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POSTED BY:
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Jack
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DATE:
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27.11.2009 |
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SUBJECT:
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Funds Needed to Start Program |
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LOCATION:
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Katy, United States
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Funding Needed to Start New Program
Fundraising efforts are underway for Bow Wow Boot Camp, an innovative program that will focus on finding permanent homes for dogs from the Fort Bend County Animal Shelter, as well as teaching skills to young people in the Juvenile Leadership Academy of the Fort Bend Juvenile Probation Department.
“For some of the kids and the dogs, this program will be the first exposure ever to unconditional love,” said Mary Gready, supervisor of special programs, Fort Bend County Juvenile Probation Department. She added that the juveniles in the program will gain valuable skills - responsibility, daily routine, patience, compassion and accomplishing goals - that will help them become productive members of the community.
The shelter dogs chosen for the program will be behaviorally tested and selected by Fort Bend County Animal Services. After being vaccinated and spayed or neutered and micro chipped, the animals will recover at kennels that will be constructed at the Fort Bend County Juvenile Detention Center.
Afterward, selected juveniles in JLA will be responsible for the daily care of the dogs and participate in their obedience training alongside a trainer for six weeks. After the end of the training period, the juveniles will assist in promoting the dogs for adoption to a permanent home.
Gready said before the initial dogs can be selected for the program, the kennel construction, subject to mandatory state regulations, must be completed. The kennels will be an official foster care extension of the Fort Bend County Animal Shelter.
“We are analyzing ways to cut cost, but our initial fundraising goal is $47,100,” The program will accommodate six dogs during each training period. Each dog will have a kennel with indoor and outdoor access.
A program similar to Bow Wow Boot Camp has been met with success in Williamson County, Gready said. Programs in Dallas and Brazoria Counties are also under consideration.
For more information, e-mail bowwowbootcamp@co.fort-bend.tx.us or call Gready at 281-633-7317
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