Puppies Behind Bars is a program where prison inmates learn how to train therapy dogs as first responder service dogs and for wounded war veterans, and canines trained for explosive-detection for use in law enforcement. Puppies enter the prison at the age of eight weeks, living with their inmate puppy trainer for approximately 24 months. As the puppies mature into well-behaved and well-loved dogs, their trainers learn what it means to contribute to society rather than take from it. PBB programs bring healing and love to hundreds of individuals using therapy dogs every year.… Read More...