Staff Entrance

Our group is 100% driven by volunteers. The work is rewarding, and you get to play with lots of dogs!

We are currently recruiting for the following positions:

Northwestern North Carolina Coordinator (Serving Buncombe, Yancy, Madison, Mitchell, & Haywood Counties):
This person will assist the Intake Coordinator and will pick up shelties from local shelters and owners who wish to surrender their pet. This person will also assist TSR with locating vet care at a discount and will help coordinate transportation of rescued shelties to the Raleigh/Durham area and help recruit foster homes and volunteer support in the northwestern part of the state.

Foster Homes:
In the Buncombe, Yancy, and Madison counties area are desperately needed.

Transportation Coordinator:
TSR is looking for an individual who has free time (both during the day and on the weekends) to assist with coordinating transportation efforts. We frequently need to transport shelties from the most everywhere in the state to Raleigh. This person will need have access to a computer at home and  needs to be willing to join various list server type of mailing list which will aid in obtaining transportation contacts. Work closely with the TSR Intake Coordinator and other volunteers within TSR.
 

These are the kinds of tasks our volunteers usually perform:

• Respond to calls from pounds.
• Search newspapers and Internet for Shelties for adoption.
• Bail shelties from pounds.
• Transport dogs to foster homes or vet.
• Groom and bathe rescued Shelties.
• Foster shelties for extended time periods.
• Interview potential adopters and perform home checks.
• Post information about Sheltie Rescue at local vets or on the Internet.
• Contribute equipment, such as crates.
• Identify or participate in fundraising events.
• Provide a specialized skill, such as bookeeping or legal services.