Community Walking Program

Walk a dog. Change two lives.

Dogs Canberra’s kennel-free rescue dogs live with foster carers across the city. Community members walk them, socialise them, and help them find homes — and feel better for it.

Become a walkerMeet the dogs

Dogs in the walking program

Real dogs, real foster homes — book once you’re a member.

Adopted

Kingsley

Staffordshire cross · 4 yrs · Male

Kingsley walked with the community through 2025 and found his forever home.

NymeriaAmbassador

Nymeria

Border Collie · 3 yrs · Female

Our ambassador dog. Obedient, well-behaved and loving — a tummy-rub addict who loves all dogs and humans and lives with four cats. Nymeria works as a therapy and outreach dog in hospitals, libraries, schools and universities.

ZalahIn assessment

Zalah

Irish Wolfhound cross · 1 yr · Female

Zalah is a sweet and playful girl who brings a beautiful fun attitude and warmth. Available for foster or adoption.

SquirtWalking program

Squirt

German Shepherd cross · 3 yrs · Male

Squirt is a gentle soul — sweet-natured and calm. He can be a little anxious at times but responds beautifully to reassurance. Available to walk, foster or adopt.

Walker+ walkers

TofuWalking program

Tofu

Labrador cross · 2 yrs · Male

Tofu is a kind, caring and polite boy who enjoys tug-of-war and fetch. He is enrolled in the walking program to spread joy in the local community and is available to walk, foster or adopt.

First-timer+ walkers2 walks

From stranger to safe walker

Four steps, minutes not days.

  1. 1

    Express interest

    Tell us about you in a few minutes. Same questions as always — now in one place.
  2. 2

    Induction & OHS test

    Read the Community Induction and our OHS Guidelines, then pass the short test (retake as often as you like).
  3. 3

    Get your member number

    A coordinator approves you and your Community Member ID and QR card appear instantly.
  4. 4

    Book a walk

    Pick a dog and a time that suits their foster carer. Your first walk with each dog is a short supervised one.

Why it’s built this way

Verified walkers only

Every walk is booked by an inducted, approved community member — no more open calendar links.

Safe handovers

A two-sided QR handover records who has which dog, with an emergency card and incident button on every walk.

Every walk counts twice

A 60-second walk report builds each dog’s behaviour log, making adoption matches better over time.