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American Eskimo Dog
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******** Located in Carlisle, PA ************* ********* Updated 6/08/08 ********* Charlie has left foster care today for the HOPE program. Yep Charlie went to the big house, the can, the pen, the clinker, the joint, the pokey, the slammer….…. Well I guess you get the idea. He went to Cumberland County Correctional Institute. He is in jail. His crime you ask? Well he is afraid of people. Hardly seems like a crime in today’s world. Well for dogs it is a crime, if he wants to find a home he has to learn that people are a good thing. Charlie has had a rough start in life. Because of this he needs some intensive handling and manners. That is exactly what he will get in the prison program. The HOPE program is a wonderful program in which the dogs live in the cell with the inmates. The inmates give the dogs love and training. It is a win/win situation for all concerned. Here is a bit about the HOPE program. Please visit their web site for additional information. At www.hopedogs.org ************************************************************** The HOPE (Hounds of Prison Education) Program was launched in March of 2005 in an effort to help more homeless animals find their way into forever homes. Sponsored by the Central Pennsylvania Animal Alliance (CPAA), the HOPE Program works in conjunction with the State Correctional Institute at Camp Hill and CPAA member rescues. The program pairs carefully screened inmates with needy dogs for a 6-12 week period. The inmates work together with a professional trainer, prison staff and HOPE volunteers to provide the dogs with basic obedience training, socialization, behavior modification and one-on-one attention. The dogs involved in the program graduate with a wealth of valuable skills that help give them a paw up on finding a home. The inmates and the dogs live together in the cell and attend weekly training sessions. They follow a strict training regimen which provides the dogs with the structure the need to adapt into a traditional home. Many of the dogs who are involved in the program have mild behavior and social issues, have been in foster care for an extra long period of time or just need some extra one-on-one attention to get them up to snuff and ready for adoption. By the time they are paroled, the dogs have become more confident, better behaved and are looking forward to starting a new life on the outside. *************************************** ** update 5/11/08** Charlie is the PigPen of the dog world. When I first went to do the eval on him he had dirt on his face. Nobody else had any dirt on them at all. Well now I know why. Just look at his new pictures taken after a rain storm here at home. Nobody else had anything other than dirty feet. Good thing eskies are self cleaning, there is no way I would want to try to clean that dog!! Please be aware these dogs have no names. I gave them all a different color collar so I could tell them apart. So their names on the website will be their collar colors. There were a few that had names we did keep them the same. I do am pretty sure none of these guys are housebroken. They are all used to other dogs, not sure about cats. I do not know there weight, but none are over 25 lbs and most are under 20lbs. ERU received a call about 13 eskies living in a barn that needed to be moved by May 1st, because the barn was sold. I went an evaluated the dogs. All are in excellent shape physically. However they have never been socialized, they are terrified of people. They are not aggressive at all even when cornered and captured. However, we are full and have no where to put these dogs. These dogs are available for adoption however they are not socialized yet. They are afraid of people but are NOT aggressive at all. Once you catch them and hold them for a bit they do calm down. They do need to be seen by a vet and spayed/neutered however when that is done they will be ready to be adopted if there are families that are willing to work with them. If you are a family that is willing to work on the socialization of these dogs. You will be getting a great dog. If you are not sure this is something you are up to but are willing to give it a try, you could always sign up to foster. The dogs that came from there range in ages from 9 months old to the oldest dog is their mom who will be 5 in September. There are 4 that are 9 months old, 4 that are almost 2 years old. 2 that are almost 4 years old. If you're interested in me and would like more information, please contact justus4250@aol.com or gina@eskierescuers.org. You can also visit our website and sign-up to fill out an adoption application and learn more about our adoption process. I'm staying in Pennsylvania until my new family comes along! Whenever possible Eskie Rescuers United tries to adopt out its dogs locally (or at least to adopters in adjoining states to where I'm being fostered). Please note that ERU processes LOCAL adoption applications before considering those from out of state. More about CharlieGood with Dogs Whenever possible Eskie Rescuers United tries to adopt out its dogs locally (or at least to adopters in adjoining states to where I'm being fostered). Please note that ERU processes LOCAL adoption applications before considering those from out of state. Videos of Charlie:
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