Camp Counselors & Intern Application

Our Pal's Place offers an Animal Advocate Intern Program for rising 10th - graduating high school seniors and college students.  During the summer, interns serve as Camp O.P.P. Counselors. This is a great way to have a fun-filled summer working with rescued animals and teaching kids while earning service hours and receiving a letter of recommendation. This is also an excellent program for those who want to better understand animal welfare and are interested in an animal-related, teaching or business administration career.

During Camp O.P.P., counselors assist campers with hands-on activities with the animals. During learning and game time, camp counselors can assist with conducting the activities or taking care of the animal residents in our pet adoption facility. Camp Counselors work together to determine who works which weeks of camp. To receive service hours and a letter of recommendation, a counselor must work a minimum of three weeks of camp.

Interns are selected based on interviews and are eligible to be Camp Counselors after successfully completing training. If you are interested, please submit the application below and a Camp Director will contact you.

Application

Camps

Pet Companions

What better way to learn about dog and cat companions than through hands-on activities! Our Pet Companion camp combines the fun of playing with dogs with learning how to care for a pet companion including …

  • Dog Language: How pets communicate through their body language
  • Dog Breeds: Which breed is right for you?
  • Shopping for a Pet Companion: Nutrition and general care
  • Training: Learn how to train dogs and participate in a talent show

Week 1 - June 10-14: Pet Companions (rising 4th-8th graders): Pet Companions combines the fun of playing with dogs and cats with learning how to care for a pet companion...

Rescue & Adopt!

This camp combines fun, hands-on activities with the dogs of Our Pal’s Place with learning how rescue organizations operate. Campers will team up to create their own rescue organization which they will operate for the week.  Through hands-on activities, they will experience intake operations and care-for their rescued dogs including playing, walking and bathing them. At the end of the week, each rescue will pretend to “adopt” their dogs into homes through a hilarious role-play by their camp counselors

Week 2 - June 17-21: Rescue & Adopt (rising 4th-8th graders): Fun activities with dogs and cats is combined with helping pets through rescue work...

Kindness & Compassion for All Animals

This camp is the signature program of Camp O.P.P.  Campers learn about rescued dogs, cats, rabbits, horses and birds through hands-on activities with these orphan pets. This camp includes an off-site visit to Bearfoot Ranch where campers will have the opportunity to ride and on-site visits from Papayago Bird Rescue House and possibly Georgia House Rabbit Society.

Week 3 - June 24-28: Kindness & Compassion for All Animals (rising 4th-8th graders): Our signature camp gives kids the opportunity to work with rescued dogs, cats, rabbits, horses and birds! We travel to a horse rescue and all other animals come to O.P.P...

Rescue & Adopt!

This camp combines fun, hands-on activities with the dogs of Our Pal’s Place with learning how rescue organizations operate. Campers will team up to create their own rescue organization which they will operate for the week.  Through hands-on activities, they will experience intake operations and care-for their rescued dogs including playing, walking and bathing them. At the end of the week, each rescue will pretend to “adopt” their dogs into homes through a hilarious role-play by their camp counselors

Week 4 - July 8-12: Rescue & Adopt (rising 4th-8th graders): Fun activities with dogs and cats is combined with helping pets through rescue work...

Helping Animals

This camp is for youth interested in an animal-related career or who want to become animal advocates! Campers will receive a lot of time with the dogs housed in our Pet Adoption Facility while learning about these animal related professions …

  • Small Animal Veterinarians: A site visit to North Roswell Vet Clinic will allow campers to learn about small animal veterinarians. Dr. Shepherd will demonstrate how he examines dogs and what he is looking for to ensure they are healthy. Campers will receive a clinic tour as well.
  • Service Dogs: Guide dogs and police dogs are just a few of the ways dogs serve our society. Campers will learn how dogs are trained and what roles they perform. We hope to host Cobb County K9 Officers for a visit with our campers this year pending their schedule.
  • Law Enforcement & County Shelters: Campers will visit Cobb County Animal Control where they will talk with animal control officers who enforce animal-related laws. After touring the county shelter, campers will experience what it is like rescuing dogs from the county shelter and bringing them back to O.P.P.’s Pet Adoption Facility.
Week 5 - July 15-19: Helping Animals (rising 7th-9th graders): For youth interested in an animal-related career or who want to become animal advocates. Includes a lot of hands-on activities with dogs and cats...

Kindness & Compassion for All Animals

This camp is the signature program of Camp O.P.P.  Campers learn about rescued dogs, cats, rabbits, horses and birds through hands-on activities with these orphan pets. This camp includes an off-site visit to Bearfoot Ranch where campers will have the opportunity to ride and on-site visits from Papayago Bird Rescue House and possibly Georgia House Rabbit Society.

Week 6 - July 22-26: Kindness & Compassion for All Animals (rising 4th-8th graders): Our signature camp gives kids the opportunity to work with rescued dogs, cats, rabbits, horses and birds! We travel to a horse rescue and all other animals come to O.P.P...