It seems to me there are a couple of issues here. I don't think a shelter wants just any JoeBloe walking in one day to say "hey I'd like to help by walking your dogs". The shelter needs to know something about its volunteers though a criminal check might be a bit much. If someone has been volunteering at a shelter for some time so the staff knows them and now new policies are being put into effect, then the shelter should have some sort of informational meeting/handout for all its volunteers so they know what and why. And even when volunteers have been accepted, some mini-training should be included for handling dogs. Many shelter dogs have been abused so I wouldn't want a volunteer who grew up under the "old" system of training with spanking and collar yerking now handling a special needs dog. Actual certification for dog walkers - no - the government intrudes enough.
My JRT's look like Basenji's lol
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(don't take this statement too seriously)
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They are awfully cute though! The one on the right looks like my sister's Jack (yeah, that's his name - unique, right???)
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Haha well mine are Poppy and Rasco
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B's with droopy ears! I got that a lot at the dog park….umm is your dog a jack russell??? NO its a Basenji!
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Poppy and Rasco are very cute. We do get asked if our Basenjis are JR, we have even been asked if they're Tibetan Spaniels
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I also got asked if they were Shiba Inu's…... I mean you take off the hair and they are close!
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Lol, plus mine gaze out the window and lick themselves for ages.
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I also get the "jack Russell" comment a lot….mind you Oakley has the biggest tallest ears ever!!!!! So it's a little bit of an odd question
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They are adorable
Watson always gets identified as some sort of terrier. He has been a rat terrier and a toy fox terrier…