I am privileged and is extremely grateful to be a part of the program. Training and caring for dogs has brought me a lot of joy, but more importantly has given me the opportunity to make amends and give back through the work that we do. There comes a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction in…

The Paws For Life program has been the opportunity of a lifetime. By working with these dogs, I have learned a lot about myself. I am amazed at how much I can relate to many of these dogs, their traumas and triggers are not so different from my own. I find that I understand them…

I am the oldest of 6 kids, still have both my awesome parents and I have 3 beautiful kids, as far as I can remember, we have always had animals; Dogs, Cats, Birds, Rabbits, Chicken, Goats, Turtles, Fish, Snakes and a Wolf. But none of those experiences has been like it is now. There’s true…

I am a competent, responsible man with a positive self-image and healthy self-esteem. I am caring, loving, and generous husband, father, brother, and friend. I have been incarcerated for the past 15 years and I wasn’t always the person I am today. I was raised with poor social skills, poverty, put down emotionally abused, beaten,…

When I first became a part of PFL and started training dogs, I was able to empathize and connect with them in an unexpected way. Many of our dogs come from high intake shelters where they have spent sometimes over a year in! They often come to us scared, aggressive, with scars of abuse and…