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Bulletin, Progressive, Record, Reporter Wednesday, July 6, 2011 5B
Pups on Parole celebrates fourth year
Trainer Robert Magee and trainee Copper show the special
bond between an inmate and a dog in the pups on parole
program can form.
Patrick Shillito
Staff Writer
pshillito@lassennews.com
The success of the Pups on
Parole Program over the last
four years has allowed almost
220 dogs to be adopted into
loving families.
"That averages out to about
one dog a week since we first
started," said Garth Renaud,
associate hazardous materi-
als specialist with the Califor-
nia Correctional Center
(CCC) who oversees the pro-
gram at the facility. "That'S
pretty impressive."
Renaud and his firefight-
ers/dog trainers/inmates cel-
ebrated the fourth anniver-
• sary of the program Monday,
June g0. ' :
The program couples low-
security inmates who work
for the CCC fire department
with rescued dogs from the
Lassen Humane Society. The
inmates get to spend all day
giving the dogs the attention
they need, while the inmates
get to spend time with a new
friend as well.
The contact between a dog
and its trainer is c'onstant,
from the time it's brought in-
to the program to when it
eventually gets adopted. They
even have crates set up' right
next to the inmate's bed so
the dogs can sleep next to
them at night.
In the two years he's been
with the program, David Clif-
ford has personally trained
and worked with about 20
dogs. Currently he's working
with a young Labrador
named Sarah, which Clifford
said is one of the best dogs
he's ever worked with.
"I love this program.
There's no place I'd rather
be," Clifford said.
As an example of what the
program means to the in-
mates Renaud offered this ex-
ample. Even though the fire
department program at CCC
only allows non-violent in-
mates to participate, Renaud
said there have been times
when tempers have flared and
inmates have gotten into
fights or scuffles.
"Since the inception of this
program, there hasn't been
one issue," Renaud said.
"They work it out now. They
don't want to jeopardize the
program."
The inmates said the bond
they develop between them-
selves and the dogs is special
as well.
Such is the case for Robert
Magee and his dog Copper.
Magee said Copper had quite
a journey from when he first
came to the program. Magee
said his owners abandoned
him when they decided to
move. Within one day, Copper
was with his family, then
picked up and taken to the
Lassen County Animal Shel-
ter, then sent to a veterinari-
an, then to the CCC. Magee
said the event was pretty har-
rowing for Copper, who was
afraid of pretty much every-
thing when he came to the
program. However with a lit-
tle love and attention, Magee
was able to get Copper to
come out of his shell and start
socializing.
Magee said he had devel-
oped a real affection for Cop-
per has he has with other
dogs. As of Monday, June 20,
Magee had only a few more
weeks before he paroled, tie
said if Copper was still here
When it was time for him to
leave, he felt it was his duty to
adopt the fluffy Pomeranian.
"One of the things with the
dogs here is that a lot of them
have been through something
traumatic," Magee said. "For
me, I've Promised tile dogs
that somebody will take care
of them until they are adopt-
ed. If he's still her(; when I'm
getting ready to go, I can't let
go of my promise."
Mary Morphis, the Pups on
Parole Coordinator with the
Lassen ttumane Society, said
dogs have been adopted by
David Clifford gets his dog Sarah to roll over, showing how
disciplined the dogs can be within days.
exiting inmates before as
well, because of the mutually
beneficial relationship be-
tween the two groups. In fact,
Morphis, who has been part
of the program since the be-
ginning, was actually adopt-
mga dog herself from the pro-
gram the day of the celebra-
tion, a tall wirehaired dog
named Lexi.
"It's amazing what these
guys do," Morphis said. "They
can get a wild dog, and within
one day, the dog is off the leash
and staying right with them.
They can get traumatized out
at the shelter too. Here, they
get eased in and start to settle
down. It's amazing to see the
difference in the (togs."
M6rOhis said the Lassen
County Humane Society does
the initial work with the dogs,
from transporting them, spay-.
ing, neutering, micro-chip-
ping and medical care. The
CCC then takes it from there,
housing the dogs in one of the
seven available kennels.
Renaud said the program is
highly regarded among the
correctional officers at CCC
as well. He said by his esti-
mate, almost 50 percent of the
adoptions over the years have
come from correctional offi-
cer families.
Inmate Chris Krowel said
it's always hard to see the
dogs leave after developing
such a personal relationship,
but in the end its always
worth it.
"I've been almost since the
beginning of the program and
I've worked with more than
30 dogs," Krowel said. "It's
beneficial for us, and its great
for the dogs."
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Daniel Davis enjoys a piece of cake at the Pups on Parole
anniversary while Sparky sits and waits patiently for a piece to
fall.
Photos by Patrick Shillito
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