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Jail inmates learn to train dogs spared from death |
By dentonrc.com- Naomi Martin |
Published: 08/19/2016 |
DALLAS — Most jail programs teach inmates job skills, such as bike repair or woodwork. But a new course at the Dallas County Jail adds another, more emotional layer of education: empathy. Dallas County commissioners this week approved Home for Hounds, a dog-training class for inmates. During the five-week course, 10 inmates will train dogs plucked from the euthanization line at the Grand Prairie shelter. The goal: to boost adoption rates, give inmates a vocational skill and, most important, help teach them how to care more about others. “It teaches the inmate to be more nurturing toward another creature, to have sympathy and to take care of it,” Yolanda Lara, the jail’s program director, told The Dallas Morning News. “It’s just a better quality of life for the inmate, for that returning citizen that’s coming back into our community.” Read More. |
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