Airway Height Corrections Center inmate dog handler Josh Phillips races with his dog, Lincoln, back to the inside for a Pawsitive Dog prison dog training session after a walk in the dog yard, ...
SCOTT CO., Ky. (LEX 18) — A nonprofit called "Pawsitive Partners" is making its way to several Kentucky prisons. The program allows inmates to train dogs in basic commands. Tracey Hagan, the ...
At the Spokane Humane Society, some dogs are harder to get adopted out than others. Those dogs need some extra attention and training; two things that can be costly to a non-profit. So they have to ...
Eight dogs have spent the last 11 weeks at the Airway Heights Corrections Center, getting trained by the inmates there and now, they’re ready for their next adventure — adoption. One by one, those ...
Melissa Mackey, an inmate in the Shelby County Correctional system, didn't feel comfortable around dogs. Makey said she wasn't scared of dogs, but she had never been around them for a long time before ...
Inmates volunteered and were chosen to live with and train the dogs to become service dogs to veterans with PTSD. NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WKBW) — It was an absolute roller coaster of emotions inside the ...
Pairing Juvenile Justice Center youths with Humane Society of Midland County dogs, PAWSitive Helpers Program recently resumed teaching the kids new skills and teaching rescue dogs better manners.
Buffalo, N.Y. — Inside Loose Leash Dog Training in Tonawanda, Terrance Rose plays with his 2-year-old dog, Chipper. In the moment, Terrance has those all-too-familiar butterflies anticipating his TV ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. — What looks like your average dog training class is anything but. These pups are the newest recruits to Pawsitive For Heroes, a service dog training program founded by WNY Heroes ...
Kristofer Bystrak was overcome with emotions as he exited the Niagara County Correctional Facility last Tuesday after his new service dog Blue, the Sabres’ team dog for the 2023-24 season, graduated ...