Canines with a Cause Foundation Incorporated

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“The mission of canines with a cause is to create sustainable programs and processes to effectively and holistically treat combat veterans with ptsd with well-trained, specialized service dogs that provide emotional therapy as companions. By rescuing dogs from kill shelters and using prison inmates as a means to train, we essentially save three lives: the veteran, the dog, and the inmate.”

“Cwac provides training classes for veterans, enabling them to develop skills needed to train their own dogs and become an experienced handler. Training also creates a bond between the handler and his/her dog. Some of the benefits include; the veteran is able to sleep again, anxiety attacks are less frequent, they are motivated to get out of their homes and integrate back to civilian life and the unconditional and non-judgmental love received from their dog. Some of the veterans with high-level ptsd have difficulties with a dog fresh from a shelter, jumping and other bad habits affect their ptsd in a negative way. As a means to pre-train dogs for these veterans, cwac implemented a prison-based dog-training program in conjunction with the department of corrections, "pawsitive healing". Dogs live and train in the utah state prison; inmates learn a vocational skill and benefit from having the dogs as companions while they train. This program also reduces boarding and training expenses making the program more cost effective. The benefits of this program are three-fold. According to the salt lake city va hospital, between 5-7 veterans are committing suicide weekly in the northern utah area. Over 18,000 companion animals were killed in utah shelters in 2013. The inmates in the utah state prison training the dogs acquire skills necessary to support successful rehabilitation, reentry and a chance to give back, do something good with their lives. Cwac is working on a new program for 2015 to increase the number of dogs rescued and trained. "pals with paws" supports families who have a child diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. Cwac will provide well-trained, loving companion dogs from the "pawsitive healing" program. Dogs have been shown to lower stress for patients and caregivers. This program will also benefit sibling who often get lost in the shuffle during this difficult time. In 2014, cwac placed 9 dogs in the utah state women's prison to be trained as service or companion dogs for veterans suffering with ptsd. The dogs are trained for those verterans who struggle with a dog fresh from a shelter. Over 50 dogs were placed directly with veterans who attend training classes provided free of charge and learn necessary skills to train and handle their dogs. This process creates a special bond between the veterans and the dog. The dogs are also placed free of charge to qualified veterans after being vetted which includes a spay or neuter, vaccinations and microchips. Cwac offers classes in ogden on monday evenings, two classes in orem on wednesdays, and five classes in salt lake city on fridays. For more information please visit our website www.canineswithacause.org”

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