Thanks to the Animal Farm Foundation, Pit Bulls find new lives as helper dogs.
When you hear the words “service dog,” what kind of dog comes to mind? Typically, it will be a Golden or a Labrador Retriever, breed types that have, over the years, become synonymous with this role. Entire integrated programs are devoted to breeding, training and placing these dogs with people who need them. It’s noble work.
A New York-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Animal Farm Foundation, takes that noble work even further by providing service dogs who buck the stereotype. All are shelter dogs, and most are Pit Bulls. Not only do their big Bully smiles lift hearts, they also reflect the dogs’ comfort with their jobs, which include serving as hearing-alert, mobility and psychiatric service dogs.
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via Whisker Therapy