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Humane Society of Concord & Greater Cabarrus County . Volunteer Shelter Guidelines Thank you for your support and dedication to the animals here at the shelter. Your work here is important to the residents ofthis shelter as well as the community as a whole. Our main objective volunteering at the shelter is to provide a healthy, happy and clean environment for the short time the animals reside here. We also have a responsibility to care for the emotional and physical wellbeing of these sometimes scared or abused animals. Remember, we are all volunteers; no one is above or below another. We are all just here to accomplish the same goals of caring for the animals. We de this because we want to, not because we have to. We will accomplish more when we all pull together and do what needs to be done. Every aspect of what we do is important from fund raising to walking dogs to playing with the cats to scooping poop to processing adoptions. We need to be willing to help out in whatever capacity we can when the needs arise. We need our volunteers to remain excited about our cause. If you feel like you are being stuck with the same tasks over and over and need something new, please contact Karin, Bee or Marleen with your concerns. The following is a guideline for the operation and proper care of this shelter. There will always be extenuating circumstances that will deviate from the normal procedures, but these are the normal guidelines: . First - PLEASE SIGN IN (On Volunteer sheet hanging on file cabinet - NOT Community Service folders or guest sign in.) Check with person in charge for any special medical issues. Example: No long walks for dogs with heartworm or that have just been spayed or neutered. DOG KENNELS Walk the housebroken dogs (their runs are clean); they have held their bladders since the morning or previous day. Let each dog relieve itself (ask to be shown "potty" area) and return as quickly as possible so that all dogs are walked in a relatively short period of time. Do not return dogs to a messy kennel. If a dog does not "make it" to the designated area, use bags available in office to pick up mess and put in trash. Do not walk puppies under 12 weeks of age without approval. Puppies can be placed in playpens with newspaper placed down first - try to keep their messes picked up, replacing newspaper as needed. Wash out messy kennels with the hose (waste should be guided down the drain hole) and squeegee to dry the kennel floor. (Use scrub brush or poop scraper for stubborn waste) (Note: if working alone, you must put each dog into a vacant kennel as you clean that dog's kennel. In most cases you will have help. One person can walk the dog as the other person cleans the kennel. If there are no volunteers to help, lock the double doors of the kennel area so the dogs will be contained inside and cannot get out. This will also prevent someone from coming into the kennel and allowing the dogs to get out. After initial cleaning, walk all dogs for 15 minutes (weather permitting). One dog per person and one dog at a time removed or returned to their kennel. Use choker chains (placed properly on dog). Secure dog on choker before exiting the kennel. Keep dogs on "short leash" until exiting breezeway and keep all (t') ~~ S