Volunteer Opportunities From: Volunteer Oshkosh

Journey Together Service Dog is seeking volunteers to help provide public access experiences for our puppies.  Since our dogs receive the majority of training at the Oshkosh Correctional Institution, there are a number of experiences they can not receive in a prison setting.  Our community volunteers take dogs on outings to help the dog gain the life experiences that are essential for a highly trained service dog.

As a volunteer for the program, you contact us when you are available to work with a dog.  Some volunteers only take a dog on an outing for a couple of hours, some do a full day and some take a dog for multiple days.  Some of our volunteers work with a dog every week, some do it a couple times a month.  Volunteers have the option of going on group outings or taking a dog by themselves.

Volunteers go through orientation and then go on outings with our trainers who will help you learn how to handle the dogs and proper etiquette for taking dogs to stores, restaurants or other public locations.

We have many families who volunteer together.  This allows the children  to work with the dog while an adult is present.