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A New Leash on Life: How Training Programs Help Prisoners and Pups
David Frei
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It gives the PetPlace team great pleasure to introduce special guest contributor David Frei. David is America’s foremost authority on all things canine and the co-host of the National Dog Show (Thanksgiving Day on NBC) since its inception in 2002. A member of the Kennel Club of Philadelphia, he developed and is also co-host of the Beverly Hills Dog Show on NBC, and before that, the longtime (27 years) co-host of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on USA Network.
Over the past decade, the number of prison-based dog training programs designed to benefit both incarcerated individuals and homeless canines has grown considerably. Socialization training and self-esteem building is at the top of the list for both humans and dogs, but working together to develop service, working, and companion animals is just as important. According to Kevin Earl, Doctoral Research fellow at University of New Haven,