If you’re a dog lover who is looking for a super fun and rewarding day out then volunteering at the Muddy Dog Challenge is perfect for you!
The Muddy Dog Challenge is a dog-friendly obstacle event that participants take on with their canine companions by their side. We have three events this year, and we rely on support from lovely volunteers to help us put on the events to ensure participants have a fun, yet safe day out.
What will I be doing?
We have lots of different volunteer roles available on the day including:
Looking after a muddy obstacle which might involve helping participants and their dogs through the obstacle, holding the dog's lead while a participant makes their way through and cheering them on
Checking participants and their dogs in before they start the course
Handing out water to keep participants and their dogs hydrated
Cheering on participants as they come through the finish line
Handing out medals and rosettes
Helping participants rinse down their muddy dog after they finish
Managing the participant bag drop
Whichever role you do on the day, you will definitely make lots of new friends (of both the two and four legged variety), get a bit muddy and have lots of fun!
The majority of the volunteer roles will include spending time on your feet, often amongst crowds and dogs, and may be in areas that do not have full mobility access, particularly roles supporting along the course. However, we do have some roles based in the event village, where more seating is available. You will be allocated a role on the event day but If you would like to discuss roles ahead of this, please email us at muddydogvolunteer@battersea.org.uk
What do I get?
As well as a day full of fun, you’ll bag yourself a t-shirt, and a thank you gift to take home at the end of the day.
When and where are the events?
Open Volunteer Registration Events
New Forest – Saturday 18 May 2024
West Sussex – Saturday 25 May 2024
Closed Volunteer Registration Events
We have had an incredible amount of interest in volunteering at our London event, and therefore have enough volunteers signed up for the event and have closed the registration form.
London – Saturday 4 May 2024
Event timings
You will need to arrive at the event at 8.30am. You will finish around 3.00pm - 5.00pm but it will vary per venue depending on the number of people taking part. We will confirm a finish time ahead of the event. If you need to leave early, that is fine, please just let us know.
If you’re a registered vet or vet nurse and would like to volunteer at a Muddy Dog event, please get in touch
HEAR FROM PAST VOLUNTEERS
Don't take our word for it - watch the below video and hear what our past volunteers thought of the experience.
VOLUNTEER HIGHLIGHTS video
Our Muddy Dog Challenge 2023 volunteers said:
“It was a fantastic day with likeminded people, lovely to see so many smiles and a range of beautiful doggies!”
“All the staff were so supportive of the volunteers, making sure we were happy and catered to throughout the event. The whole day was so much fun, I personally am not fit enough to do the 5k, so volunteering was the perfect way to still get the experience”
"I found the whole day really enjoyable. All the staff were friendly and extremely helpful. Things couldn't have gone any better. I'll definitely be volunteering again next year."