Volunteer – Boxer Dog Rescue Northern England

Volunteering

As a charity we are run by volunteers who help on so many different levels from simply spending time with a dog that needs our help to fund raising and even admin, running our charity depends on these kind souls to keep us going.

We are also so lucky to have a crucial network of volunteer supporters who help with fostering, transporting, home checking and fundraising and we are always keen to widen this network, so if you are in the North of England and can volunteer, please see below or contact us.

Kirsteen Peel

I’m Kirsteen – the “behind the scenes admin” at BDRNE, having joined pretty much as the rescue took its first tentative breaths… I try to keep things running smoothly and make sure the bills are paid. I live in South Manchester when I’m not away on Granny Duties or exploring the world. Fun Fact: my first boxer Watson still holds the title of the craziest dog I ever met!

Janine Takhar

There’s always been Boxers in my life, I can’t imagine being without. Tango is pictured with me, he’s great! He loves sea swimming when on holiday and family activities always include him.
As well as the day to day Rescue work, I’ve learned so much more about canine health, behaviour and nutrition.

Pauline Hayward

Hi, I’m Pauline, known by many simply as ‘P.’
I’ve owned Boxers for almost all of my life – and that’s a long time! Honestly they are the best breed in the world and the people who love them are ‘my kind of people.’

Cate Cowap

I worked as an animal welfare officer from my mid 20’s. My first Boxer inspired (drove me!) to get involved in dog training. I ran classes for all breeds, attending local shows/fetes doing obedience and agility displays. I’m a trained dog behaviourist. I’ve had animals all my life and curretly live with my failed foster Cookie, horses, chickens and not forgetting the koi boys.

Fostering

Foster homes are a vitally important in the quest to find the right homes for our dogs. We would like all of the boxers in our care to be with foster homes as they give us a better idea of the personality of a dog in a real home environment. Fostering is vital to the dogs that most need it.

Home Checking

All prospective adopters need to undergo a home check. This helps us to understand the environment the dog will be introduced to and also allows us to assess the type of dog which will best suit the family. We are always in need of home checkers for all areas of the UK.

Transportation

We take dogs from all kind of situations. Some dogs come to us when they are found as a stray and taken to the council run pound where they are allowed to stay for only 7 days. When a boxer reaches its ‘time’ we are often asked if we can take it and we always will.

Fundraising

We collect an adoption donation for every dog we rehome but this falls far short of the costs we incur in rehoming most of our dogs. To support the rescue we also run fund raising events such as car boot sales, charity dog shows and online events such as auctions or competitions.