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	<title>The Dog Lobby &#187; mobility</title>
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		<title>Dogs who were in prison</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miraz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[mobility]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>A very few lucky prisoners in New Zealand are training puppies to be mobility assistance dogs. </p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>I can only link to this 13 minute TVNZ video  &mdash;   <a href="http://tvnz.co.nz/20-20-news/prison-pups-3078042/video">Prison pups</a>: </p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 400px;"><img src="http://doglobby.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/nz-prison-dogs-01.jpg" alt="Mobility dogs in training.  "  style="width: 400px; height: 283px;" />
<p class="wp-caption-text">Mobility dogs in training. Still from TVNZ video. </p>
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<blockquote cite="http://tvnz.co.nz/20-20-news/prison-pups-3078042/video"><p>Some of New Zealand&#8217;s worst criminals are finding unconditional<br />
love behind bars: meet the prison puppies said to be helping both<br />
society and cell mates. </p>
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<p>A group of women in prison in Auckland, New Zealand, have been specially chosen to provide initial training for mobility dogs, as part of the work of the <a href="http://www.mobilitydogs.co.nz/">Mobility Assistance Dogs Trust</a>: </p>
<blockquote><p>The MISSION of the Trust is to &#8220;enhance the lives of people living with long term physical disabilities by providing trained mobility dogs to increase independence, confidence, self esteem and participation in New Zealand communities&#8221; </p>
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<p>The women find friendship and purpose in their training work. With plenty of time at their disposal, they can provide a commitment that may be hard to find elsewhere. </p>
<p>It seems like a perfect partnership: training the puppies brings benefits for prison inmates; the trained dogs bring benefit for people with disabilities. </p>
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