Volunteers Needed

Below is a list of many of our Volunteer Needs.

Please fill out a Volunteer Application if you are interested in any of the many volunteer opportunities - links are at the bottom of the page.

Foster Home Care

  • Provide a Foster Home for a needy dog.

Incoming Rescues

  • Shelter Walkers (East and Westside shelter, Humane Society)
  • Calls and Emails (to homes and shelters)
  • Dog Evaluations
  • Help with Relinquishments

Rescue Events Help

  • Going to Events
  • Setup/Teardown
  • Talking to Adopters
  • Loading/Unloading Trailers, etc.

Fundraiser Help

  • Help with Fundraising, Donations, or Grants

Phone Calls and Email Help

  • Phone Interviews
  • Email volunteers

Other Volunteer Functions

  • Home Checks - screening potential adoptive homes
  • Transportation for rescue dogs
  • Shelter Run - go to local shelters and identify Border Collies
  • Training - provide herding, obedience or agility instruction for rescue dogs
  • Records - Mailings
  • Data Entry (Website help, updates, etc.)
  • Public Communications - Internal and External
  • Grant Writing
  • Updating Volunteer Information (phone calls and emails)
  • Updating Valley Rescue Groups List

Fill Out A Volunteer Application

If you you would like to help out Arizona Border Collie Rescue by volunteering, please follow the links to complete a Foster and/or Non-Foster Volunteer application.

Foster Home Volunteers

Like most rescue organizations we always need Foster Homes for our rescues.

Foster Home Application


Non-Fostering Volunteers

We understand that not everyone who wants to help out Border Collies is able to provide a temporary home.

Please select from among the listed activities to let us know how you would like to help.

Non-Foster Volunteer Application