Mutts With Manners

The Danville-Boyle County Humane Society (DBCHS) launched a program in 2009 known as Mutts with Manners to help homeless dogs have their day and find forever homes.

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Sponsored by the DBCHS in conjunction with the Northpoint Training Center in Burgin, KY (Northpoint Trained Canines Program), the new program pairs carefully screened prison inmates with 5 shelter dogs for a 6-week period.

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Ten inmates, working together with a professional trainer, prison staff and volunteers, provide the dogs with basic obedience training, socialization, behavior modification, and one-on-one companionship.

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The inmates and the dogs live together in the prison dormitory and attend weekly training sessions. They follow a strict training regimen that provides the dogs with the structure they need to adapt to a traditional home. Demand for balanced, trained dogs is high as proven by other successful model prison training programs across the United States.

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In the end the dogs participating in the program graduate with a wealth of valuable skills that help give them an increased chance (or a paw's up!) on finding a loving home.

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 "Mutts with manners" are more confident, better behaved and are looking forward to starting a new life with a loving family. 

Adopt a mutt with manners today! 

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