Joan K. Dalton

The Transformative Relationship Between Incarcerated Youth and Shelter Dogs

Book cover with orange background: SECOND CHANCES The Transformative Relationship Between Incarcerated Youth and Shelter Dogs. By Joan K. Dalton.

Second Chances, a book about incarcerated boys who work with unwanted shelter dogs, learning responsibility, patience, and compassion for all living beings.

My Story

Is there a teacher to whom you owe a debt of gratitude for their belief in you and your capabilities? That one teacher for me was Miss Lillian Biard when I attended school at the Navy base in the Panama Canal Zone. She discovered I liked reading. It was then that I decided to be a teacher like Miss Biard.

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A Dog Named Sasha

While I grew up with dogs, I did not have one of my own until Sasha came into my life. She was a German shepherd mix turned into the Humane Society by her family. She sat in her kennel with her back to visitors, but I wanted to look at her anyway.

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