BARKS from the Guild September 2021

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Saving Detainees and Dogs, One Life at a Time Lisa Waggoner describes how she came to teach a dog training program in a correctional facility, the impact the program has had on its participants – both human and canine – as well as the wider community, and encourages other trainers to consider initiating similar programs in their area

The Rescued Program at the Colwell Probation Detention Center in Georgia started in 2012 with six men and four rescue dogs (pictured here with author and trainer, Lisa Waggoner)

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