Anyone who reads me knows at least two things about me - that I work in a prison, and that I love dogs. About six years ago, a new program called PAWS was started at the prison. Inmates were carefully selected to train service dogs. I was so excited about the program's inception. It gave the inmates a chance to give back to society, and so far, it has been successful.
More recently, the program took a temporary detour and the guys are now learning/providing basic obedience training for canines from the local no-kill shelter. Now THAT is truly exciting! I've volunteered at the shelter on too few occasions, cleaning cages and feeding the animals there, and I know the owner, Linden, puts forth an enormous effort to feed, house and arrange for their adoptions When we noticed the obvious "mutts" being walked instead of the usual labs, we were curious as to what that was all about. And today, we got a more detailed answer in this:article: http://fayobserver.com/article?id=287406
One of these days, I'll learn how to do html in this thing.
I'll be back later to write about Lacy and her blankie.
6 comments:
I love reading a good positive story!
By the way, all you have to do is highlight the word you want to be the link when you're writing an entry, then click the little world icon at the top right of your entry page. It will bring up a little box where you can paste the actual "http//", save it and you're all done! It's easy!
Martha :-)
Very interesting article. I like programs like that, especially when they are working!
Lori
Fantastic Article Spice*... Heartwarming, very heartwarming.
Hugs n' stuff
Critter Lover,
Tina*
What a wonderful program. Wish there were more programs like that out there.
Have a great rest of the week.
Leigh
NICE STORY..I LOVE ALL ANIMALS. I CANNOT HAVE A DOG WHERE I LIVE ,HENCE PUMPKIN!!!! ROBERTA
I'm not at all surprised to hear of the benefits of this program, but I'm still thrilled to hear about it:)
Once upon a time, a large prison in the greater D.C. area allowed the inmates to have cats. IIRC, the data on it also indicated good response, plus of course, the cats were able to stay living, etc. The cats were placed when the jail was closed down. It was a win-win situation, and I'm glad to hear of PAWS, too.
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