Shelter Scouts

Module 2: All About Dogs 

As the name suggests, this session is about everything DOGS! Educational activities will touch on topics ranging from dog body language to how to safely meet a new dog, breed identification, playtime/enrichment, positive reinforcement training, and more! 

Module 3: All About Cats 

You didn’t think we’d forget about our furry feline friends, did you?  Educational activities will touch on topics ranging from cat body language to how to safely meet a new cat, breed identification, playtime/enrichment, caring for community cats, and more! 

Each module is held for 1.5 hours. The cost is $50/student/module. This fee helps to cover the cost of staff supervision during the program as well as program supplies. Limited financial assistance through scholarships is available for qualified applicants. 

Youth should enroll based on their age on the first day of the module they are registering for. All program hours are eligible to be signed off as service hours. Participants are welcome to sign up for multiple modules, as each has different content, activities, and animals. 

Sample Agenda 

• 10 mins: Walk-in Activity (self-led) ex. creating enrichment 
• 25 mins: Activity 1 (Adoption Match Game, Community Cats PSA posters, Doggy DNA game) 
• 30 mins: Animal Socialization (supervised meet-and-greet) 
• 25 mins: Activity 2 (Shelter Pathways game, Shelter Scavenger Hunt, Adoption Ads) 

The Spring 2025 Session will offer three modules, with more to come for the Summer/Fall Sessions! 

Sessions are held for 2 hours, once per week, for three weeks. The cost is $100/student/3-week session. This fee helps to cover the cost of staff supervision during the program as well as program supplies. Limited financial assistance through scholarships is available for qualified applicants. 

Youth should enroll based on their age on the first day of the session they are registering for. All program hours are eligible to be signed off as service hours. Participants are welcome to sign up for multiple 3-week sessions, as each session has different content, activities, and animals. 

While all activities will be centered around helping the shelter and the animals in our care, participants should not expect to spend the full session with the shelter animals. In order to make sure our animal-loving participants still get the dog and cat time we know they love, we will plan to include a minimum of one animal socialization session per day. As an animal shelter is a very dynamic environment, the planned daily tasks are always subject to change based on the needs of our staff and shelter animals. 

For cancellations made 7 days or more prior to the program’s start date, we can provide you with refund minus a $25 administrative fee to your credit card or check.For any COVID related cancellations– due either to potential or confirmed symptoms or exposure isolation– we can provided you with full credit to your East Bay SPCA registration account balance, which can be used at a later date to either reschedule the same program or to sign up for future education programs such as our Animal Camps.

Please note, we cannot accommodate any makeup sessions. Transferring sessions due to illness cancellations is subject to availability.