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What is the Givens Hall PAWS Program?
Paroling Animals With Skills (PAWS) is a dog training program located at Idaho Correctional Institution- Orofino (ICIO). Givens Hall is the minimum-security section of ICIO and home to the Givens Hall PAWS Program. Members of this program are screened and interviewed before being accepted into the program and must complete 40 hours of apprenticeship dog training. Givens Hall PAWS and BBBR have developed a partnership where we are training bully breeds for an (8) week training cycle. Each dog will be assigned to a primary and secondary trainer, this training team will provide at a minimum 140 hours of training. During this training the dogs will receive basic obedience and social skills that will lead to a drastic change in behavior. At the end of the (8) week training cycle the dogs will return to the BBBR facility where they will be available for adoption.
CURRENT PAWS DOGS
NOW ACCEPTING
PRE-ADOPTION APPLICATIONS
GET THEM IN EARLY TO MEET THE DOGS UPON RETURN!
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GRADUATION DATE AND ESTIMATED RETURN 12/12/24
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You’ve asked us HOW you can help support our PAWS dogs and their trainers! Here is it!
Every 9 weeks BBBR sends a new round of dogs to PAWS! PAWS is the Orofino Prison training program, location ICIO, where each rescue dog is assigned a team of trainers for 8 weeks of training, companionship and CGC certification!
We have put together a PAWS Amazon Wish List of items that are needed for this awesome program. Whether it is training gear, health related or just plain fun items, BBBR, the rescue dogs, and their handlers appreciate your generosity and support!
All items ship directly to the PAWS program administrators located at ICIO.
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"Paroling Animals With Skills (PAWS) is a dog training program located at the Idaho Correctional Institution- Orofino (ICIO). Givens Hall PAWS and BBBR have developed a partnership, training bully breeds for an (8) week training cycle. Please help support our BBBR dogs and their PAWS handlers by purchasing and donating toys, gear, food, and other essentials needed during their 8 weeks of training. We appreciate your support!"
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BISCUIT IS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION
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10/17/24: Arrived at the Givens Hall PAWS Program in Orofino.
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Weekly Summary Week 7:
Biscuit is doing great. The only weakness he has is his stand stays for inspection. He doesn’t react aggressively but likes to lean on inspector in a submissive fashion. We are working hard to help feel more comfortable. Biscuit loves to be loved on and enjoys playing. This dog will do awesome in a good home.
12/1/24 Daily Journal Entry
Biscuit is working on his inspections. Everything else looks great. His recalls are great, especially in the middle of playtime. We will continue to run him through CGCs and prepare him for his final week and test. We are hoping Biscuit gets adopted because we know how happy he will make someone.​
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For all weekly progress reports please check back here or visit the PAWS Facebook page!
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FOR MORE INFO ON BISCUIT? CLICK HERE.
NYOMIE IS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION
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10/17/24: Arrived at the Givens Hall PAWS Program in Orofino.
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Weekly Summary: Week 7
This week we have done a lot of work on her generalization, two parking lot circles, single cues, and had the two apprentices work with her so they can pass there test. We are making sure that she will perform all of her CGCS for anyone anytime, anywhere. She did excellent for the two apprentices and they pass there tests. She still like to chase the birds around other than that she is doing great.
11/30/24 Daily Journal
Today the team did some work on her verbal commands and some hand single only. She is doing very good on everything.
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For all weekly progress reports please check back here or visit the PAWS Facebook page!
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FOR MORE INFO ON NYOMIE? CLICK HERE.
GEPPETTO IS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION
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10/17/24: Arrived at the Givens Hall PAWS Program in Orofino.
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Weekly Summary Week 7:
This coming weekend are the final CGC’s for all of the dogs! Everyone has done a great job with this round of dogs and each dog has overcame so many obstacles and issues, especially Geppetto! We are right on track with where we’d like him to be for CGC’s, the only thing we need to continue to hammer in this week is his stand and inspection without treats. He has his days where he doesn’t do so well and takes steps away from the person inspecting him because he’s coming closer to the handler to nudge their hands for treats. Geppetto got a bath this week and he did very well! He just stood there and accepted everything going on, then after he had the zoomies and ran wild all over the place! His best friend this round has been Lily as they spend so much time each day together, in the mornings they even put themselves in the kennel and wrestle!
Daily Journal Entry 11/29/24
Today we had the apprentices work with Geppetto for their final test and both the dog and the handlers killed it! Geppetto has awesome generalization skills with anyone he works with and stays extremely focused on each task. It has been so fun watching Geppetto work and adapt with various people. He does such a great job working for love and pets when he isn’t being rewarded with food!
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For all weekly progress reports please check back here or visit the PAWS Facebook page!
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FOR MORE INFO ON GEPPETTO? CLICK HERE.
LILY IS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION
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10/17/24: Arrived at the Givens Hall PAWS Program in Orofino.
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Weekly Summary- Week 7:
Lily has spent the week working on responding to verbal-only commands. This way she can find success in her new home with handlers that aren’t familiar with our specific hand-commands. Lily has also been practicing for her upcoming CGC compliance test, we are very confident in her ability to pass the test. She is incredibly smart and loves to roam around as part of a reward for her. We have been working on her tricks: she knows ‘parkour’ where she runs on the wall, ‘up’ where she stands and balances on her back legs only, ‘boing’ where she jumps with you, and ‘shake’ where she shakes your hand. She has enjoyed getting to bounce around because she naturally has that energy inside of her. She has the best of both worlds with what someone would want in a dog, cuddly and relaxed with the ability to play and run for hours. She is such an amazing pup and we are so grateful for the chance to get to know her and help her on her way.
Daily journal 11/29/24
Lily has been working today on performing commands while not being immediately rewarded. This kind of training will hopefully allow the new handler to command her and she listens, with the assurance in her mind that she will be rewarded and taken care of later. Most people bowl feed their dogs and we want her to be okay listening to her new handlers, and eating out of a bowl.
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For all weekly progress reports please check back here or visit the PAWS Facebook page!
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FOR MORE INFO ON LILY? CLICK HERE.
BLUE IS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION
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10/17/24: Arrived at the Givens Hall PAWS Program in Orofino.
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Weekly Summary – Week 7
This is our final week with Blue and it is a bitter-sweet experience. Blue had her final testing this weekend. We spent most of the week really working on the things she struggled with, such as her duration. The team and Blue did a great job, because she passed her testing almost perfectly. For the remainder of the week we are going to work more on some little tricks for Blue to do in her new home. It is exciting to see how much growth Blue has had, and she will be missed.
12/01/24 Daily Journal Entry
Blue’s final test is coming up this weekend so the team is working on her inspection. This is the only thing left that she really struggles with. We have been creating more and more distance with this command and having random people try to do the inspection. We have had a lot of success with this method and are all excited to see how she does in her test
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For all of weekly progress reports please check back here or visit the PAWS Facebook page!
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FOR MORE INFO ON BLUE? CLICK HERE.