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WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2015
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FUNDRAISER
Mister
Coco
Mister is a black Lab-mix
who is approximately 1 year
old. His handler, Cory Lewis,
describes him as mellow —
when he’s not playing.
“He’s very young, so he just
wants to play,” he said.
Lewis said Mister’s playful
nature sometimes distracts
him from his training, but he’s
otherwise very well-behaved
and gets along well with oth-
er dogs. He said Mister also did well when interacting with children
and other adults at a recent TRCI function.
“He’ll be a great family dog,” Lewis said.
Coco is a
miniature
pinture about
3 years old.
Handler Ste-
ven Freeman
described
Coco as curi-
ous and eager
to play with
other dogs,
although he
possesses a
“little dog syndrome” — a small dog with a big-dog personality. He
said Coco is extremely aff ectionate and loves to cuddle. He also loves
his blankie, which he takes with him everywhere. Coco also likes to
meet new people, and while he doesn’t fetch, he loves to play with a
ball and chew on a rawhide.
Trixy
Trixy is a 3-year-old German shep-
herd-red heeler mix. Her handler,
Robert Peck, said Trixy oves to play
with any toy and loves being with
people.
“She’s great with other dogs,” he
said, adding she is also aff ectionate
with people. “She loves giving kisses.”
Peck said Trixy is very smart and
learned all the basic commands very
quickly, although she loves getting
treats.
Peck said he has fallen in love with
Trixy and would like to keep her
himself.
Duke
Duke is a chocolate lab/
Chesapeak Bay retriever mix
who is less than a year old
although already quite big.
His handler Peter Millard said
Duke is probably the most
improved dog because at fi rst
he had high energy and got
into everything, something
MIllard has been able to
stop with training. Despite
his size, Millard said Duke is
very relaxed and wants to
be loved by people and play
with the other dogs. He said
when Duke is in Millard’s cell
he will frequently jump on
the bed with him.
“This is how I envisioned
him being towards the end
(of his training),” Millard
said of Duke. “He’s so smart
and friendly with everyone.”
Zoey (you can see her on A1)
Zoey is a border collie/Australian Shepherd mix who is about 3 years old. Handler Justin Schiller-Munneman-
lol described Zoey as having a sweet and calm, but playful, disposition.
“We defi nitely spent a lot of time in the yard playing,” he said. “As soon as we come back inside, she takes
a nap.”
He said while she was timid at fi rst, she has outgrown that and now plays with other dogs and inmates.
“She loves people,” he said.
ADOPTION
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said this week, adding both
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program. “You never know
what made them not so
adoptable before.”
Isles said the dogs have all
completed their training regi-
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event, casually titled “From no
house, to the big house, to your
house,” beginning at 1:30 p.m.
Saturday. People interested in
adopting one of the dogs are
invited to the open house on
the lawn by the TRCI admin-
istration building and become
acquainted with the dogs. Hot
dogs and refreshments will be
provided, and people inter-
ested in adopting one of the
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tions, which can also be found
at the TRCI website, http://
www.oregon.gov/doc/OPS/
PRISON/pages/trci.aspx.
‘Certainly
everybody
deserves a good
home.’
— Sherry Isles,
TRCI assistant to the
superintendent
Isles said if more than
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cation for one of the dogs,
their names will be drawn
from a hat to determine who
will be the dog’s owner. She
said, so far, applications have
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the dogs, but TRCI hopes
to attract more potential pet
owners to ensure the dogs go
home with someone and not
sent back to the shelter. Isles
said it costs $150 to adopt a
dog, which covers the cost
of spaying or neutering, mi-
cro-chipping, vaccinations
and the training. Once people
have been matched with the
dogs, the new owners will get
to take them home May 23,
when they will get to come to
TRCI and meet the inmates
who trained their pets.
Isles said, while TRCI
program organizers and in-
mates are hoping the dogs all
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continue, with six more dogs
coming from Pet Rescue to be
trained.
“We hope this program
will grow in the future,” Isles
said. “Certainly everybody de-
serves a good home.”
Happy
Spring
From Dr. Hibbert,
Lacee, Jessica, Bailey, Heather, and Sarah
541-612-3707
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She said it costs the
organization about $25
on average to provide
a one-hour counsel-
ing appointment for an
unplanned pregnancy,
but people can sponsor
themselves or collect
pledges for any amount
for Saturday’s walk/run
fundraiser.
Pregnancy Care Ser-
vices is open from 12:30
p.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays
through Thursdays at
1055 S. Highway 395,
Suite 111 in Cornerstone
Court, Hermiston. For
more information, call
541-567-2393.
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