Changes of Heart: When a troubled t

Changes of Heart: When a troubled teen cares for an unwanted dog, the healing begins for both!Spiker is only a year old, but he's already done time on death row. Abandoned by his owners, he landed in an animal shelter with a policy of destroying dogs that were passed over for adoption.Now, though, he's gotten a reprieve. "Come on, Spiker. You can do it," his trainer urges. "Shake, boy, shake!"Spiker, a mix of German shorthaired pointer and Labrador retriever, gazes at the young woman, perplexed. Then he remembers: Last time he obeyed Marcy, a biscuit magically appeared. Slowly he raises his right paw. "Good boy," Marcy says, ruffling the dog's spotted coat and offering a treat.Spiker is changing Marcy's life as surely as Marcy is changing his. The 18-year-old has lived at Echo Glen Children's Center, a state-operated juvenile correctional facility in Snoqualmie, Washington, for nine months. While she's there, she's participating in Canine Connections, a program that brings unwanted dogs and incarcerated kids together. "I've never been attached to a dog before, because things always move away from me," Marcy says. "It's like with my family. They die or they leave me." Marcy never knew her father; her mother died of a drug overdose when Marcy was eight. After that, she began shuttling from one foster home to another – more than 50 in all. Unable to get along with any of her host families, she ended up on the streets selling crack. She was a regular in juvenile court until a judge ordered her to spend a year at Echo Glen.

Changes of Heart:
When a Troubled teen Cares for an Unwanted Dog, for both the Healing Begins!
Spiker is only a year Old, but He's already done time on Death Row. Abandoned by his owners, He landed in an Animal Shelter with a Policy of destroying Dogs that were Passed over for Adoption.
Now, though, He's gotten a reprieve. "Come on, Spiker. You can do it, "his trainer urges. "Shake, boy, shake!" Spiker, a mix of German shorthaired pointer and Labrador retriever, gazes at the young woman, perplexed. Then he remembers: Last time he obeyed Marcy, a biscuit magically appeared. Slowly he raises his right paw. "Good Boy," Marcy says, Ruffling spotted the Dog's Coat and offering a Treat.
Spiker is changing Marcy's Life as Surely as Marcy is changing his. The 18-year-old has lived at Echo Glen Children's Center, a state-operated juvenile correctional facility in Snoqualmie, Washington, for nine months. While She's there, She's participating in Canine Connections, a Program that brings Unwanted Dogs and Kids Together incarcerated.
"I've been attached to a Dog Never before, because Things Move Away from Me always," Marcy says. "It's like with my family. They die or they leave me. "Marcy never knew her father; her mother died of a drug overdose when Marcy was eight. After that, she began shuttling from one foster home to another - more than 50 in all. Unable to get along with any of her host families, she ended up on the streets selling crack. She was a regular in juvenile court until a judge ordered her to spend a year at Echo Glen.

Changes of Heart:
When a troubled teen cares for an unwanted dog the healing, begins for both!
Spiker is only a, year old. But he 's already done time on death row. Abandoned by, his owners he landed in an animal shelter with a policy of destroying. Dogs that were passed over for adoption.
Now though, he ', s gotten a reprieve. "Come, on Spiker. You can do it," his trainer. Urges. "Shake boy,,Shake! "Spiker a mix, of German shorthaired pointer and, Labrador retriever gazes at the, young woman perplexed. Then he. Remembers: Last time he obeyed Marcy a biscuit, magically appeared. Slowly he raises his right paw. "Good boy,", Marcy says. Ruffling the dog 's spotted coat and offering a treat.
Spiker is changing Marcy' s life as surely as Marcy is changing his.The 18-year-old has lived at Echo Glen Children ', s Center a state-operated juvenile correctional facility, in Snoqualmie. Washington for nine, months. While she ',' s there she s participating in, Canine Connections a program that brings unwanted. Dogs and incarcerated kids together.
"I 've never been attached to a, dog before because things always move away from me," Marcy says."It 's like with my family. They die or they leave me." Marcy never knew her father; her mother died of a drug overdose. When Marcy was eight. After that she began, shuttling from one foster home to another - more than 50 in all. Unable to get. Along with any of her host families she ended, up on the streets selling crack.She was a regular in juvenile court until a judge ordered her to spend a year at Echo Glen.
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