I’m a dog photographer in Los Angeles, and when someone from the Pawsitive Change Program invited me to North Kern State Prison to photograph dogs, I had to go.
Marley’s Mutts Pawsitive Change is a program that matches soon-to-be-euthanized dogs with inmates inside California State/Federal Prisons and juvenile facilities. Their goal is to reduce inmate recidivism by providing them with vocational training to learn a viable skill while simultaneously saving dogs’ lives. These men work in teams and learn to cooperate to help these dogs have a good chance at adoption.
These dogs had just been saved from high-kill shelters in the area, some even on that very day. I was immediately impressed by how attentive and gentle the men were with all the dogs, especially those that were more nervous. All the men in the program were eager to learn from the program trainer, and the more experienced men were ready to help new trainers understand the ins and outs of dog training, behavior, and body language. Everyone was excited to be around dogs.
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To start off the dogs were being walked through the North Kern State Prison yard after arriving through the security gates
The dogs were walked slowly in circles inside for decompression, then sat while men received a lesson from the head trainer
Marley’s Mutts Pawsitive Change pairs soon-to-be-euthanized dogs with inmates in California State/Federal Prisons and juvenile facilities
Their goal is to reduce inmate recidivism by providing them with vocational training to learn a viable skill while simultaneously saving dogs’ lives
These men work in teams and learn to cooperate to help these dogs have a good chance at adoption
These dogs had just been saved from high-kill shelters in the area, some even on that very day
All men in the program were eager to learn from the trainer, with experienced participants ready to help newcomers understand dog training, behavior, and body language
I was immediately impressed by how attentive and gentle the men were with all the dogs, especially those that were more nervous
That being said, everyone was excited to be around dogs
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