Animal Activist Frances Hayward and Dog Trainer Bill Grimmer Visit The Humane Society of New York To Work With the Adoptable Pets

Veteran Dog Trainer, Bill Grimmer visited the Humane Society of New York and met with the trainers and volunteers on staff to teach them how to make the dogs in the shelter more adoptable. “In teaching these dogs to be more social and in control, they become adoptable in a shorter time frame. This results in less time spent in the shelter,” says Grimmer. “Then once they are adopted, they will also be more manageable for the families that take them in.” Grimmer, who has worked with everyone from the Canadian government and police force to Mother Teresa, utilizes specific techniques with scent, touch and food to train dogs that have proven successful throughout the United States as well as in South America, Canada and the Caribbean. Grimmer was accompanied by animal activist and philanthropist Frances Hayward and the Humane Society of New York’s Executive Director Sandra DeFeo on his visit to see the adorable adoptable pets in the shelter, which has been a presence in New York City caring for animals in need when illness, injury or homelessness strikes for over 100 years. Today the shelter’s hospital and Adoption Center help more than 34,000 dogs and cats annually.  

Those interested in adopting an animal can visit www.humanesocietyny.org for more information or call (212) 752-4842