At the Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh in Homewood, on average, dogs get outside about 20 minutes a day. But now you have the chance to take them outside the shelter for hours as a part of a new field trip program.

Day after day, dogs like Mosey spend most of their time confined to the building off Hamilton, sometimes getting trained and playing with toys. But much of it is in the kennel, surrounded by barking dogs.

"The longer they're here, the more anxiety that builds up," said executive director Dan Cody.

Cody said they hope to alleviate that stress through their new "Barks and Rec" program.

"We are providing the care that they need all the time here in the shelter, but to provide that love, it's really the one-on-one socialization that they need," Cody said.

For up to five hour

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