Greyhound Enrichment Volunteer - Seymour
Our Greyhound Enrichment Volunteers at Seymour provide socialisation and enrichment activities to support greyhounds awaiting adoption.
Through walking, grooming, training, and sensory activities, volunteers help reduce stress and improve well-being. Limited work placements are also available at GAP Seymour for veterinary nursing and animal studies students.
Want a volunteer role where you get to cuddle adorable greyhounds all day?
Our Greyhound Enrichment Volunteers work at both our facilities in Seymour and Tullamarine, providing vital socialisation and enrichment activities for greyhounds housed in our kennels whilst they wait to be adopted. Please note, we only have availability for new volunteers at our Seymour location only.
Activities undertaken include walking, grooming, practice on stairs, general socialisation, and training activities. We also have many other activities for our greyhounds including training activities, cognitive, food, and sensory activities.
These activities help improve the well-being of the greyhounds while in our kennels. The activities help reduce stress, assists with problem solving skills and of course are lots of fun for the greyhounds and you! Limited work placements are also available at GAP Seymour for both veterinary nursing and animal studies students.
Please note: We require volunteers to be at least 18 years old.
What is required?
- Enrichment volunteers sign up for their own shifts available on the volunteer portal once they have completed their induction training. Training includes some important health and safety guidelines for working at our kennels, plus an onsite induction.
- Enrichment volunteers can be involved regularly every week, or as a “bite-sized” volunteer.
- Enrichment shifts at the Seymour kennels are run every day of the week between 10am-12.30pm & 12.30 to 3pm
- Set up, implementation, supervising the greyhounds and clean-up of the activities is required
- You should be comfortable in handling dogs of large size (up to 40kg) and various energy levels (including some very excited greyhounds)
- Enrichment volunteers will work as a team or individually, depending on the day.
- We ask that volunteers complete a minimum of one volunteer shift per quarter (3-months).
What are the benefits for you?
- Opportunity to learn new enrichment techniques that you can use with your own pet dogs at home
- One-on-one contact with greyhounds
- Gaining experience interacting with greyhounds if you are interested in working in the animal care/training industry
- The satisfaction of knowing you’re improving the greyhound’s well-being and increasing the dog’s chances of being adopted by assisting with their training and behaviour
- Becoming part of the GAP family
Meet our dogs ready for adoption
All greyhounds adopted from GAP are de-sexed, vaccinated, microchipped, wormed and health checked.
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Donny ARP
If you are looking for a big love bug that can be soft and cuddly then Donny may just be the love of your life. He is sweet and affectionate, but it can take him a little bit to feel comfortable with new people and environments. Once he is settled, he is a goofy oversized puppy that will lean on you for a good scratch. We think he may suit living with children 10 and over and with or without another medium or larger canine companion. No apartments for his boy though as he does like to show you his silly side and do zoomies!
This dog is part of our Assisted Rehoming Program (ARP). ARP dogs are kept with their racing owners until they find an adoptive home, at which point they are brought back into GAP. This means that should you be interested in adopting this dog, we are bringing the dog into GAP on the understanding that you will be adopting them. As such, you will not be able to meet any other dogs, as you otherwise would be able to.
Tessa ARP
How stunning is the cow print on this little girl! She is sweet, smart and soft, affectionate and can be a little shy to start but when she is comfortable she shows her silly, puppyish side and loves to do zoomies! We think she may suit living with another male dog of any size and children 10 and over as long as they are respectful of her space as she settles in. She may suit living with full time workers as well.
This dog is part of our Assisted Rehoming Program (ARP). ARP dogs are kept with their racing owners until they find an adoptive home, at which point they are brought back into GAP. This means that should you be interested in adopting this dog, we are bringing the dog into GAP on the understanding that you will be adopting them. As such, you will not be able to meet any other dogs, as you otherwise would be able to.
Donald ARP
This handsome man is Donald, but his mates affectionately call him Snowman for obvious reasons! He is all the sweetness in the world, loves to have a cuddle and will look up at you with his stunning eyes. You wont be able to stop patting him as he has the softest coat and he will just keep coming back for more. We think he may suit living with children 5 years and over and or without another medium or larger dog.
This dog is part of our Assisted Rehoming Program (ARP). ARP dogs are kept with their racing owners until they find an adoptive home, at which point they are brought back into GAP. This means that should you be interested in adopting this dog, we are bringing the dog into GAP on the understanding that you will be adopting them. As such, you will not be able to meet any other dogs, as you otherwise would be able to.
Mack ARP
Mack is a four-year-old boy who is, quite simply, a pleasure to be around. Handsome and elegant in the way only greyhounds can be, he is also genuinely sweet — the kind of dog who leans in for affection and rewards you with a calm, grateful warmth that is hard not to fall for. He is friendly and personable, and those who take a little time with him will find an affectionate soul who truly appreciates gentle kindness. Patient, soft-natured, and quietly charming, Mack is the sort of dog who makes himself at home in your heart before you’ve quite noticed it happening.
Mack is well-placed to share his home with a dog of any size or breed, making him a wonderfully flexible addition to a household that already has a canine resident. He would suit a family with children aged ten and over, who will appreciate his gentle nature and give him the calm, considered companionship he deserves. If you have a quiet lap and a soft voice to offer, Mack will return it tenfold.
Mack is part of our Assisted Rehoming Program (ARP). We have behavioural and health assessed this lovely dog, and they will remain with t heir racing owners until they find an adoptive home, at which point they are brought back into GAP. This means that should you be interested in adopting this dog, we are bringing the dog into GAP on the understanding that you will be adopting this particular dog, and no other dogs currently in our care.
Jack ARP
Gentle Jack is ready to find his forever couch! This lovely boy has a calm and quiet nature and has the skill to climb stairs! Jack may be suited to an elderly owner and may also enjoying having human siblings ages 5+. He may be happy with another medium or large dog but would prefer to not have small dogs or cats in his home. Jack may suit a wide variety of homes and we cant wait for him to find his new family!
This dog is part of our Assisted Rehoming Program (ARP). We have behavioural and health assessed this lovely dog, and they will remain with their racing owners until they find an adoptive home, at which point they are brought back into GAP. This means that should you be interested in adopting this dog, we are bringing the dog into GAP on the understanding that you will be adopting this particular dog, and not other dogs currently in our care.
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