Second Chances: The Transformative Relationship Between Incarcerated Youth and Shelter Dogs by Joan Dalton [Part 1]

Joan Dalton taught in the Portland, Oregon public schools and then became an administrator at Oregon's strictest juvenile correctional facility~MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility.  With experience and learning from experts in the field of the "Human Animal Bond", she founded an on-site program pairing boys and dogs to address the troubling behavior of both. In Second Chances, she shares the hurdles that led to positive outcomes for the boys and dogs in the program she calls : POOCH. The dogs found forever homes and the boys continued their education or found employment.To learn more about Joan Dalton and purchase Second Chances, visit https://joandalton.com/This podcast is proudly sponsored by the Innocence Project of Florida. Visit www.floridainnocence.org for more information.