Eyes Ears Nose and Paws

Novel dogs are dogs that are "new" to EENP dogs. 

Novel dog volunteers help with EENP team evaluations by walking their dogs in specific areas as instructed. This activity requires you to bring your own dog! We will have novel dogs coming most days the first week of training, and we do need to have a different dog each day.

You will be asked to walk with your dog in specific areas to train or evaluate EENP dogs' response to a novel dog. 

ABOUT YOUR DOG:

• Your dog does not need to be "well trained" (no worries, we don't judge!). In fact, we would love to have more reactive or "manic" dogs on our novel dog roster! If your dog has strong reactions to other dogs, please let us know when you sign up for your shift so we are prepared.
• We are particularly interested in dogs that are different breeds and sizes than typical EENP dogs, though we can also use help from Labradors and golden retrievers.
• We would love to recruit more dogs that are less than 30 pounds or more than 75 pounds. 
• We ask that your dog be current on all standard vaccinations for communicable diseases before participating.

A few notes:

• It's important to be on time, but once you arrive you may need to wait a bit until the instructors and clients are ready for you. 
• It's particularly important that you know where you should be and follow instructions about movement. 
• Let us know when you arrive -- you can let us know you're there by a text or phone call or, if it is safe to leave your dog in the car, you can come inside to let us know.
• Don't bring your dog out of the car until we are ready unless instructed otherwise. If you need to toilet your dog, please let us know so we can direct you to a place that won't interfere with training or evaluations. Even dogs at a distance can throw training off! 
• Often someone will come to your car to give you instructions and a timeframe once we see you have arrived. 

Text (preferred) or call our office (919-408-7292) if you have questions after you have signed up for a shift.

Location: Eyes Ears Nose and Paws
2401 Old NC 86
Hillsborough, NC 27278