Dr David Crenshaw of the Children’s Home Of Poughkeepsie joins Colleen & Dr Jim for a lively discussion about the various ways his organization uses facility dogs. He shares how their facility dogs have used their problem solving skills to support, comfort, and a good laugh. Also, Jim provides a lot of insight into why problem solving is so important for the dogs chosen to serve.
Episode Highlights
1:37 – David shares how Dr Jim’s work has impacted his efforts
2:15 – Meet Dr David Crenshaw of the Children’s Home Of Poughkeepsie
4:40 – The specialized programs they offer
5:30 – Nuevas Alas serving immigrant children
6:45 – Safe Harbour program for youth sex trafficking victims
7:45 – Group Emergency Foster Care for siblings
9:00 – Navigating the campus of services
10:00 – David finds Courthouse Dogs Foundation
14:00 – Rosie from ECAD works with 2 children
17:00 – David’s observations of Rosie’s impact
20:15 – Jim reflects on the past 10 years of adoption of facility dog programs
24:20 – The importance of problem solving skills in these dogs
28:10 – The current projects Jim is working on the science of play
30:00 – Rosie is reunited with Dale but continues to show up
31:00 – An example of the work Rosie did in court
34:15 – The transition of facility dogs
37:30 – Gentle soft touch to the dogs provides healing to the children
38:45 – Benefiting from establishing boundaries
41:00 – Teens working with Ace the labrador
44:30 – Our connection to the animals
45:30 – Calming comfort through all areas of life
48:00 – Letter exchange with Ace
50:50 – Elvis the approachable one
51:45 – Marshall working with the Safe Harbour program
53:15 – Facility dogs supporting all of those in this process
54:30 – Intuitive problem solving the dogs inherently have
55:00 – Hilarious problem solving example
58:00 – Knowing where the facility dogs will serve best
1:01:30 – What a bark or howl is telling a handler
1:02:30 – Colleen shares how Russel was impacted by pain of a person
1:04:45 – Rosie goes to college & Jim tells us how dogs sense their stress
Links To References
Children’s Home Of Poughkeepsie
ECAD – Educated Canines Assisting with Disabilities
This episode is marked explicit due to the nature of some of the topics discussed.