I was a Prison Pup!
Hi, My Name is Foxy and I have lived here in Santa Cruz about five years. I’m a Midwest transplant and I used to live in a prison in Ohio of all places! Grafton Correctional Institution in Loraine County, Ohio to be exact.How I got to Santa Cruz
I sure didn’t need pet sitting then! I want to make it clear that I was NOT sent to prison for breaking the law, on the contrary I was sent there to both help and be helped. Sounds a bit strange doesn't it? But I’m serious; I was part of a community service program called Love-A-Pup. The help I received was obedience training, sit, stay, how to be a good dog, walking on a leash, and such so I could go on and be adopted by my forever family. By living in the prison I helped my inmate give back to his community and he made a positive contribution to society. I also helped by reducing the amount of boredom and tension in the prison so it was safer for everyone who lived there and worked there. Pretty cool, huh? The way I see it, they were all my pets and I was the pet sitter!I was very well behaved and adopted by a wonderful pet loving couple who were seniors. Unfortunately they both passed away. After a week or so their daughter Nellie, my new mom, had me shipped out to Santa Cruz to live with her and her partner. I got a new Grandma too! The plane ride was pretty scary but I’m so glad I came!
