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Litter Care

Home Litter Care volunteers take a BluePath breeder mom (brood) and her pups into their homes for approximately five weeks. They provide early socialization and care for our youngest future service dogs, while also offering love and support to their mom.

The time commitment varies dependent on the size of the litter but includes intensive cleaning, regular feeding, walking the brood and daily grooming. All equipment and supplies are provided, with the exception of newspaper.

Program Requirements

Live within 45 minutes of Wappingers Falls and have the ability to travel to our headquarters to pick up and drop off puppies and equipment.
Follow all cleaning, feeding and socialization guidelines provided.
Pups should not be left alone for longer than two hours.

Please note that Home Litter Care opportunities are difficult to predict and may happen infrequently. If this isn’t a fit for you, please consider one of our other volunteer opportunities, such as sitting, puppy raising or fostering.

Home Litter Care Application

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I understand that this volunteer opportunity involves taking a brood and her pups into my home for approximately five weeks.*

Yes

Name*

First Last

Email*

Phone*

Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Why would you like to do home litter care?*

Do you have previous experience doing home litter care or caring for newborn puppies and their mom?*

Yes

When would you be ready to begin home litter care?*

MM slash DD slash YYYY

Please list the names and ages of the members of your household.*

* Please indicate N/A if appropriate.

Who would be the primary caregiver?*

Is anyone in your home allergic to dogs?*

Yes

How do you plan to handle the allergy?

Do you work? If so, where?*

Does anyone in your home work in the animal field? Specifically at a vet hospital or animal shelter?*

How long would the puppies be home alone during the day?*

Our requirement for this program is that the pups not be left alone for longer than two hours.

Do you have other dogs at home?*

Yes

If yes, what breed? Age? Sex? Spayed or neutered?*

*Please indicate N/A if appropriate.

Have you ever observed any of your dogs bark or growl at other dogs?*

Yes

Do you have other animals in your home? If so, what kinds?*

What is your experience with dogs - obedience, training, handling, showing, fostering, etc? Do you have any experience with newborn puppies?*

Do you have an area in your home where you could keep the brood and her pups separate from other household animals? What type of flooring does that area have?*

Are you willing to adhere to our policies on care and socialization?*

Yes

Do you live within 45 minutes of our Wappingers Falls headquarters?*

Yes

Are you comfortable with a home visit?*

Yes

Please list names, phone numbers and email addresses for two references we can contact.*

Please provide the name and phone number of an emergency contact.*

How did you hear about BluePath?*

Anything else you'd like us to know?

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