The other day in class, my AP World teacher asked the class if anyone had an upcoming Senior Exit presentation. A few hands hesitantly raised, mine being one of them. He looked at me, asking what my topic was on. I excitedly explained to him that my presentation was on service dog training programs in prisons. Just as I shared this, my classmate Collin spoke up- he told me that his very own dog was a product of a dog training program from a nearby prison! I immediately got so excited and started asking him many questions. His dog, Koninck, was in a program known as "Carolina Paws: a New Leash on Life". Koninck was a puppy trained and loved in Brown Creek Correctional Institution.
Today, thanks to "A New Leash on Life", Koninck is a well behaved, loving and obedient dog. This just goes to show that the hard work put in by prisoners does not fail to be seen. This one dog affected an inmates life for the better, along with affecting his adopted family's life in a positive way. It's a win-win situation.
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