Created to give hope and opportunity to the most vulnerable people and pets within our society.
Rescued Dogs Rescue People.
This is a mutual rescue scenario, helping create a pathway to change and give love to people and dogs who haven’t felt it in a long time.
From training in prison to graduating from the program into viable career opportunities in the pet industry, our success stories are remarkable.
And this is only the beginning.
Pawsitive Change full profile featured in BIXBI. (click on image to read)
Pawsitive Change featured on KTLA. (click on image to read)
Pawsitive Change featured on The Dog Whisperer. (click on image to read)
"How a dog training prison program can impact your community and beyond." An article featured on Maddie's Fund. (click on image to read)
Pawsitive Change featured on CUDDLY. (click on image to read)
Pawsitive Change featured by the Human Works Foundation. (click on image to read)
““Working with them is a lot like sitting on a mat and meditating, constantly asking you to observe and assess: How am I feeling? That brings me back to me. And I apply those lessons to my thinking all the time now, like second nature. We determine what needs to be removed or added to a dog’s behavior, creating the way to a new normal. It does the same thing for us.””
— Oscar Rodriguez, graduate of Pawsitive Change
“Shelter Dog and Prisoner Give Each Other A Second Chance”
- The Dodo
This prisoner fell in love with a shelter dog and gave him a second chance at life. When he told his parents he couldn't live without the pup, they did the most amazing thing…
“Training Dogs in Prison Changed This Man's Life”
- The Dodo
This man was sentenced to life in prison when he was a teenager, he joined the Pawsitive Change Program and met an 'aggressive' dog who changed everything…
