Puppy Turn-In
| It's very hard to imagine that Tivo and Tash would not be with us forever! But they will remain in our hearts and spirits and will always be Our Very First puppies and so it is with a heavy but happy heart that we travelled to Orlando to turn in Tivo and Tash so that they may begin advanced training. Here are some photos from that trip |
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A Trainer prepares to hand over Tivo for his advanced training. "Working with the puppies has taught me about responsibility and patience. It has helped me to become more assertive. I have learned that I deserve to be loved and I have learned to love unconditionally in return. I am lovable! The puppies taught me that!" |
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A Trainer bids Tash a heartfelt farewell. "Being with the puppies has helped me heal my inner child. It has helped me to build trust with my training partners and to trust myself with this precious puppies' life." |
| It takes a whole lot of dedicated people to get a program like this off the ground! Puppies Tivo and Tash in their graduating caps and gowns! |
| L-R Above is one of the original inmate trainers who has completed her sentence and is now working for the Animal Rescue League. Michelle Rivera is the program coordinator and co-founder of the Pawsibilities Unleashed program. (in green) is a previous inmate trainer who is now working for Village Animal Clinic. Lt. Jeffrey Jackson is the supervisor of the Palm Beach County Stockade Drug Farm, Carey Haughwout is the Public Defender for the 15th Judicial Circuit. This program was her heart wish and she set it all in motion because her mother was blind and had a wonderful seeing-eye dog, Burr, who was raised in a federal penitentiary. Tivo and Tash in foreground. |
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Says inmate/trainer : "The puppies have taught me about patience and compassion, understanding and a sense of adventure. Watching them grow here behind bars, everything is an adventure to them. They are always so excited. In the drug world, everyone is excited to see you coming because you have something they want. With the dogs, you don't need drugs to get them excited to see you coming, they love to see you coming regardless. And it's not because they want something from you, it's because they have something to give." |
| We thank all of our partners including Village Animal Clinic and especially Dr. Berkenblit, Animals 101, Inc., The Office of the Public Defender for the 15th Judicial Circuit, The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, and Canine Companions for Independence. We also thank all of our weekend puppy socializers who are kind enough to bring the puppies home on the weekends so that they can become accustomed to things they cannot encounter in a penal institution such as kids, cats, stairs, pools and outings to the store, the beach and the mall. |
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