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We will seek to facilitate the sharing among our partners of examples of effective dog welfare campaigns and best practice guidelines in all areas of dog rescue, as well as, where possible, exchanges of volunteer staff, pooling of human resources and the provision of relevant training courses.

We will try to organise relief volunteers for our hard-pressed full time members of partner dog rescue organisations and suggest ways to raise funds more effectively.

Dog Welfare Network will aim to provide a centre of expertise and assistance to our partner organisations and in so doing encourage the professionalization of those working in this sector.

• We will seek to create a database of volunteers, dog rescue organisations, and fund raising groups which partner organisations can access to seek assistance with particular tasks;
• We will create a best practice guide to rehoming dogs including a sample questionnaire that home checkers can use;
• We will provide examples of fostering and adoption agreements that partner organisations can use;
• We will provide a forum for dog rescue organisations to share fund raising ideas;
• We will seek to translate our website and resources into other European Union languages so that our facilities can reach as many people as possible.

To develop our organisation

1) To support existing dog rescue organisations in their work

Aim: To build the capacity of dog rescue organisations so that they have the resources necessary to continue and further develop their work

2) To develop large scale population management programmes of dogs within selected communities

Aim: to reduce the number of unwanted dogs by organising large scale neutering programmes

3) To fund education programmes, including through the arts, which change people's behaviour and attitudes towards dogs

Aim: To reduce the suffering of dogs due to neglect, ill-treatment, illness, ignorance and injury.

4) To develop our organisation

Aim: All staff and partners embody our core values of professional competence, excellent communication, teamwork, effective use of resources, and personal effectiveness, so acting as valuable ambassadors for The Dog Welfare Network.