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volunteering is a rewarding experience

Volunteering for Westie Rescue Network, Inc. offers numerous rewards and benefits. It provides a unique opportunity to make a positive impact in your community, allowing you to contribute to meaningful causes. Additionally, volunteering can enhance your skills and experience, potentially opening doors for professional growth. Most importantly, it fosters connections with like-minded individuals, creating a sense of belonging and fulfillment.

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Ways you can Help

Foster a Westie

Fostering a Westie is a rewarding adventure filled with fun challenges that bring joy and excitement to your home. Each presents new opportunities to bond, train, and nurture a furry friend in need. While it may require patience and adaptability, the love and gratitude you receive in return make it all worthwhile. Embrace the journey, and you'll create lasting memories together! We are always looking for qualified foster homes to help us provide the extra love and care needed by the Westies in our program. To learn more about fostering, please contact us.

Transport a Westie

Most transportation requests are immediate so if your schedule is flexible, we would love to have your help. When we need assistance, we send an email to our list of transport volunteers with information on the location and destination of the Westie. Some requests involve picking up a dog from its owner which requires sensitivity to the situation and making sure the relinquishment paperwork is completed. However most transportation requests involve picking up a dog from its current location, such as a foster or shelter, and taking it to a veterinary facility or back to a foster home in our area of responsibility. All WRN dogs MUST be crated while in transit and we are happy to provide crates, collars and leashes. This is a great service to WRN. If you're interested in adding your name to our transport volunteer list please let us know.

Home Visits, Public Inquiries

Home visits are personal visits to the homes of potential adopters who have passed a phone interview, turned in a complete Adoption Application and received satisfactory responses from the personal references they provided. The home visit volunteer will complete a form that records information about the safety of the applicant's property, a personal assessment of the applicant and their family and an assessment of the behavior of any other household pets.

Public Inquiry

People connect us via telephone, email and via our website. Volunteers might need to contact the inquirer and collect information about their physical location, experience with Westies, and any other pertinent information necessary to expedite their information request.

Other Ways To Help

We always need volunteers to assist with other functions that relate directly to the business issues of our operation. These typically involves more interactions with people than with dogs. Contact Us for more information

720-360-1212 P.O. Box 884, Lafayette, CO 80026