SHAWANO, Wis. (WFRV) - A local animal shelter has enlisted the help of an out of state nonprofit for a training they hope will make their dogs more adoptable.

Over the last two days, the dogs, staff members, and volunteers at the Shawano County Humane Society have gone through an important training session courtesy of an organization called 'Dogs Playing For Life.'

One of the main goals of the training is to teach the dogs how to safely play with each other. Humane Society officials tell Local 5 News that it helps improve the dogs quality of life and also makes them more adoptable since prospective adopters tend to prefer dogs who appear friendly and get along with other dogs.

"Just watching all of these dogs outside, playing together, never thinking we could have 9, 10, 12 dogs playing

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