IT'S ALL ABOUT SAVING LIVES
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
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ESTIMATED Return date 4/25/24
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.
"Boise Bully Breed Rescue is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization. The core of our efforts is to bring awareness, educating the public regarding bully breeds, promote responsible pet ownership, promote spay and neuter programs, advocate against breed specific legislation and the inhumane activity of dog fighting. Through all of our endeavors we hope to continue saving lives of shelter dogs who would otherwise be euthanized due to overcrowding, illness, medical needs or kennel stress. 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!"
WEBSTER IS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION
2/21/24: Webster arrived at the Givens Hall PAWS Program in Orofino.
For all of Webster's weekly progress reports please check back here or visit the PAWS Facebook page!
Webster
Weekly Summary: Week 5 03/25-03/29
Webby has shown awesome progress over the last week! We were having an issue with him smelling the ground and after consistency with the team and lots of contrast, Webby responds very well to “leave it” for a higher reward than what could be on the ground. We had to take a step back when sitting Webby from a down at a distance because when commanded to “sit”, Webby would jump up and take a few steps forward before sitting. Again with consistency and contrast throughout the team, we fixed the issue by cutting our distance in half and highly rewarding when Webby sat straight up from a down without stepping forward. Webby is doing great with meeting strangers, and we have been doing lots of work in hallways where people are walking by and distractions are being made. Webby holds attentiveness and focus on his handler even in high energy situations which is a huge improvement over the last few weeks!
03-29-24 Daily Journal Entry
Webby had very good circles today! We handed him off to different handlers that he has never worked for and he performed greatly for them! My team has been shaping his sit from a distance and it is showing with the work they have put in because Webby is performing the command perfectly! He is back to the point where he is sitting from a down without stepping forward at all. Webby also had a bath today and did very well accepting being touched all over while staying in a stand the whole time. After his bath we took him outside to lay in the sun and dry off as he chewed and played with his toys!
WALLY IS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION
2/21/24 : Wally arrived at the Givens Hall PAWS Program in Orofino.
For all of Wally's weekly progress reports please check back here or visit the PAWS Facebook page!
Wally
Weekly Summary: Week 5 3/24 – 4/1
Wally did great on his CGC pretest. He received an 8/10. Wally struggled with the grooming portion of the test but we constantly work on this by associating feeding with brushing. Wally tends to be shy around people he doesn’t know well and doesn’t prefer to be petted on the top of the head by everyone. Wally has allergies and has had times where his back becomes bumpy and irritated. I feel that this may have an effect on people touching him and or brushing him. Besides his allergies Wally is an amazing dog with a great personality. He is a fast learner and has almost mastered all of his commands. He is also very young and there are times that his energy gets the best of him especially when it comes time to play weather it’s with other dogs or people. This next week we will continue to work with the brushing part of his inspection and continue to work on maintaining his commands already learned. Wally was also introduced to another person on the team one of our new apprentices. He responded well to him in the circle. As far as working on maintenance with Wally we will also be introducing a couple tricks to him.
3/27/24 Daily Journal Entry
Today we had a few apprentices work with Wally doing inspections. Wally is still a bit uncomfortable around strangers. We will continue to work on this with positive reinforcement. Wally did very well in both circles and seems to be in the generalization stage of learning. Which means that he performs his commands with anyone, anytime, anywhere. We let Wally and Webby play today. They seem to get along well. Wally was able to maintain his energy levels and not get over stimulated.
FOR MORE INFO ON WALLY, CLICK HERE.
BLACKBEARD IS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION
2/21/24: Blackbeard arrived at the Givens Hall PAWS Program in Orofino.
For all of Blackbeard's weekly progress reports please check back here or visit the PAWS Facebook page!
Blackbeard (BB)
Weekly Summary: Week 5: 3/25-3/29
This week Blackbeard has spent a lot of time doing mock tests for his final coming up in a couple of weeks. He is doing extremely well with his focus and his response time to commands. He is much more comfortable with the appearance and grooming one. He didn’t really care much for his tail to be touched and now he shows no signs of being uncomfortable at all! He is doing great and likes to do what we call “hot laps” when he is excited. He runs really fast in circles around the play areas with what looks like a smile on his face. He has such a unique and silly personality! Our goal for the next few weeks is to get him to respond to all of the commands with anyone, anytime and anywhere. We did primary lead-exchanges this week and he did amazing. He did all the commands and appears willing to work with just about anyone.
03-28-24 Daily Journal Entry
BB did great in both the morning and afternoon circles today. We continue to work on all the commands and the thresholds of duration, distance and distractions. BB has done great on all of the issues we previously had with certain commands such as the button hook on the recall, recall from a down and sitting at a forty-five degree angle at our side. He has gotten tremendously better and more comfortable with having his face inspected as well.
FOR MORE INFO ON BLACKBEARD, CLICK HERE.