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Tiny Body, Big Heart

A tiny heart with a lot of love to give. We’re proud to introduce you to little Luke, the first Dog Bless You service dog to be trained by Puppies Behind Bars.

Congratulations To The New Team!

Congrats to the new team of service dogs at Puppies Behind Bars! Amos, Colton, Eagle, and George have all completed their training, and they’re ready to serve and love their new veteran friends. Dog Bless them as they embark on their important mission.

Puppies Behind Bars

In 2006, Puppies Behind Bars began raising service dogs for the disabled. Their program provides prison inmates the opportunity to train these dogs alongside wounded war veterans through their Dog Tags program. In addition to basic obedience, manners, and socialization, inmate puppy raisers are responsible for teaching the pups almost eighty commands. Once the pups