Category: PRESS
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The Philly Post, Philadelphia DoGooder Awards
Categories: PRESSby HughE Dillon The Philly DoGooder Awards were held last night at the University of the Arts’ Hamilton Hall. The DoGooder campaign was designed to promote skills-based volunteering and bring Philadelphians together to benefit local nonprofits. Hosted by Here’s My Chance and presented by Wells Fargo, the event announced the winning nonprofits of the video…
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newsworks, With Awards Ceremony, Philly DoGooder Goes Big
Categories: PRESSBy Zack Seward Five months in the making, the Philly DoGooder campaign wrapped up with a lively awards ceremony Thursday night. The project had paired nonprofits and filmmakers, in a bid to help local organizations spread the word about how they’re making Philadelphia a better place in more interesting ways. “It’s the beginning of a movement,”…
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NBC, A New “Leash” on Life
Categories: PRESSA graduation ceremony for the fifth graduating class occurred at a Philadelphia prison. Inmates are paired with dogs to train them for new homes. The dogs were once the most at-risk dogs at shelters. By NBC10 Philadelphia – Tracy Davidson Jan 10, 2013
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CBS, Prison System’s ‘New Leash on Life’ Program Continues to Change Lives
Categories: PRESSCell mates Jamal Thompson (right) & Domonic Hayes (left) trained Hershey (credit: John McDevitt) By John McDevitt PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A special program where prisoners in Philadelphia train and rehabilitate shelter dogs to become more adoptable while living with the animals in their cells for 11 weeks continues to change lives, both human and canine.…
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Pet360, Inmates and Dogs Get a New Leash on Life
Categories: PRESSPhoto of Nicole Larocco and Turner courtesy of Jackie Bayne by Temple, Courtney A few weeks ago we told you about the 5th graduating class from the prison dog-training program, New Leash on Life. I had the chance to speak to dog trainer, Nicole Larocco, who works directly with the dogs and inmates from the…
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Psychology Today, Vivien’s New Leash on Life
Categories: PRESSA great story about abuse, rehabilitation in a prison, and life as a therapy dog By Marc Bekoff, Ph.D. in Animal Emotions Meet Vivian Peyton, an awesome and very lucky Staffordshire Terrier mix We all need an “up story” that can give us hope. Here’s a short and sweet tale, a perfect one…
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ohmidog!, Vivan Peyton Honored at National Dog Show
Categories: PRESS(Top photo courtesy of New Leash on Life USA; bottom photo, of Vivian and Pich, by Connie Kang / Daily Pennsylvanian) One of the first graduates of a Philadelphia prison program that pairs troubled dogs with inmates was recognized at the National Dog Show over the weekend. Vivian Peyton, a pit bull mix and former bait…
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Pet360, Giving Thanks: Rescues, Mixed Breeds, and Dog Shows
Categories: PRESSPhoto of Vivian courtesy New Leash on Life As Thanksgiving preparations take place on Thursday, Americans everywhere will take part in another holiday tradition: watching The National Dog Show Presented by Purina broadcast following the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade. It’s an event we always watch—even though we’re fervent advocates of adoption and, on a personal level,…