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Alexa Jeske, 9, of Eagle Grove, pets 11-month-old Wooly during Puppy Days at Fort Dodge Correctional Facility on Sunday.
-Messenger photo by Jesse Major
Four-year-old Brent Thielen, of Glidden, pets 13-month-old Gabby, a Leader Dog who was trained by Fort Dodge Correctional Facility inmate John Cowles, right.
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Dalen Prier, an inmate at Fort Dodge Correctional Facility, tells about 300 people Sunday that the Leader Dog program at the prison has changed his life.
-Messenger photo by Jesse Major
Len Quinn, of Green Lake Wisconsin, stands with his Leader Dog, Slyder, as he tells inmates at Fort Dodge Correctional Facilty that they are heroes for raising Leader Dogs.
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Aaron Lassek, dressed as Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz, walks with Ronnie, a 10-month-old Future Leader Dog during Puppy Days at the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility.
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Bogey, a 10-week-old Future Leader Dog, takes a puppy nap during Puppy Days at the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility on Sunday.
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Casey Shulte, an inmate at Fort Dodge Correctional Facility, holds Nelson, the 4-month-old Leader Dog he is training.