VETERINARY
ASSOCIATES STONEFIELDWednesday, May 05, 2004
COMMUNITY, PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE, PETS HELPING PEOPLE!
Isn't this what life is all about?
We at Veterinary Associates-Stonefield all feel so good about being able to contribute to the Cell Dog Program, sponsored by PawswithPurpose.org. This program places puppies inside the Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women in Pee-Wee Valley Kentucky. The plan is for these inmates to train the puppies up to about 16 months of age, when the pups will come out and go into the hands of professional service dog trainers. Then when the puppies are ready for service they will be placed with humans with special needs. People with hearing disabilities, seizure disorders and diabetes just to name a few.
This is so fantastic that these puppies are being able to impact the lives of the inmates positively. You should have seen the tears and the smiles on the folks faces who were selected to train the puppies when we presented them on 05/03/2004. The inmates are giving something back to society by living with and training these pups 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Their self-esteem will be boosted tremendously. Then the inmates are going to have the honor of meeting the special needs person the service dogs will be assisting, so the inmates can see what kind of miracle they have helped create!
Other veterinarians in our area are also involved, Dr. Ray Watson of Goosecreek Animal Hospital, and Dr. Nonnie Green of Seneca Animal Hospital are donating spay/neuters and vaccines along with all of us here at Veterinary Associates-Stonefield.
If any of you want to be a part of this program please contact Sharon Gretsinger, President of Paws with Purpose at Sharongrets@aol.com. All donations, crates, cages, food, supplies and work time will all be gladly accepted.
We indeed have a special community of special people here in the Greater Louisville Metropolitan Area, thank you call for caring!
Sammy
Isn't this what life is all about?
We at Veterinary Associates-Stonefield all feel so good about being able to contribute to the Cell Dog Program, sponsored by PawswithPurpose.org. This program places puppies inside the Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women in Pee-Wee Valley Kentucky. The plan is for these inmates to train the puppies up to about 16 months of age, when the pups will come out and go into the hands of professional service dog trainers. Then when the puppies are ready for service they will be placed with humans with special needs. People with hearing disabilities, seizure disorders and diabetes just to name a few.
This is so fantastic that these puppies are being able to impact the lives of the inmates positively. You should have seen the tears and the smiles on the folks faces who were selected to train the puppies when we presented them on 05/03/2004. The inmates are giving something back to society by living with and training these pups 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Their self-esteem will be boosted tremendously. Then the inmates are going to have the honor of meeting the special needs person the service dogs will be assisting, so the inmates can see what kind of miracle they have helped create!
Other veterinarians in our area are also involved, Dr. Ray Watson of Goosecreek Animal Hospital, and Dr. Nonnie Green of Seneca Animal Hospital are donating spay/neuters and vaccines along with all of us here at Veterinary Associates-Stonefield.
If any of you want to be a part of this program please contact Sharon Gretsinger, President of Paws with Purpose at Sharongrets@aol.com. All donations, crates, cages, food, supplies and work time will all be gladly accepted.
We indeed have a special community of special people here in the Greater Louisville Metropolitan Area, thank you call for caring!
Sammy
