In Prison Puppies, young readers will meet the hardworking dogs in the Puppies Behind Bars program. This organization teaches prison inmates to raise puppies that will later work as service dogs for people living with disabilities. The prisoners teach the dogs the skills they’ll need to assist their future owners, from basic commands like “come here” and “sit,” to more complicated tasks like opening doors and turning lights on and off. The puppies teach the prisoners, too! Working with the dogs teaches prisoners patience, responsibility, and cooperation, and gives them a chance to contribute to society in a positive way. Packed with real-life stories and dramatic, full-color photos of prison pups, this book is sure to be a favorite of dog lovers everywhere.

Examines the Puppies Behind Bars program that teaches prison inmates to raise puppies that will later work as service dogs for people living with disabilities.

Presents photographs of the Puppies Behind Bars program, in which young puppies are raised by prison inmates who socialize and train them for careers as guide dogs, law enforcement canines, and service dogs for the handicapped.

This edited volume brings together a diverse group of contributors to create a review of research and an agenda for the future of dog care and training in correctional facilities. Bolstered by research that documents the potential benefits of HAI, many correctional facilities have implemented prison dog programs that involve inmates in the care and training of canines, not only as family dogs but also as service dogs for people with psychological and/or physical disabilities. Providing an evidence-based treatment of the topic, this book also draws upon the vast practical experience of individuals who have successfully begun, maintained, improved, and evaluated various types of dog programs with inmates; it includes first-person perspectives from all of the stakeholders in a prison dog program—the corrections staff, the recipients of the dogs, the inmate/trainers, and the community volunteers and sponsors Human-animal interaction (HAI) is a burgeoning field of research that spans different disciplines: corrections, psychology, education, social work, animal welfare, and veterinary medicine, to name a few. Written for an array of professionals interested in prison dog programs, the book will hold special interest for researchers in criminal justice and corrections, forensic psychology, and to those with a commitment to promoting the ideals of rehabilitation, desistance thinking, restorative justice, and re-entry tools for inmates.

Presents photographs of the Puppies Behind Bars program, in which young puppies are raised by prison inmates who socialize and train them for careers as guide dogs, law enforcement canines, and service dogs for the handicapped.

Thousands of dogs rescued from fighting rings, illicit breeding operations, puppy mills and kill shelters have been rehabilitated and adopted into loving homes thanks to Missouri prison inmates in the largest and most successful prison dog training program in the nation. Puppies for Parole does not receive a dime of taxpayer money. It is supported solely by cash and in-kind donations from school groups, scout troops, bake sales, prisoners' savings accounts, businesses, and private citizens. Current and former inmates, prison staff, veterinarians, animal rescue organizations and adopters share their remarkable stories of canine and human healing and redemption. Richly illustrated with black and white photographs by Jerry Naunheim and Zachary Linhares.

From working with search-and-rescue teams to find missing persons to helping patients recover from injuries, Rogak covers the many ways in which dogs are an essential part of our world. And she tells the surprising stories of regular dogs who have helped their owners and each other.