Service Dogs in Prison with Becky Hein of Canine Companions for Independence

Sabrina and Kym get to start 2023 with hope and PUPPIES! Becky Hein, Puppy Program Manager for Canine Companions for Independence (canine.org) is our guest on this beautiful, inspiring episode that looks at the puppy training programs in prisons that pair incarcerated trainers with puppies that are being prepared for jobs as service dogs for people with disabilities.

Time Markers:
2:30 Meet Becky!
5:00 Community Director, Kym, trains Seeing Eye Puppies
7:10 What kind of training? What kind of Trainers?
13:50 Tell us about the prison puppy training programs
19:10 Inmate Trainers mentoring one another FTW!
23:10 Letters from program participants (grab a tissue!)
26:00 Making a Difference in the World in a POSITIVE WAY
30:35 A Day in the Life of a Lead Trainer and Pup
33:50 Recommended Resources for Dog Training
36:10 Time Tested Success in Rehabilitation

https://canine.org

https://canine.org/get-involved/prison-puppy-raising/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dwBQHkH2uc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SzMq_G0Jqk

https://www.patriciamcconnell.com/

https://denisefenzi.com/

https://susangarrettdogagility.com/

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/670353/the-year-of-the-puppy-by-alexandra-horowitz/

Intro/Outro MUSIC CREDIT:
 We've Come A Long Way (No Vocal Version)
 Exzel Music Publishing (freemusicpublicdomain.com)
 Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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