ATLANTA -- Canine CellMates is a jail dogs program that operates out of Fulton County Jail. The 8-week program pairs a Fulton County Jail inmate with a Fulton County Animal Shelter dog so that through their relationship they can help rehabilitate each other. The goal of the program is to save more dogs by training them to be better pets and help inmates become better citizens. Canine CellMates has partnered with the Ashford-Dunwoody California Pizza Kitchen for an event on Aug.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- "I've done everything from sales to marketing, accounting," said Emily Griffith. But one day nine years ago, long after most people have chosen their life's path, Griffith found a new one.

"I was early in my 40's, and I had no idea I knew how to paint," she said.

Turns out Griffith was a natural, and even though she calls a first painting of her dog primitive, it's still better than most people could ever do.

"The more you paint, the more your eye gets trained," she said humbly.

Almost 1,000 paintings later, Griffith is a renowned painter -- of pets.

"That's what I'm known for is capturing the dog's personality," she said.

Especially when that dog is the dawg -- Ugga. Griffith has painted Uggas 7, 8 and 9.

She also painted actress Tori Spelling's dog, who died.

And she's painted hundreds of not so famous pets, no less adored by their owners.

Calico is a lovely girl who just brought us a beautiful family of 5 kittens. She loves affection and will talk to you. She is new to the shelter and is longing for a forever home. Come see Calico in the Reception Area. Our adoption fee for kittens is $150, and our adoption fee for cats over one year old is $125. This includes their spay/neuter surgery, disease testing for FeLV & FIV, age appropriate vaccinations up to the adoption date, deworming, flea/tick prevention, heartworm prevention, 24Petwatch microchip, and 30 days of ShelterCare Pet Insurance.