Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage positively with CNIB staff members, fellow volunteers, and community members. People who are relaxed and comfortable around dogs. Please note that in order to provide the volunteers and puppies with required support from CNIB staff members, we are only able to place puppies in the above locations. If you live in one of the above locations and are interested in bringing a future guide dog into your home for approximately a year, we are eager to hear from you. Toronto, ON (East of Bathurst St, and South of Highway 407). Providing updates on the puppy’s progress. Taking the puppy for routine veterinary visits. Monthly 1:1 and group sessions from the fourth week until the puppy goes to formal training. Weekly 1:1 training session in the first 4 weeks with the puppy. Attending regular training sessions with your Puppy Raising Supervisor during business hours. Daily socialization in a variety of environments and situations. Learn more about the role in this short video from AMI! With support from CNIB Guide Dogs staff, you would play a pivotal role in raising the puppy to become a guide dog and help change the life of someone who is blind or partially sighted. Volunteer Positionsįrom ages 8 weeks to 12-15 months, you would provide a safe, loving home to one of our future Guide Dog puppies. If you’re eager to learn, the CNIB Guide Dogs team is here to provide you with support and training, so you can feel confident in your volunteer role. Previous experience with dogs is not required. We are looking for people who are dedicated to caring for pups during their first year of life and starting them on their journey to becoming Guide Dogs. We also raise our voices to ensure people with sight loss have opportunities to live, work and play without barriers. 
Being part of a guide dog team provides mobility, safety and confidence, leading to increased independence and a sense of connection with the world. At CNIB Guide Dogs, we raise, train and match dogs with Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. People with sight loss often say having a guide dog is a transformational experience. Do you love dogs? Could you see yourself welcoming a future guide dog puppy into your life? Do you have time during your day to introduce a pup to the world around them and help them take their first steps toward becoming a future guide dog? CNIB Guide Dogs is growing our team of volunteer Puppy Raisers and Boarders.Īs a volunteer with CNIB Guide Dogs, you can help change the life of a person who is blind or partially sighted.
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