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Park Watchdog. We sometimes have openings for park watchdogs. Watchdogs work Saturdays or Sundays for approximately 3 to 4 hours (mid-day usually) per shift. You may be able, if you wish, to not work every weekend, but to just work one or two weekends per month. Pay: $10 to $12 per hour. Duties: monitor the people and dogs in the Lake Bow Wow area of the park (and go to other areas of the park if needed) to make sure that dogs and their owners are behaving appropriately and following park rules. Counsel park users on appropriate behavior in such a way that no offense is taken. Requirements: Great people skills, good knowledge of dog behavior including dog/dog interactions. Please note: you would not be able to have your dog with you while on the job. To apply email us explaining why you think you would be good for this job. Please attach a resume.

Free Membership in Exchange for Volunteering at the Park. We offer volunteer positions in exchange for membership at the park for those who cannot afford membership fees.

Volunteers work either 2 hours once a week (cleaning jobs, mostly outdoors) or 4 hours every other week (mostly indoor work). All volunteer work must be performed during our office hours (3pm - 7pm weekdays, 10am-6pm weekends). Those who do outdoor work may bring a dog with them, but only if the dog is the type who sticks with the owner all the time. Those doing indoor jobs may not bring a dog to work.

The outdoor jobs (mostly filling bag stations, taking garbage bags to the dumpster, picking up trash and sticks, cleaning fountains and water dishes, general cleaning, etc.) must be done during a 2-hour shift on the same day each week, although the hours are up to the volunteer just so long as they are during our office hours. Those who do the every other week 4-hours shifts on weekends will work noon to 4pm every other Saturday or every other Sunday. To apply for a volunteer position, you will need to stop by the park during our office hours and fill out an application.

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