For this unit, we have several different levels of readings. Please choose the one for your class.
This is Oscar, the dog the ELP Book Club is sponsoring in the TAILS program. As Oscar goes through his training, we will receive updates and photos from his inmate trainer about Oscar's progress.
Follow this link to the Library's database to see the full article. From here you can email the article to yourself, print it, or save it as a PDF. There may be a few errors in the text. Watch for them, and highlight them on your printed copy (if you have one). Or click the READ image below to access.
Click on the image above to listen to a reading of "Trained Dogs Tranforming Lives."
Here's a list of the vocabulary from "Trained Dogs Transforming Lives" on Quizlet. You can also view them as flashcards.
Click on the image below to go to USA Today's website to read Joshua Hatch's article about the Puppies Behind Bars program.
"Jacksonville Inmates, Shelter Dogs Give Each Other a New Leash on Life"
Click the READ image below to go to JaxAirNews' website and read the Jacksonville.com article by Beth Reese Cravey on the TAILS program.
Click on the link above to listen to "Prison Pups Serve Those Who Served."
Here's a list of the vocabulary from "Prison Pups Serve Those Who Served" on Quizlet. You can also view them as flashcards.
Want a little audio? Click on the image above to listen to a reading of "Jacksonville Inmates, Shelter Dogs Give Each Other a New Leash on Life."
Here's a list of the vocabulary from "Jacksonville Inmates, Shelter Dogs Give Each Other a New Leash on Life" on Quizlet. You can also view them as flashcards.
This video tells the story of one traumatized dog named Esther who enters the Castaways program and gets rehabilitated by an inmate in Colorado.
Four Legged Therapy: Resident 'dog'-tor healing souls at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
There are many different kind of service animals. Watch this video to hear about Vito, a therapy dog who visits sick children in the hospital. You can read about a similar program at Jacksonville's Wolfson's Children Hospital by going here.
Click on the image above to go to an article that contains several photos of the graduation ceremony described in "Jacksonville Inmates, Shelter Dogs Give Each Other a New Leash on Life."
Click on the link above to read an article from First Coast No More Homeless Pets (a local spay-neuter operation that ran the TAILS program) about Phoebee, a Jacksonville dog who was rehabilitated by an inmate at a Florida correctional facility.
Here are some of the things we'll be discussing about this reading. The first set of questions are to test your understanding of the reading.The second set are to make you think a little more about the expedition.
Comprehension:
1. What year did the dog training program begin at the prison?
2. How long do dogs stay at the prison for the training program?
3. What skills do the inmates teach the dogs?
4. Which additional dog training programs are mentioned in the article?
5. Which dog breed is the most frequently trained in prison programs?
Discussion:
1. If you needed one, would you use a service animal from one of the programs discussed in this article?
2. How do you think the inmates benefit from having a dog companion?
3. What other institutions might benefit from this kind of program?
4. After reading the article, do you have a new perspective on the human-canine (dog) bond?
5. Are there any other kinds of animals that you think inmates could help rehabilitate? What are they?
Here are some of the things we'll be discussing about this reading. The first set of questions are to test your understanding of the reading.The second set are to make you think a little more about the expedition.
Comprehension:
1.What is the name of the dog training program at Montgomery Correctional Center?
2. How many inmates are matched with each dog? What are their duties?
3. Give an example of how the dogs are matched with inmates.
4. How many dogs were in the first class of the dog training program?
5. What are the goals of the dog training program?
6. Who sponsors the dog training program?
Discussion:
1. Would you adopt a dog from the A New Leash on Life program? Why or why not?
2. How do you think inmates benefit from having a dog companion?
3. What other types of institutions might benefit from this kind of program?
4. After reading the article, do you have a new perspective on the human-canine (dog) bond?
5. Are there any other kinds of animals that you think inmates could help rehabilitate? What are they?
Discussion Questions: Prison Pups Serve Those Who Serve
Comprehension:
1. Who receives the dog trained by the Puppies Behind Bars program?
2. How many puppies has Puppies Behind Bars trained?
3. Which two breeds are trained in the program?
4. How many commands are the dogs taught? Name some examples of commands.
5. What is the name of the dog featured in this article?
Discussion:
1. If you needed one, would you use a service animal from one of the programs discussed in this article?
2. How do you think the inmates benefit from having a dog companion?
3. What other institutions might benefit from this kind of program?
4. After reading the article, do you have a new perspective on the human-canine (dog) bond?
5. Puppies Behind Bars relies on dogs from breeders for the program. Should they also use dogs from other sources such as the Humane Society? Why or why not?
Congratulations!
Alex the gray parrot spent decades working with Dr. Irene Pepperberg in an avian (bird) intelligence study. Dr. Pepperberg's research showed that Alex has the intelligence of a five year old child and the emotional level of a two-year-old child. If Alex did something to annoy the researchers, he would often say "I'm sorry!" Alex died suddenly at the age of 31. His last words to Dr. Pepperberg were: "You be good, see you tomorrow. I love you.", which he said to her every night when she left the lab. Click on the image above to see more photos of Alex and go to a webpage that will tell you more about him.