Change the lives of troubled youth & shelter dogs

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Change the lives of troubled youth & shelter dogs

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Summary

To help incarcerated youth learn patience, compassion and responsibility by caring for, training and finding adoptive homes for shelter dogs that might otherwise be euthanized. read updates from the field

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$25 - provides food for one dog for one month
$50 - provides vaccinations and veterinary care for one dog
$75 - provides vaccinations, microchip, a veterinary care for one dog
$100 - provides vaccinations, microchip, veterinary care, and one month of food for one dog

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Project POOCH works with shelters throughout the state of Oregon to save the lives of hundreds shelter dogs that might otherwise be euthanized. Like many of the youth at Project POOCH, the dogs often come from a background of abuse and neglect. For some students and dogs, this relationship is a first experience of unconditional love, and it helps them develop the self-confidence and hope they need to build future relationships.

Activities

Youth practice the principles of positive reinforcement and behavior modification. As the trainers manage their dogs, they learn how to manage their own behavior.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $5,106
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $44,894
Total Funding Goal: $50,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Incarcerated youth learn skills that are needed to become caring, productive citizens in the community once they are released from corrections. Shelter dogs find loving, forever, adoptive homes.

Project Message

There are good kids and good dogs but sometimes they do bad things. Both deserve a second chance.
- Ian H. , Project POOCH Youth

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Joan Dalton

PO Box 305
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
United States
503-697-0623
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Organization

Project Pooch
543 3rd. Street, Suite C-3
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
United States
(503) 697-0623

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in United States and can also be found under Animals.

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When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on July 23, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on February 20, 2010

Latest Update from the Field

Learning Patience & Compassion

By I.V. - Project POOCH Youth, June 23, 2010 03:24 PM

When I started working at Project POOCH, I noticed how difficult it was for me to train dogs. I really thought that this job wasn't for me. I learned more stuff from experienced guys and once I got the hang of it my dogs seemed to come and go very quickly. Being able to understand a dog's behavior and how they react to different things was very difficult for me at first, so I paid lots of attention and slowly started building a bond with the dogs.

After being at Project POOCH for two years, my training techniques are getting better and I have accomplished many adoptions . I'm always comfortable with the depth of emotion I have for the dogs. That is why I am patient in giving the dogs the affection and compassion they need.

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