Happy November!
Labradors and Leaves make a great combination, don't you think? Not to mention all that underfoot stimulation and fresh air is great for their socialization, and their path to being the best working dogs they can be.
Join @officer_heidi_yalepd as she gets into the festive Halloween spirit, ready to spread smiles. The only spookiness here is the intemperate weather 🎃 👻
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Labs like to eat around the clock! 🐶
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Run towards the weekend like a happy puppy. 🐶
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This is Autumn! 🍂
Isn’t that a fitting name for the season? She is being raised in Greenhaven Correctional Facility to be a service or facility dog. An energetic, confident, and outgoing puppy, Autumn enjoys meeting people—and other canine friends—of all ages.
She loves walking with her socializers around the neighborhood and to the park. During these walks she gets exposed to new sounds, smells, and sights, such as car alarms, dogs, and children playing— all important experiences to help make her as confident she can be.
Even when indoors to visit stores, many people remark on her good behavior as a young puppy!
Who wouldn’t be enamored by Autumn in all her shades of adorable?
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We are well aware of the impact our facility dogs have on their officers and communities, but it's always extra exciting when the work they do is amplified by others. So proud to have one of our facility dogs @det_glory_nypdhnw, from the NYPD Health and Wellness Unit pictured as a shining example in an article on facility dogs by @theiacp.
If you are interested in applying for a PBB facility dog for your department, or school, visit puppiesbehindbars.com/facility-dogs-for-police-departments/
Puppies Behind Bars dogs are surely magic! 🐶
While they do provide levity and laughter as seen here, they also provide very essential comfort when their communities are grieving. We are so grateful for the work our facility dogs and their handlers do on a daily basis for all whom they support.
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NEW VOLUNTEER PROGRAM 📣
If you love little puppies, live within an hour of our NY State host Correctional Facilities, AND want to make a giant difference, this may be the program for you!
Watch the video, then learn more about how to get involved. Email [email protected].
Special thanks to Christine and family for your participation! 🐶🐶🐶🐾🐾🐾
We hope all your Mondays are greeted like this. 🐶🐾
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We often post about our volunteers who give their time and energy to support our mission, and to whom we are eternally grateful. But today we would like to do a special shout out to our financial donors, without whom Puppies Behind Bars would not be where we are today. For nearly 30 years, PBB has relied solely on the generosity of private donors and foundations whose belief in us has made all of our work--on every level--possible. From providing puppy nourishment and vet care, to bowls, to leads, to crates, to curriculum materials for the raisers, to fans in the housing units, to fencing and plastic pools in the recreation yards, these donations are what have allowed PBB to continue what we do, year after year.
So, a giant thank you to all of our donors, long-standing and new, recurring or occasional, for your support! We hope you know how much we appreciate you.🦮🐾🐕🦺🦴
#nationalpolicewomanday👮🏻♀️may have officially been yesterday, but our gratitude is every day. PBB honors this small, but mighty batch of women who serve and protect in so many ways for so many. We are humbled by the strength and bravery they show on a daily basis, and we know their pup partners feel the same. 🐶💙
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A day we will never forget, and one that set Puppies Behind Bars on the path to the work we still do today. We honor and remember all of those lost on 9/11/2001, and are proud to be part of the safety—and healing—ever since.
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Some videos are worth reposting! Heading into Labor Day weekend, we want to send a special shout out to Barbara, who this month celebrates her 20th year as our New York City scheduler, in addition to being a puppy socializer herself.
Puppies Behind Bars would not be where we are today without the constant support and dedication of the many people who work behind the scenes, giving their time and energy to help forward our mission.
Barbara is a perfect example of that.
Thank you, Barbara for your 20 years of continued, loving service to PBB and our pups. We look forward to many more!
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Scenes from Team Training, the two-week intensive period when the clients being paired with our graduating dogs learn all they need to know about how to handle their new canine partners, directly from the incarcerated puppy raisers. It’s emotional, grueling, soul uplifting, bonding. And it’s an experience very unique to Puppies Behind Bars, leaving each side with a renewed understanding of the other.
📷@ashgilbertson @ava_pellor
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As the graduation of their dogs nears, the men of Green Haven Correctional Facility reflect on their experience being part of Puppies Behind Bars.
📷 @ashgilbertson @ava_pellor
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