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 Get outdoors with some furry friends in the New Year! The main purpose of the "Hiking Hounds" is for AHS volunteers and shelter dogs to have fun in the beautiful outdoors of Western North Carolina. Besides getting fresh air with our canine hikers, Hiking Hounds adds an enriching activity to a dog's stay at the shelter, exposes dogs to new things and reinforces obedience, burns off some energy in a positive way, increases adoptability by having more exposure to the public, and offers volunteers a new way to interact with the animals. Thanks to Jenny White for organizing and leading the Hiking Hounds!
Each month at least one hike is offered on weekends. New volunteers meet at 8:30 AM at the shelter on the scheduled day for a quick orientation. Volunteers who have already attended the orientation can arrive at 8:45 AM. Volunteers fill out an application and sign a waiver prior to departure. Volunteers are matched up with appropriate dogs, pre-selected by shelter staff and the Hiking Hound Coordinator. Dogs and volunteers get to know each other and then depart by 9:30 - 9:45 AM, returning to the shelter by 12:30 PM. The next hike is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 11. If you would like to participate, contact Jim Fulton, [email protected], or at (828) 236-3885, x. 307. Asheville Humane Society/Buncombe County Friends For Animals is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization with over twenty-five paid employees. AHS is governed by a fifteen member, active, volunteer Board of Directors and supported by more than 800 general members. AHS receives payments from Buncombe County and the City of Asheville under a contract arrangement to operate the Shelter and Pet Adoption Center. The organization programs are also supported by donations, memberships, grants, and fundraising. (Image provided by the Asheville Humane Society.)
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