03/25/2024
Our NEADS Pup, Luna, is now 10 months old! She is in the Prison PUP Program at MCI-Norfolk. Her inmate handler, under the guidance of NEADS trainer, Meghan, is teaching Luna advanced obedience cues and Service Dog task work. Luna is learning how to turn light switches on and off, retrieve and pick up objects, open doors, and push automatic accessible door buttons. For socialization within the prison, Luna accompanies her inmate handler to the dining hall, classes, and work assignments. Luna spends her weekends with a volunteer raiser. Her raiser will introduce Luna to environments that she will not encounter within the prison, such as coffee shops, shopping malls, and fast-food restaurants. These field trips help to increase Luna’s socialization skills. Luna has proven to be a serious worker and learns well. She is very friendly and spunky! ❤️🐾
