Second Chance Dog Shelter Pattaya
Learn Dog Training While Volunteering with Rescue Dogs in Thailand
Transform Lives — Theirs and Yours
Welcome to Second Chance Dog Shelter – Pattaya, Thailand
At Second Chance Dog Shelter, we offer a life-changing experience for both rescue dogs and volunteers. A dog shelter volunteer with us learns how to train these rescue dogs. To take them from scared and afraid to confident and outgoing.
Located in sunny Pattaya, Thailand, our unique two-week Dog Training Volunteer Program combines professional education with heartfelt rescue work.
Unlike traditional volunteer opportunities, here you’ll learn real dog training skills — from leash walking and basic obedience to behavior shaping and agility — all while working directly with dogs in need. Working daily with professional dog trainers.
You won’t be cleaning kennels; you’ll be changing lives through training, confidence-building, and love.
Our shelter is home to over 90 rescue dogs, many disabled or saved from desperate situations across Thailand. Thanks to your support and training, these dogs find hope, healing, and a chance at adoption. There is nothing more rewarding than seeing a timid rescue dog blossom into a confident dog ready for a home.
Empowering Rescue Dogs Through Training
Second Chance Dog Shelter exists because of the incredible support of animal lovers worldwide. To continue our mission, we created a unique volunteer opportunity — where your time is spent learning professional dog training skills while helping shelter dogs become more adoptable and confident.
Through structured training sessions, obedience practice, and positive enrichment activities, you’ll directly transform the lives of Thailand’s rescue dogs — giving them a true second chance.
Second Chance Dog Shelter is a place where second chances aren’t just given — they’re created.
Join us, learn valuable dog training skills, and help shelter dogs find the happy futures they deserve.
Let me introduce to you from left to right some of the dogs at Second Chance Dog Shelter in Pattaya that have already been involved in the training program with volunteers.
- First we have Bean, she’s a sweet energetic dog, she was shy at first and needed to be carried outside, but very quickly blossomed into a confident girl.
- Next is Toast he is the brother of Beans ( Beans and Toast ), he’s a bit bigger but not as bold or energetic as Beans. He needs a bit more encouragement. He too did really well.
- Now we have NokNoi she wasn’t picked for training, she actually almost volunteered herself. Despite having only 3 legs she demonstrates the resilience of all the shelter dogs here, she is the fastest over the agility course.
- Edwin, what a wonderful dog. He’s pretty laid back some would say lazy, but the training boosted his confidence no end.
- Finally Creamy, she is the definition of survivor. She was a young puppy at deaths door when she was found covered in ticks and suffering from all the sickness they bring, then she developed tumours, then she was bitten by a Malaysian Pit Viper and suffered terrible injuries. No problem for Creamy, she’s now an absolute bundle of Joy.
All 5 dogs would not be alive today without Second Chance Dog Shelter, instead they are smashing obedience and agility courses, if you want to learn how to train dogs like this we would love to show you.
Why Volunteer at Second Chance Dog Shelter
Be A Part Of Something Bigger
Looking for a meaningful way to spend your gap year in Thailand? Join Second Chance Dog Shelter and help transform the lives of rescue dogs through hands-on training and care. Volunteering with dogs is a unique chance to make a difference—not only for our furry friends but for yourself as well. At our shelter, you’ll be part of a global community of passionate individuals working toward giving our rescue dogs a second chance at life.
As a dog shelter volunteer, your focus will be on training. You’ll learn essential techniques in obedience and agility training, as well as how to address behavior issues that make dogs more adoptable. By helping these dogs gain confidence and develop good habits, you’ll play a key role in preparing them for their forever homes. Along the way, you’ll also grow personally, acquire valuable skills, and make lifelong friendships.