| Animal shelters and animal welfare agencies | | | | online and they need great pictures to show |
| always need volunteers. They need money too! | | | | potential adopters. |
| But besides donating money there are a ton of | | | | You can use your own vehicle to help transport |
| other ways you can help. | | | | dogs - either taking a foster dog to a vet |
| Did you know you can foster a dog? Yep, many | | | | appointment, or picking up a dog that needs to be |
| shelters don't have enough room for all the | | | | rescued and brought to the shelter. If you're a |
| animals brought to them so they need people to | | | | breeder, could you donate a portion of the |
| house these animals until they can be placed in a | | | | money you make on each puppy to an animal |
| permanent home. Or sometimes a dog may be ill | | | | shelter? |
| or too young to be adopted. How fun to care for | | | | Did you know that some agencies rescue dogs |
| one of these dogs until they are ready for | | | | from out of state? You could donate your |
| adoption. | | | | frequent flyer miles to fly a dog from another |
| Some shelter dogs could use obedience training | | | | area to the safety of the shelter. You could even |
| and you can be the one to take him there. You | | | | notify the shelter when you're flying and be the |
| can volunteer your time at the shelter where you | | | | one to accompany a dog back to the shelter. |
| can walk the dogs, or clean the kennels, or work | | | | If you have an extra bowl, or some toys, or a |
| in the office. | | | | collar your dog has outgrown, donate them. All |
| If you are computer savvy, you can help create | | | | help is welcome. These are just a few of the |
| posters about adoption events or create | | | | many things you can do to help a dog in a shelter. |
| brochures with adoption information. If you are a | | | | Just call and ask what you can do to volunteer or |
| photographer, you can take pictures of the dogs | | | | fill out an online application that many of the |
| that need adopting. Many shelters post their dogs | | | | shelters are now using. |