Working with dogs helps troubled Australian teenagers | Pacific Beat

Working with dogs helps troubled Australian teenagers

Working with dogs helps troubled Australian teenagers

Updated 27 February 2013, 10:42 AEST

They say a dog is man's best friend, and in this case, the partnership is proving a solid one.

A program in Australia that helps wayward teenagers get back on track is using dogs to help discipline the boys, and it's having extraodinary success.

The students are getting jobs, and getting the confidence they need. They're also setting world records.

Presenter: Sarah Clarke

Speaker: Bernie Shakeshaft, Back Track; Luke Munro, dog handler; Nathan Bliss, teacher, Back Track

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