Project Pooch

Youth program: Within this program Project POOCH has youth working with shelter dogs within a youth correctional facility. The youth work directly with the dogs to learn responsibility patience and compassion for all life. The youth are guided by professionals who teach them dog health and positive reinforcement training methods. The youth also learn basic writing and marketing skills to promote their dog for adoption. The youth learn how to manage maintain and operate a kennel basic maintenance skills and how to interact with the public through adoption. During the year ending December 31 2022 17 youth participated in the program for 5,150 hours working with and training 13 dogs who were adopted out to families. The youth also worked with dogs being boarded at our facility during that time.