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Being able to understand and manage emotions is key to health and happiness. For some, like me, that comes easier with animals

Every dog has found a home through Paws for Life, and 39 human Paws for Life participants, most of whom were serving life sentences, have had those sentences commuted — more than any other prison program in California.

Victor-Farmington Rotarians recently learned about a joint initiative between the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office and Ontario County Humane Society.

HOPEWELL, NY — Dogs are not new to Talon Robb, who had two German shepherds when he was growing up in Battle Creek, Michigan. Now incarcerated in the Ontario County Jail, Robb is paired with Nova, a shelter dog in need of a home. Nova is learning to sit, stay, walk on a leash and all those behaviors that will make her an ideal pet. Robb is working on turning his life around, changing his own behavior for the better -- and for now, Nova is part of the plan. A 16-month old collie mix, Nova is...

The program, in partnership with Can Do Canines, trains service dogs to perform a variety of functions. 2:42 pm, Jan. 10, 2021 × Kaity McGinn, prison program coordinator with Can Do Canines, works during a Can Do Canines training session Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, at Federal Medical Center in Rochester. As part of the program inmates at Federal Medical Center help train puppies for a future as assistance dogs through Can Do Canines. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com) Normally, i...