PAX
Pax as a puppy
CINNABAR'S PEACEMAKER 
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PAX

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Pax in the warden's office
  Pax is the public relations dog for the Prison Dog Project of Pathways To Hope. He is also a trained assistance dog to help his growing old friend, Sr. Pauline
 He has visited many prisons, gave demonstrations and has given a lot of people joy by his friendliness, and especially his happy go lucky attitude. 
 He loves everyone, even cats. He loves being a peacemaker, greeting everyone the same. He knows no enemies. 

 

 
 Pax has earned his Tracking Dog title from the American Kennel Club as well as he is a trained assistance dog. 
 He also has been trained by his companion Sr Pauline as well as he spent time in prison and was trained by an inmate. He lived in the inmates room, even having bed privileges... meaning he could sleep on the bed. 
 He enjoyed playing with the other dogs who were being trained at the  prison. 
 He lives in a remote area of Maine with Sr Pauline. 
Pax in his backyard

 

 
Cinnebar's Peacemaker
  Pax was donated by Debra Harper of Fresno, California from the Cinnabar Kennels and he is much loved by his second mom, Kathy McIntyre who owns Pax's sire, Am/Can Champion Golden Pine's Dustrax Maverick CD TDX.

 
 

Pax visiting with Rosemary 

 
 
 

Pax family photo.... 
Pax before he was a year old.. second from left with his father on extreme left 
and mother on the right with his two brothers

 
 
 
 
 

Pax living in prison working with the inmates
turning on the lights

 
 
 

Pax at the California institution for women. The women are in a prison dog program and love Pax and all the dogs very much.
Pax has visited many prisons.. and in them he has found wonderful people... who made mistakes but really want a different life.

 
When visiting NY, pax had his picture taken with one of the officers guarding the Statue of Liberty. 

 
Pax visiting Wal-Mart, giving Meseret money for my purchase. It was a very happy occasion for me.  Meseret is handicapped and was stranded in Rome after fleeing the war in Ethiopia. She couldn't find a country who would take her because she was severely handicapped.  I was able to get her to the United States after a lot of hard work.. and it was a joy to go into Wal-Mart where Meseret was working at her first job ever. She became a "star" cashier and has worked steady for six years.. and Pax came to greet her. It was wonderful to see her again.

 

While visiting a prison, one of the correctional officers got on the floor with Pax, but his focus was on the table full of food right in front of him.

Pax goes into prisons to visit the inmates, trying to bring about a sense of hope that there is a better life if they try and make it happen.

 
 
 

Pax seen on the left corner of the picture went to New York to march for life in January 2004.   He was pictured with the Maine Right to Life group. I have never been so proud of Pax, walking in the middle of around 250,000 people, going up the middle of the street toward the capitol and then to the supreme court justice building to make a statement that all life is precious from the beginning of conception to the end when we die.

 
 

Cardinal Roger Mahoney, the Cardinal of Los Angeles with Pax and Sr Pauline
             
Pax with the vice Mayor of Rome, Italy Mariapia Garavaglia

 
 

Pit Bulls have a terrible reputation but there are some that are gentle. These two Pit Bulls are sharing their small bed with Pax and they all fell asleep. It is a small sign of being peacemakers. 
It would be great if humans could do as well as these three dogs in living together inspite of our unique differences.
 On our trip to New York, we were helping a patient with Adhesions.  This young child came from Massachusetts to be with us.  She fell in love with Pax and fell asleep on the floor with her arms around him.

 
 

This is the farm house of the Community of the Resurrection where Pax and I live in Maine with other sisters. Pax is happy being here or walking the streets of NY greeting the poor.

 
Be A Responsible Pet Owner
 In my travels around the world, I have seen thousands of neglected and abandoned dogs, cats and other animals.  We need to be responsible providers to animals who look up to us for their care and safety.  All of us who have animals as companions need to take ownership of our responsibility to care for an animal that was created by God.   No human being should ever have to experience neglect and being unwanted in this world and  the same should apply to animals so they do not have to live terrible lives. 

Dog shows can be a fun, healthy, and a family recreation but breeders need to be concerned with over breeding  and abandoning animals who don't win in the dog shows, which happens.  Competition to "win" sometimes becomes more important than treating people with respect and dignity. A person can really a "winner" when they sincerely congratulate a person who just won the best of breed over your dog. If winning at any cost takes control over your life, then it can lead to destruction of values.

Training
 A happy dog is a dog that is trained to do something.  There are many different books, videos, training classes that can help you learn how to be a good trainer.  It is also good exercise since you have to get outside and work with your dog. 

Learning positive methods of training can be a lot of fun, feeling satisfaction when the dog learns to do something that you ask of them.  A well mannered dog is a joy to be around.  Obedience trained dogs are least likely end up in our animal Shelters where millions are killed because no one wants them. 

 
 
 
 
Faithful:
With eye upraised his master’s look to scan, 
The joy, the solace, and 
the aid of man:
The rich man’s guardian and the poor man’s friend, 
The only creature faithful to the end.
~ George Crabbe ~

Love One Another



 

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