"Cell Dogs" on Animal Planet - has anyone seen this show?

[housewolf]

It has a 2004 data on it so I guess it's been around for a while, but I've never seen it before.

It has me crying my eyes out.

It's about a program for "unadoptable dogs" that that they are matching up with prisoners in prisons for rehabilitation. The prisoners have the dogs 24 hrs a day. It's selective as to which prisoners can be part of the program and it teaches to prisioners to be responsible for another living creature, 24 x 7. It trains them train and rehabilitate the dog, then when rehabilitated, the dogs are adopted out to "forever homes."

It's so touching... the transformations the dogs have brought to both those prisoners in the program and many of the other inmates. Prison violence has gone down remarkably where the dog training program is in place. It's led to new, more respectful relationships between prisoners and guards. As one inmate put it, "the dogs open us up to the softer feelings and I guess we all like it."

Truly remarkable and amazing.

[ceile]

1. Love that show.

Used to watch it whenever I could. It really is remarkable. Some of those inmates were so taken by their animals-you could really see the change in human and canine alike.

[BrklynLiberal]

2. Excellent program. It is amazing what a wonderful program that is.

Saves people and dogs...

Amazing to see how touched the prisoners are when they have to give up the dog...even tho they will be getting another.