Corinne Dowling is the founder, director, and primary dog handler of Give a Dog a Bone, a nonprofit program that serves the needs of dogs in long-term shelter care. Give a Dog a Bone was created in 1999 to relieve the isolation, boredom, stress, and suffering of dogs in enforced custody and medical isolation -- a population hitherto not served by the dog volunteer program at San Francisco Animal Care and Control, an open admissions municipal shelter.
Corinne has presented on environmental enrichment at the Conference for Homeless Animals Management Policy (CHAMP), Guide Dogs for the Blind, the California Animal Control Director's Association (CACDA), and the Animal Rescue Conference. Her work has been acknowledged by the ASPCA, the San Francisco SPCA, Animal Farm Foundation, the Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF), the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the San Francisco Commission of Animal Control and Welfare, and PetSmart Charities.
Over the years, she has shared her home with three well-loved American Pit Bull Terriers and many cherished cats. Currently she lives with an engaging young Min Pin/Chi mix and one elderly chatty cat. She enjoys baseball, gardening, and further educating herself in the field of animal welfare, not necessarily in that order. She is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers.
