THE NEXT DAY. NEW HERE AT NOON. THERE’S A NEW CLASS OF THERAPY DOGS READY TO WORK IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. ABSOLUTELY. OUR JESSICA RANIERI WAS AT THEIR GRADUATION CEREMONY THIS AFTERNOON AT THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND SHARES THE IMPORTANT WORK THEY’RE ABOUT TO BEGIN ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY. PALM BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. PAWS AND STRIPES SOUTH COLLEGE GRADUATED A GROUP OF PUPPIES TODAY. GRADUATION IS A PART OF THE CANINE THERAPY PROGRAM, WHICH IS A SECOND CHANCE PROGRAM BASED ON BREVARD SHERIFF’S OFFICE. PAWS AND STRIPES SCHOOL INMATES ASSIST IN THE TRAINING OF THE DOGS, WHICH ARE ALL RESCUES, AND THEY’RE ALSO PAIRED WITH HANDLERS TO EVENTUALLY BE USED IN THE COMMUNITY IN VARIOUS WAYS. WE HAD A SITUATION IN WELLINGTON WHERE SOME KIDS WITNESSED A VERY BAD EVENT. WE GOT THE DOGS OUT THERE AND IT’S AN AMAZING THING AND YOU SEE IT ALL THE TIME. PEOPLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY GRAVITATE TO DOGS. THEY WANT TO GO OVER AND PET THEM. THEY WANT TO PLAY WITH THEM AND IT TAKES THEIR MIND AWAY FROM WHAT HAPPENED. THAT’S BAD. OVER TO THE DOGS. SO THAT THAT’S A TREMENDOUS ASSET. THREE OF THESE FIVE RESCUES GRADUATING TODAY WERE TRAINED BY PBSO AND WILL GO TO HAMILTON, OHIO, FIRE RESCUE. TYSON, AN 11 MONTH OLD BOXER MIX, THE FIRST GRADUATE COMING FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL. THE REST COMING FROM BIG DOG RANCH RESCUE KILO, A TERRIER MIX WITH PALM BEACH GARDENS FIRE RESCUE ALONGSIDE BOGEY, A BLUETICK HOUND MIX WITH NORTH MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT ALSO GRADUATING TODAY, EACH DOG COMPLETING WEEKS LONG TRAINING, WHICH INCLUDES GOING TO PUBLIC PLACES LIKE THE LOCAL MALL, PARK OR TRAIN STATION TO GET THEM BETTER ACCLIMATED TO PEOPLE AND SOUNDS. DID THE DOG TEACH YOU ANYTHING? OH YEAH. YOU KNOW, JUST PATIENCE BECAUSE WHEN YOU’RE WORKING WITH SOMETHING, STICK WITH IT. KEEP DOING IT. DON’T GIVE UP. AND THEN JUST THE OUTCOME WITH DOING THAT, JUST HOW HOW MUCH WHEN WE WORK WITH THEM AND THEN THEY GET IT AND IT’S LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT IF I JUST KEEP STICKING WITH SOMETHING, THE SKY’S THE LIMIT. REPORTING FROM WEST PALM BEACH.
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Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office graduates therapy dogs trained by inmates
Updated: 12:35 PM EDT Oct 4, 2024
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office graduated a group of rescue puppies trained by inmates as part of the K9 Therapy Program.“We had a situation in Wellington, where some kids witnessed a very, very bad event, we got the dogs out there, and it’s an amazing thing, and you see it all the time. People will automatically gravitate to the dogs,” Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said. “They wanna go over, they wanna play with them, and it takes their mind away from what happened over to the dogs, so that that’s a tremendous asset.”The K9 Therapy Program, modeled after the Brevard Sheriff’s Office Paws and Stripes School, gives inmates the opportunity to assist in training rescue dogs.These dogs are then paired with handlers to serve the community in various capacities.Three of the five rescue dogs graduating today were trained by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and will go to Hamilton, Ohio Fire Rescue.Tyson, an 11-month-old boxer mix, is the first graduate of Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control.The remaining dogs come from Big Dog Ranch Rescue.Kilo, a terrier mix, will join Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue.Bogey, a bluetick hound mix, will serve with the North Miami Police Department.Each dog completed weeks of training, which included visits to public places like malls, parks, and train stations to acclimate them to people and sounds.“Oh yeah, just patience, because when you work with something, stick with it, keep doing it, don’t give up, and just the outcome of doing that when we work with them and they just get it, and I was just like if I keep sticking with something, the sky is the limit,” said Herrod Wright, a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office trustee.The program not only provides a second chance for the rescue dogs but also offers valuable life lessons and skills to the inmates involved in their training.Top headlines:Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25 Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office graduated a group of rescue puppies trained by inmates as part of the K9 Therapy Program.
“We had a situation in Wellington, where some kids witnessed a very, very bad event, we got the dogs out there, and it’s an amazing thing, and you see it all the time. People will automatically gravitate to the dogs,” Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said. “They wanna go over, they wanna play with them, and it takes their mind away from what happened over to the dogs, so that that’s a tremendous asset.”
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The K9 Therapy Program, modeled after the Brevard Sheriff’s Office Paws and Stripes School, gives inmates the opportunity to assist in training rescue dogs.
These dogs are then paired with handlers to serve the community in various capacities.
Three of the five rescue dogs graduating today were trained by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and will go to Hamilton, Ohio Fire Rescue.
Tyson, an 11-month-old boxer mix, is the first graduate of Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control.
The remaining dogs come from Big Dog Ranch Rescue.
Kilo, a terrier mix, will join Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue.
Bogey, a bluetick hound mix, will serve with the North Miami Police Department.
Each dog completed weeks of training, which included visits to public places like malls, parks, and train stations to acclimate them to people and sounds.
“Oh yeah, just patience, because when you work with something, stick with it, keep doing it, don’t give up, and just the outcome of doing that when we work with them and they just get it, and I was just like if I keep sticking with something, the sky is the limit,” said Herrod Wright, a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office trustee.
The program not only provides a second chance for the rescue dogs but also offers valuable life lessons and skills to the inmates involved in their training.
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