Teens Bond With Dogs

At Echo Green Children's Center, a state-operated juvenile correctional facility in Snoqualmie, Washington, a program brings unwanted dogs and incarcerated kids together to heal and bond.
Justin and Cherry
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Justin and Cherry take a break during training. Much of the time the kids spend with the dogs is unstructured -- an opportunity to bond.
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that's an interesting program, i'd like to belong to it... you know Now Kids can interact with pets in a nice way... they can learn so much about dogs and viceversa...however you have be very organized

By ClydeVenus, on 03/12/2009
What a FANTASTIC program -- everyone benefits. How I wish we had more programs like this.

By sassypeanut, on 02/22/2009
This is a great program that uses 4-H to teach life skills. Many of these dogs are now available for adoption on petfinder.com.

By spiny, on 12/06/2008
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