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Puppies Behind Bars: Training Puppies to Change Lives |  | Creator: Paul Solberg; Christopher Makos Publisher: Glitterati, Inc. Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover Pages: 144 Number Of Items: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1 Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 8.8 x 0.9
ISBN: 0976585154 Dewey Decimal Number: 636.70886 EAN: 9780976585152 ASIN: 0976585154
Publication Date: October 25, 2007 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description When Gloria Gilbert Stoga founded the nonprofit Puppies Behind Bars ten years ago, she had no idea that it would garner international attention--all she knew was that she had conceptualized a means for every person coming in contact with one of her dogs to benefit. And so, the program where 8-week-old Labrador retriever puppies were given to prison inmate "puppy-raisers" to be trained for service to the community outside the prison walls, was born. Presently, those dogs "work" as guide dogs, explosive detection canines, service dogs for the blind, the handicapped, and law enforcement in locations all over the world. PUPPIES BEHIND BARS: PHOTOGRAPHS is a distinctive showcase and witness to the amazing feats of man and dog when working together-as seen through the lenses of two world-class photographers given unique access to environments usually closed to the pubic eye. Encountering one of the trained puppies on its way to its final destination in a first-class airline cabin, renowned photo portraitist and chronologer Christopher Makos was mesmerized; he knew that this was not a usual dog. Together with his working partner, Paul Solberg, these imaginative and accomplished photographers visually profile for the first time the extraordinary lives of the dogs from their initial meeting with their inmate trainers through the process of being trained, weekend visits with volunteers, and finally to their completion of the program and placements with needy individuals or organizations. Through artworks mean to appeal not only to dog lovers, but to anyone who cares about the grand purpose behind this amazing nonprofit, PUPPIES BEHIND BARS is commanding testimony With more than 150 original full-color photographs accompanied by an authoritative text by founder Gloria Gilbert Stoga, that describes the beginnings of he nonprofit as well as words from various participants in the program, this book is a must-have for anyone who loves dogs, photography, or witnessing the generosity of the human spirit in action
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| Customer Reviews: Thank you, Oprah! May 15, 2009 book worm (New York, NY) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just learned about this organization on Oprah, and I must say that I was brought to tears. These dogs truly do transform lives, and I so enjoyed hearing the women prisoners' stories. How inspirational! I just bought the book, and I can't wait to see it. I'll check back in in a couple of days when it arrives.
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