Volunteers

Kingwood Kennels welcomes volunteers for both the AABY Bark Park and the kennel. Please note, however, that volunteers under the age of 14 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times while doing volunteer work.

Supervision and task lists are given by Kingwood Kennels staff during office hours only. Tasks are allocated by kennel staff and volunteers are expected to follow instructions fully. The following are typical tasks that have been done by volunteers in the past:

• Taking dogs from the kennels, especially rescue dogs, to exercise in the dog park.
• Playing with and supervising dogs (including both boarding and rescue dogs) in Kingwood Kennels' play areas.
• Cleaning up after dogs in the play yards and dog park.
• Helping with the gardening and general upkeep of the dog park.
• Washing and brushing the rescue dogs.
• Assisting with promotion of rescue dogs and dog park.
• Assisting with any rescue adoption days.

Most of these tasks are completed with minimal training and supervision. Certain jobs are only given to regular, more experienced volunteers.

Office hours
8am – Noon & 2pm - 6pm Weekdays
8am – 1pm Saturdays
4pm - 5pm Sundays

When the office is closed (including 12-2pm weekdays) only unsupervised dog park related jobs may be done over these times.

Kingwood Kennels cannot guarantee that volunteers who turn up without prior notice will be accepted to help.

All Volunteers must have their parents sign a Volunteer Registration form.