSTER HOME RECRUITERS (Internet availability, detail orientation, recruiting, organization).

IF YOU CAN HELP with ANY of these needs, please submit a Volunteer Application to let us know of your availability and your interests. To learn more about any of these opportunities, contact our Volunteer Manager.