Darbster Volunteer Dashboard

To reserve a volunteer shift, begin by selecting your preferred location:

Darbster Doggy Darbster Kitty Darbster Mall of NH Special Events

Darbster Doggy is our dog ranch in Chichester, about 10 minutes east of Concord. The property includes a hiking trail, several fenced outdoor yards, and an indoor play area. There are only dogs at this location. Plenty of parking and ADA accessible.

Dog Walking

Come by for an hour (or more) to explore and enjoy our onsite hiking trails with a rescue dog who is new to NH.

Puppy Playtime

We have puppies that need socialization, and we need help from you to do it!

Day Trip

Like checking a book out of the library, but it’s a dog! Bring a Darbster rescue dog on a mini-adventure.

Treat Prep

Help us stuff Kongs, construct treat bombs, and more. A great option for groups and younger volunteers.

General Help

Darbster always needs help around the shelter! Possible tasks include dishes, laundry, organizing, sweeping, etc.

Darbster Kitty is located on Manchester’s West Side. There are multiple indoor play areas and this location only has cats. Parking is sometimes limited.

Cat Care

Help Darbster give the best possible care to these rescue cats! Possible tasks include cleaning catios and litterboxes, feeding, etc.

Kitty Cuddles

Socializing and comforting shelter cats is essential to our mission, as every opportunity for a positive interaction with a stranger helps our rescues feel safe.

Darbster’s store within the Mall of NH has both dogs and cats, as well as hundreds of products for sale. There is one play area available indoors, and another available outdoors. Darbster dogs are allowed to go on leashed walks inside the mall. Parking is substantial and ADA accessible.

Kitty Cuddles

Socializing and comforting shelter cats is essential to our mission, as every opportunity for a positive interaction with a stranger helps our rescues feel safe.

General Help

Help Darbster give the best possible care to these rescue animals! Possible activities include dishes, laundry, tidying up kennels, etc.

Dog Walking

Come by for an hour (or more) to explore the Mall of New Hampshire with a rescue dog who is new to the Granite State.

Puppy Playtime

We have puppies that need socialization, and we need help from you to do it!

Day Trip

Like checking a book out of the library, but it’s a dog! Bring a Darbster rescue dog on a mini adventure.

Fur-tography

Amateur and experienced photographers alike are needed to help capture the personalities of our rescue animals.

Adoption Assistant

Help with a variety of public-facing tasks such as greeting visitors, answering FAQs, and assisting with adoptions.

Join us for special events! These are displayed on an as-needed basis. Typically, a special event might be: an off-site adoption event (with animals), a fundraiser, an expo, etc. The more help we can get, the better!

Spring Into Warner

Saturday, May 17th, in Warner

On Saturday, May 17th, we’ve been invited to host a table and dog meet-and-greet at the Spring into Warner festival. We’ll be hanging out on the lawn of the town library from 9am-1pm. If you’re interested in joining us, please sign up here!

Feather Friend Brewing Co.

Seeking: Dog Handlers – Concord, May 18th

On Sunday, May 18th, we’ll be at our regular every-other-Sunday spot in Concord: Feathered Friend Brewing from 12-3pm. If you’d like to join us, please sign up here!

Lovesick Tattoo

Seeking: Dog Handlers – Amherst, May 20th

Last year’s tattoo fundraiser was such a hit, we’ve decided to do it again, and combine it with an adoption event while we’re there! On Tuesday, May 20th, we’ll be hanging out with our friends at Lovesick Tattoo from 10am-4pm. We’ve broken this one down into two shifts. If you’d like to help out for either or both, you can sign up for the 10am-1pm shift here, and/or the 1pm-4pm shift here.

Humble Warrior Power Yoga

Seeking: Puppy Wranglers – Manchester, May 31st

This one might not be so glamorous, but it sure will be entertaining! On Sunday, May31st, we’ll be supplying the puppies for a special Puppy Yoga collaboration with Nellie & Brady’s Paws 4 a Cause at Humble Warrior Power Yoga. We need folks to help wrangle them before and after the yoga portion, and to help keep the studio clean from any puppy accidents throughout. We’ll supply the towels and spray, if you’re willing to help with the “dirty work.” 😉 Head on over here to sign up.

Volunteer Tools

Volunteer Survey

Share your thoughts so that we can keep growing and improving—the better our volunteer experience, the more animals we can rescue and rehome.

Dog Diary

Share your insights about our rescue dogs. Knows how to sit? Loves squeaky toys?

Cat Diary

Share your thoughts about our rescue cats so we can better match them to their purrfect families.

Upload Photos

We love your photos! Share them with us and we’ll post them to our social media, website, etc.

DARBSTER RESCUE

1226 Omar Road
West Palm Beach, Florida 33405

561.459.1587

TAX ID: 27-0879529

DARBSTER DOGGY

109 Dover Road
Chichester, NH 03258

603.635.4495

Adoption Meet and Greet
By Appointment
Daily – Please call to book

Walk-Ins

Tuesday -Sunday: 10am -6pm

Monday: by appointment

DARBSTER KITTY

332 Kelley Street
Manchester, NH 03102

603.856.9233

Adoption Meet and Greet
By Appointment
Daily – please call 603-635-4495 x 1 to set up an appointment outside of walk-in hours

Walk-Ins

Tuesday – Friday: 10am -6pm

Saturday & Sunday: 10am – 4pm

Monday: by appointment

ADOPTION CENTER

1500 S Willow St,
Manchester, NH 03103

603.573.9446

Hours

Monday to Thursday 10AM – 8PM
Friday to Saturday 10AM – 9PM
Sunday 11AM – 6PM

The goal of the Fear Free Shelter Program is to improve the experiences of animals by educating shelter, rescue, and animal welfare employees and volunteers like you about their emotional needs. Learn more >