The Prison dog programs have a
sincere focus in helping the lives of
the inmates and to really make a
difference to help rehabilitate them.
To warehouse inmates, punish them
and then throw them back out into
the community does not rebuild
damage lives but rather it builds
more anger and disrespect to
authorities. The Dog programs that
have allowed a personal approach are the programs that will succeed.
The Prison dog programs are based on mutual respect and dignity, where love is the
focus more than control and intimidation. If you want people to return to society,
focused on being better persons, then the ingredient of love needs to be included,
along with the rules and structure.
The programs train inmate volunteers in fundamentals of dog training and animal
behavior including operant conditioning with the goal of successfully training service
dogs for the disabled community or re-homing shelter dogs. The program volunteers
provide inmates with positive roll models and life skills including problem solving, team
work, social skills, emotional balance, community service & leadership.
These programs have been proven to reduce recidivism and have afforded many of
the paroled inmates a new life.
For more information on these programs please request via our contact us link or
email Sr. Pauline Quinn: srpauline@pathwaystohope.org
Prison Dog Project
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