• Cell Dogs provides second chances for shelter dogs and incarcerated individuals
    Hershey the dog
  • We rescue dogs from shelters and enroll them in basic obedience training programs
    Dogs: Emmie, Joy, and Oreo
  • Classes actively involve inmate trainers at correctional facilities
    Trainer Nemo
  • After training, all dogs are adopted into loving families
    Adopter with Oreo
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Bailey the dog

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Cell Dogs rescues dogs from local shelters and enrolls them in basic obedience training programs. These classes take place in correctional facilities and actively involve inmate trainers. For each training cycle, we make sure all dogs are lovingly adopted.

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Ricky, a Cell Dog @ OC Probation

The following article appeared in the Orange County Probation Department’s quarterly newsletter. Please enjoy the story of one lucky Cell Dog who stole the heart of one wonderful staff member!

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I’ve always said that a person who has a dog really knows what love is. Just like human beings, dogs often end up in jail because they have never been loved... Read More

Ionel Danciulescu (Coach John), Correctional Program Tech, James A. Musick FacilityRosie, Class of 2016