AKC Scent Work Trial 4/12/26

We have an upcoming scent work trial in need of volunteers! Please consider signing up to make our trial run smoothly.

Saturday, April 11th late afternoon and evening for set up: Jobs include vacuuming, box assembly, preparing containers, and marking and fencing off the test areas on the floor.

Sunday, April 12th for the actual trial: Blocks of time available from 7:00am until 5:00pm. Jobs include the Judge's steward, interior director, registration, timer, gate stewards, traffic coordinator, vestibule stewards, interior and exterior stewards, breakdown/clean up, and misc. tasks/jobs.

If interested, please contact Allie Stone (Allie.stone@gmail.com)

Agility Pre-Trial Run-Thru-May 1

We are need of volunteers to help build the course at around 5:15pm, timers, ring crew to help the event run smoothly, gate keepers, leash runners, and a breakdown crew. No experience needed! We will teach you!

If interested, please contact Sharon Ripps at correspondence@pcotc.org

AKC Agility Trial - May 8-10, 2026

Volunteers needed for our May trial at Dream Dogs in Saugerties, NY. Volunteer coordinators for the three days and grounds people are needed!

Responsibilities of volunteer coordinator would be making sure the rings are staffed and updating volunteer board. It can be a different person each day and does not have to be the same person for all three days.

Grounds person will be responsible for picking up trash. Travel time will earn hours and food/water will be available as well as a raffle!

Please contact pcotcvolunteering@gmail.com if interested!

Weekend of Rally and Obedience Trials at PCOTC - July 25th and 26th

We are looking for hospitality and steward volunteers for our upcoming trials in July. In addition, we will need grounds people to help setup Friday (July 24th) and cleanup after the trial (July 26th)

If interested, please contact Joanne Scheffler at brilligs@icloud.com

PCOTC YouTube Manager

We are looking for a volunteer to help manage our YouTube account. Initially it will be to manage a private account that contains videos for our website and social accounts. Once we have enough content, this account will be made public.

If interested please contact Sharon Ripps at correspondence@pcotc.org

The class assistant’s role will be to help set up and take down any equipment or ring gates, help direct flow of students in between classes, relay student questions to the instructor, disinfect the training area in between classes, and other duties requested by the instructor. It is important to note that assistants should not be instructing students. The assistant receives volunteer hours and the opportunity to learn.

Class assistants may not enter the club facility prior to the instructor.
Class assistants must have taken at least 1 class at the club prior to becoming a class assistant

If you are interested in being considered for this role or have further questions, please send an email to pcotcvolunteering@gmail.com .

If you know which instructor/class you would like to volunteer for, please reach out to the instructor first. Then, contact Lucia Munoz at pcotcvolunteering@gmail.com after the instructor agrees for the next step.

If you do not have a particular class that you would like to volunteer for or you are having trouble finding an instructor who needs assistance, please send the following information:

Your name and contact information
The discipline for which you wish to assist (Family Manners, Obedience, Rally, Agility, Scent Work)
A particular instructors with whom you wish to work – if any
Days/times available
A brief statement of your interest

Class assistants are needed each session. You may submit your request at any time. If no further class assistants are needed for the current session, we will reach out to you regarding future sessions.