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How To: Hold a Dog Wash to Benefit Your Local Shelter

  1. Find a local shelter willing to participate.
  2. Create colorful and attention-grabbing posters and flyers to spread the word about your dog wash. Have a catchy slogan like, “Polish your pet’s paws for a really good cause!” In the poster include the:
    • Location
    • Date
    • Time
    • Place
    • Cost
  3. You are going to need supplies. Contact your local pet supply store to see if they can donate items. Make sure to have:
    • Dog shampoo
    • Plastic bins for tubs
    • Washcloths
    • Combs
    • Sponges
  4. Break up all of the stations with clear labels and have volunteers (think family and friends) at each station. You should have a:
    • Shampoo/washing station
    • Rinsing station
    • Drying station (Watch out. The dog may decide to dry itself.)
    • Brushing station
  5. Make sure to have a doggy donation station where customers can donate extra cash money to the shelter. Hand out flyers about the shelter you are donating the proceedings to. Don’t forget to put pics of adorable animals that need homes and ways people can volunteer.
Who: 
Alone [2]
Club [3]
Congregation [4]
Family [5]
School [6]
Sports Team [7]
With Your Friends [8]
Where: 
At School [9]
In Your City [10]
In Your Neighborhood [11]
Time: 
One Day [12]
Issues: 
Animals [13]
Animal Cruelty [14]
Animal Homelessness [15]
Puppy Mills [16]
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[6] http://www.dosomething.org/category/who/school
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[11] http://www.dosomething.org/category/where/in-your-neighborhood
[12] http://www.dosomething.org/category/time/one-day
[13] http://www.dosomething.org/cause/animals
[14] http://www.dosomething.org/issues/animal-cruelty
[15] http://www.dosomething.org/issues/animal-homelessness
[16] http://www.dosomething.org/issues/puppy-mills