Transports
are typically arranged the night before. In
some cases final arrangements or last minute changes will be completed the
morning of a transport. Please
check your email for final checklist of transport participants and their contact
information before you leave. You
will call or email the volunteer driving the leg before you and after you to
arrange designated meeting places.
Day
of Transport
Make
sure that when you head out on the road, you have with you the following items:
1. Cell phone
2. List of all other volunteers involved in your transport and their
contact information
3. An extra leash, collar, water bowl and
water
4. In some cases a crate may be necessary or a covering for your seat such
as towels, blankets, sheets.
5. What IF!!! What if you get to a shelter to pick up a dog or meet
an owner for a surrender and the dog is aggressive or doesn't look like a Boxer,
or there is some other immediate problem that you need to discuss with someone
BEFORE you take possession of the dog. We have a list of emergency
contacts that you can call. Please don't hesitate to call someone if
you have ANY concerns about the dog your are picking up.
Transportation Tips
1.
Please
do not bring small children or your pets on transports.
There can often be a high stress level with dogs that you will be
transporting, and these dogs can be unpredictable. We would not want to see your young children or pets exposed
to any unnecessary risk.
2. Please do not leave a dog that you are transporting loose in your car. You can tether the dog by tying a knot in the leash and shutting the leash in the car door or tethering it to some other secure spot in the car, or you can use a doggie seat belt, car barrier or crate. If you are transporting more than one dog at a time, one of them should be crated.
3. Please be very careful feeding, hugging or getting your face too close to a strange dog. We do not know what previous experience these dogs have been through and we want to keep our volunteers safe. Try to remain calm and keep the dog(s) you are transporting as calm as possible. Don't forget to provide bathroom breaks between each leg of the transport!
4.
When
you have the dog
in your vehicle, please contact the next leg of the trip before you leave to
confirm your approximate time of arrival at the pre-established meeting place.
5. If you are the last leg of the transport, please let the transport group know that the dog has reached its destination. Please feel free to comment on the dog you transported. Your first impressions are very useful to us and may be used on the dog's web page.
6.
Please
give us feedback on the transport process.
BAR is very grateful to all volunteers for their assistance in getting
Boxers into the Rescue. We
appreciate your involvement!