Friends For Folks - Dog Training Program

07/27/2024

Welcome to the program, Noli.

06/26/2024

Meet Josie! She apx 1-2 yrs old Shar pei mix and is an absolute doll. She likes to play in the water on hot days, she walks on leash well, knows many cues & tricks. Some of her video's are in the comments. If you are looking for entertainment, she's your girl! Josie is graduating from the Lexington Correctional Center and is heading back to Norman Animal Welfare where she is available for adoption.

06/14/2024

This good boy here is Sammy. He is graduating today from our Lexington program and returning to his foster home with Pups & Promises rescue. He is available for adoption - link for the application is in comments.
Sammy is still a teenager and is super smart. He could use a home with some patience as he matures to become a wonderful pet.

06/07/2024

Thank you for the donations! Your help is very appreciated and goes along way to help our program.

Pictured is Tater, one of the dogs in the Lexington program that will be available soon from Norman Animal Welfare. He loves car rides & people!

06/02/2024

Our Friends at Lexington Prison need our help! Please donate to their Amazon wish list today. Beds, treats, and dog food are most urgently needed. Donations can be made HERE:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2RFV2N5SWN98N?ref_=wl_share

Here is the full address if you need it. As long as you order through any third-party website (like Chewy or Walmart-- whoever you usually use) that should work!

Address to:

LARC c/o Gayla Sesher FFF Coordinator
15151 State Hwy 39
Lexington, OK 73051

05/16/2024

We appreciate the coverage of FFF's partnership with OSU Vet Dr. Leticia Fanucchi.

"Dogs that complete the program have a higher chance of being adopted. Inmates who assist in training the dogs are rewarded by knowing they have positively impacted the animal’s future."

Read the story of her unique line of work, here;

https://news.okstate.edu/articles/veterinary-medicine/2024/prison-dog-program.html

04/25/2024

Another lucky dog that has benefited from the Friends For Folks program. Whoever adopts Phoebe will be a very lucky person indeed. 

04/02/2024

This is Buddy. Sister Maria found Buddy by her indigent hospice home in Moore, Oklahoma. He went to the prison dog program at Lexington to be trained to join the School Resource Officer ( SRO) program in public schools.

We started the SRO dog therapy program with officer Amber Dodson and her dog Willa. Amber gave a talk at a SRO convention about how dogs can be used as ambassadors for the SRO program to help children not fear the officers.

Buddy is another great example of how this program reaches into our communities to help children.

02/10/2024

Adopt Felix! He'll be graduating soon.

01/29/2024

The big day is almost here! You won't want to miss this epic show. Get your tickets HERE:

01/27/2024

A great magic show for a wonderful cause. Get your tickets today!

The show will benefit Friends for Folks, a prison dog training program.

01/26/2024

Get your tickets now!

01/23/2024

Do you have tickets to the greatest magic show on earth? Coming to OKC January 30th. Get your tickets today!

01/21/2024

Official Website of World Famous Touring Illusionist Rob Lake, as seen on America's Got Talent

01/19/2024

Do you have your tickets to this amazing show?!

01/15/2024

"In any given year, Oklahoma's rate of female incarceration is double the U.S. average. This statistic represents far more than just numbers — it reflects the lives of real people. Curbside took a visit to McLoud and learned about a unique dog 🐕 training program that’s helping people find a new sense of purpose and healing in prison.

Nearly 270 dogs have graduated from the Guardian Angels program, which has a 100 percent adoption success rate. Some dogs are also trained for owners with unique needs like the elderly or people who need service animals. Some women in the program have gone on to pursue their veterinary license or start their own dog grooming business since being released.

The Serelda Cody Dog Training Facility at Mabel Bassett wasn’t built until 2018. Before then, dogs were trained in hallways, cells and the prison yard with objects like chairs and a lot of imagination.

The nearly 3,000 square-foot kennel was built in collaboration with Oklahoma CareerTech, which helped the program’s inmates build the facility while getting experience in construction.

It features 10 indoor/outdoor kennels, a grooming area with equipment, office and classroom space, an enclosed exercise yard with agility equipment and a walking path."

We're so grateful to Miguel Rios for the beautiful article and to Nathan Poppe for these wonderful captures. Curbside Chronicle is the best!

To contribute to our once a year fundraiser, simply click HERE:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-friends-for-folks-prison-dog-program-alive?

09/14/2023

our very own!

08/02/2023

Thank you to everyone who shared & sent fans & other items from our Amazon Wishlist! They will be more comfortable now & we are greatly appreciative!🥰

We can always use treats & toys for the dogs training, play and stress relief. 🐕‍🦺🐾

07/27/2023

We could really use help in getting the dogs some relief from the heat. Below is our Amazon Wishlist with the Fans at the highest need. Treats are also appreciated!

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2RFV2N5SWN98N?ref_=wl_share

02/05/2023

Another shout out for Willa!

08/23/2022

We have created an Amazon Wishlist as many have asked how to help with our training mission. The dogs & us really appreciate it!

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2RFV2N5SWN98N?ref_=wl_share

08/12/2022

Cora is an absolutely wonderful Anatolian Shepherd. She really deserves a wonderful home where she is the only dog. She is housetrained, crate trained, has impeccable manners, walks like a dream on the leash. If you can give Cora a furever home, please go meet her at .