{"product_id":"second-chances-joan-k-dalton-9781626711051","title":"Second Chances: The Transformative Relationship Between Incarcerated Youth and Shelter Dogs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSecond Chances: The Transformative Relationship Between Incarcerated Youth and Shelter Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the story of Project POOCH (Positive Opportunities--Obvious Change with Hounds), a program that united incarcerated boys with unwanted dogs from animal shelters. Both the boys and the dogs were considered undesirable, and few had found love in their lives. As a result of the project, the lives of many youths and dogs changed forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe project faced many challenges. The correctional facility administrators needed much convincing before approval was given to start the onsite program with one boy and one dog. At one point, Dalton sold her house to keep the project funded. However, since 1993, over 95 percent of the youths have not returned to corrections once their sentence was served. Some of the boys have gone on to college, and all have been gainfully employed. The POOCH dogs learned basic obedience and went on to become beloved family pets; some even became companion dogs to autistic children, people with physical impairments, and war veterans diagnosed with PTSD. Dalton's own story starts with a family background where her dogs were killed for minor behavioral problems, and leads to teaching incarcerated youth that they deserve unconditional love, first demonstrated by the transformational connection with canines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joan K. Dalton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1626711054\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781626711051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Purdue University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Joan K. Dalton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372671193343,"sku":"9781626711051","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_551646c1-26ec-4149-8f3a-9d582e06652e.jpg?v=1732726616","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/second-chances-joan-k-dalton-9781626711051","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}