I came across a really cool program called “Puppies Behind Bars” which places puppies in prisons to be trained as service dogs by the inmates. The inmates are choosen carefully, so that the dogs are only placed with inmates who will care for, love and spend the time to train the dogs. This program not only provides service dogs for the disabled, but it transforms the inmates lives. Dogs as we all know really can bring out the best in people by bringing out the loving and caring sides of even the most hardened people. I really hope this program expands, I beleive it is only in few prisons in and around the New York area. These dogs while being trained themselves are teaching their trainers compassion, caring, and accomplishment and really help to rehibilitate these inmates so that they can one day be contributing members of society.