Puppies Behind Bars (PBB) trains prison inmates to raise service dogs for wounded war veterans and first responders, as well as explosive-detection canines for law enforcement.
Puppies enter prison at the age of 8 weeks and live with their inmate puppy-raisers for approximately 24 months. As the puppies mature into well-loved, well-behaved dogs, their raisers learn what it means to contribute to society rather than take from it. PBB programs bring the love and healing of dogs to hundreds of individuals every year. The dogs bring hope and pride to their raisers, and independence and security to those they serve.
What happens when law enforcement and inmates come together over a dog?
PBB dogs bring comfort to health care heroes in this Today show feature.
Introduction to Puppies Behind Bars
"I never thought a service dog could open the door to me living my life again, but that's exactly what pete's done for me."
Dakota showing Keane the best way to have fun! The dirtier the better! #dirtydogs #happydogs #PBB
Hey everyone, we are looking for new volunteers to help socialize our puppies. Our pups need you to introduce them to the world at large to help ...
(Left:Officer Heather McClelland Groton PD and her Dept. dog Chase. Right:Officer Richard Simons Yale Universty PD and his Dept. dog Heidi.)
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