Corinne Dowling

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About Corinne Dowling

One group of dogs is never seen by the public. They are the dogs in protective custody or medical quarantine. Although these are the population of dogs upon whom we focus, Give a Dog a Bone's programs are appropriate for any animal agency that holds dogsfor any length of time. Our programs provide Environmental Enrichment for dogs in long-term shelter care, changing daily lives of dogs in a species-impoverished environment through mental and physical stimulation, emotional nourishment, and rewards based training."LEARNING TO TRUST Alone & Detained: Dogs Feel Woman's Love Compiled by Elisabeth Brock, Zootoo Pet News, New York August 26, 2009 Corinne Dowling, founder of Give a Dog a Bone, brings love and companionship to those animals who are in shelter custody. SAN FRANCISCO - Every so often pets will find themselves plastered all over the headlines - whether from the unfortunate actions of their own or their owners - their stories becoming the center of attention. But what happens to these animals, mostly dogs, once their 15 minutes of fame has expired? Corinne Dowling knows first-hand the plight of long-term shelter outcasts. For most, while their future remains in limbo, their presence becomes trivial - pushed to the back of an animal shelter indefinitely - ignored and unloved. But Corinne is changing this reality for countless dogs through her program, Give a Dog a Bone at a San Francisco animal shelter. Putting her own budget and life on the line, Corinne gives them the time, compassion, quality of life, and love that all living things are worthy of, no matter their circumstances. Now she is encouraging and helping other shelters across the country implement this unique program for "custody dogs" and in the process, Corinne took time to give ZT Pet News even more insight into this cause." For the complete interveiw, copy this link: http://zootoo.nypost.com/petnews/alonedetaineddogsfeelwomanslov-1413 Specialties: shelter enrichment, canine behavior, improving/changing fearful and aggressive behaviors in a kennel environment, enhancing quality of life for canines in kennel environments