That story reminds me of a PBS special I watched a couple of weeks ago called "Cell Dogs", they were in a "Second Chance Program" in an Arizona prison where the cell mates also got a second chance. This time to take a dog, that would otherwise be put down and train it to be a partner for a handicapped person. It was a very moving program, with dogs of all sizes. They all got a " second chance ", and the person that finally got the trained dog was so happy. Enough to bring tears to my eyes, what a good program for all.