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2014 年、千葉県の八街少年院で、少年たちに保護犬を訓練してもらうプログラムが始まった。第1 期に参加する少年は3 名。捨てられたり手放されたりして保護された犬が3 匹。犬と少年は1 対1のペアになって3 か月の間授業を受け、一般家庭に犬を引き渡すための訓練を行う。本書は、その訓練の日々に密着し、犬と少年の間に信頼感が芽生え、心が通い合い、両者ともに変わっていく様子をいきいきと伝えている。犬の表情をうまくとらえた写真と、抑制のきいた文章が心にひびく。

13歳から/少年院 犬 訓練

 

Give Me a Chance

ーA Fresh Start for Dogs and Boys

In 2014, a program was started at Yachimata Reformatory in Chiba prefecture to have young inmates train rescued dogs. Three boys joined the program in the first phase, and were paired up with three abandoned dogs from a shelter. The program lasted for three months during which time the dogs were trained in order to be rehomed with ordinary families. This book closely documents the day to day process, vividly demonstrating how a sense of trust developed between the neglected or abused dogs and the delinquent juveniles as they began to understand each other, and together they began to change. Readers will be deeply moved by the photos capturing the dogs’ facial expressions and the neutral written account. (Sakuma)

  • Otsuka, Atsuko
  • Kodansha
  • 2018
  • 208 pages
  • 20×14
  • ISBN 9784065130001
  • Age 13 +

Juvenile reformatory, Dogs, Training

(JBBY「おすすめ!日本の子どもの本2020」より)

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