Trained volunteers help seniors at home with dog care tasks so they can keep enjoying life with their canine companions.
ElderDog provides a range of assistance and support, including:
- Assisting seniors with exercising their dogs
- Delivering or picking up dog food from a grocery or pet store
- Providing light tasks associated with animal hygiene
- Grooming such as nail clipping or help with brushing
- Transportation to and from vet or groomer
- Temporary care during hospitalization
ElderDog volunteers visit seniors at home and help with basic dog care activities. Volunteers wear approved photo IDs and have completed criminal record checks. There are no fees for services.
For assistance through the Dog Care Support Program and to confirm if service is available in your area, please contact the nearest local chapter listed below.
1-855-336-4226
Public email:
info@elderdog.ca
Website:
https://elderdog.ca/programs
ElderDog Vancity
Public email:
vancityldr@elderdog.ca
ElderDog Ridge Meadows
Public email:
ridgemeadowsldr@elderdog.ca
ElderDog Victoria
Public email:
victorialdr@elderdog.ca
ElderDog Sunshine Coast
Public email:
sunshinecoastldr@elderdog.ca
ElderDog Nanaimo-Oceanside
Public email:
nanaimoldr@elderdog.ca
(serving Nanaimo, Gabriola Island, Lantzville, Nanoose Bay, Parksville, Qualicum Beach)
ElderDog Comox Valley
Public email:
comoxvalleyldr@elderdog.ca
ElderDog Kamloops
Public email:
kamloopsldr@elderdog.ca
ElderDog Okanagan
Public email:
okanaganldr@elderdog.ca
ElderDog South Fraser
Public email:
southfraserldr@elderdog.ca
ElderDog Sooke-Westshore
Public email:
sookewestshoreldr@elderdog.ca
ElderDog North and West Vancouver
Public email:
nwvancouverldr@elderdog.ca
ElderDog TriCities
Public email:
tricitiesldr@elderdog.ca
(serving Port Moody, Coquitlam, and Port Coquitlam)
ElderDog Saanich to Sidney
Public email:
saanichtosidneyldr@elderdog.ca
ElderDog qathet Powell River
Public email:
qathetpowellriverldr@elderdog.ca
ElderDog Burnaby/New Westminster
Public email:
burnabynewwestldr@elderdog.ca
Cost:
No cost
Availability
Service area:
Province-wide
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Service area cities:
100 Mile House, Abbotsford, Agassiz, Aldergrove, Alert Bay, Alexis Creek, Anahim Lake, Anmore, Armstrong, Ashcroft, Atlin, Bamfield, Banff, Barriere, Bella Bella, Bella Coola, Black Creek, Blue River, Boston Bar, Bowen Island, Brentwood Bay, Burnaby, Burns Lake, Cache Creek, Calgary, Campbell River, Canmore, Castlegar, Cathedral Grove, Cawston, Chase, Chemainus, Cherryville, Chetwynd, Chilliwack, Christina Lake, Clearwater, Clinton, Cobble Hill, Comox, Coombs, Coquitlam, Cortes Island, Courtenay, Cranbrook, Crawford Bay, Creston, Cumberland, Daajing Giids (Queen Charlotte City), Dawson Creek, Dease Lake, Deep Bay, Delta, Denman Island, Duncan, Edgewood, Elkford, Enderby, Fanny Bay, Fernie, Fort Langley, Fort Nelson, Fort St. James, Fort St. John, Fraser Lake, Fruitvale, Gabriola Island, Galiano Island, Gibsons, Gitlaxt'aamiks (New Aiyansh), Golden, Gold River, Grand Forks, Granisle, Greenwood, Hanceville, Harrison Mills, Hazelton, Hope, Hornby Island, Horne Lake, Houston, Hudson's Hope, Invermere, Kamloops, Kaslo, Kelowna, Keremeos, Kimberley, Kitimat, Kyuquot, Ladner, Ladysmith, Lake Country, Lake Cowichan, Langford, Langley, Lantzville, Lethbridge, Lillooet, Lions Bay, Logan Lake, Long Beach, Lumby, Lytton, Mackenzie, Maple Ridge, Masset, Mayne Island, McBride, Merritt, Merville, Midway, Mill Bay, Mission, Nakusp, Nanaimo, Nanoose Bay, Nelson, New Denver, New Westminster, Nitinaht, North Delta, North Saanich, North Vancouver, Okanagan Falls, Oliver, Osoyoos, Oyama, Parksville, Peachland, Pemberton, Pender Harbour, Pender Island, Penelakut Island, Penticton, Pitt Meadows, Port Alberni, Port Alice, Port Coquitlam, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Moody, Powell River, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Princeton, Quadra Island, Qualicum Beach, Quathiaski Cove, Quesnel, Revelstoke, Richmond, Riske Creek, Rock Creek, Rossland, Saanich, Saanichton, Salmo, Salmon Arm, Salt Spring Island, Sardis, Saturna Island, Sayward, Scotch Creek, Sechelt, Shawnigan Lake, Sicamous, Sidney, Skidegate, Slocan, Smithers, Sointula, Sooke, Sorrento, South Surrey, Sparwood, Spences Bridge, Squamish, Stewart, Summerland, Sun Peaks, Surrey, Tahsis, Tatla Lake, Telkwa, Terrace, Tofino, Trail, Tsawwassen, Tumbler Ridge, Ucluelet, Valemount, Vancouver, Vanderhoof, Vernon, Victoria, West Kelowna, West Vancouver, Whistler, White Rock, Williams Lake, Winlaw, Witset, and Yale