We are proud to announce that Puppies Behind Bars has earned its fourteenth consecutive 4-star rating from Charity Navigator.

Puppies Behind Bars (PBB) trains prison inmates to raise service dogs for wounded war veterans and first responders, as well as explosive-detection canines for law enforcement. Puppies enter prison at the age of 8 weeks and live with their inmate puppy-raisers for approximately 24 months.

founder Gloria Gilbert Stoga
Puppies Behind Bars began in July 1997, after founder Gloria Gilbert Stoga had read about a prison/guide dog program in Gainesville, Florida created by a veterinarian named Dr. Thomas Lane. Stoga visited Dr. Lane and three prisons where his program existed and was inspired to create her own program.

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Stoga started Puppies Behind Bars in 1997, combining two of her lifelong passions: dogs and philanthropy.

Puppy Panels, sometimes called Puppy Bars are the perfect addition to your existing or even new Iron or Aluminum Fence. With the heavy 4 and 8 gauge construction, it is strong enough to stand on its own without looking like a wet lasagna noodle.

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Giving back to real-life heroes Operation Second Chance is a non-profit organization founded in 2004 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center whose goal is to support these superheroes.

You simply roll out the plastic mesh fence and then secure it to the fence pickets with zip ties. You can cut the sections to fit between the posts or simply roll out the mesh in one large sheet. Once your puppy reaches adulthood, simply snip the zip ties and remove the plastic mesh fence.

KEEP YOUR PUPS SAFE: Puppy Bumpers are Stuffed Safety Collars to prevent your little pups from escaping through the gaps in your fence. Puppy Bumpers are the perfect choice for most dogs, making even the tiniest pups TOO FAT to fit through the fence! Puppy Bumpers are patented.

Nationally, Hope For The Warriors provides comprehensive support programs for service members, veterans, and military families that are focused on transition, health and wellness, peer engagement, and connections to community resources.

Operation Second Chance has received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest and most-utilized independent evaluator of charities!

A puppy picket is a special addition to an aluminum fence that creates a unique space about a foot off the ground. The steaks are more closely placed and this prevents your four-legged friends from making an escape.

L-Footer: An L-footer is wire fencing laid down against the base of your fence and bent perpendicular (90 degree angle) to it: just like an “L.” You can bury this fencing underground, but it doesn’t have to be buried to work.

First micropigs, now dogs: Scientists in China have used a gene-editing technique to produce the world’s first genetically engineered pooches.

PBB programs bring the love and healing of dogs to hundreds of individuals every year. The dogs bring hope and pride to their raisers, and independence and security to those they serve. VIDEO: Inmates and officers work together in “Puppies Behind Bars” program to help at-risk law enforcement.

As the puppies mature into well-loved, well-behaved dogs, their raisers learn what it means to contribute to society rather than take from it. PBB programs bring the love and healing of dogs to hundreds of individuals every year. The dogs bring hope and pride to their raisers, and independence and security to those they serve.

For taxpayers who itemize deductions, they can deduct 100% of their charitable donations to a qualified public charity against their 2020 adjusted gross inc Puppies Behind Bars (PBB) trains prison inmates to raise service dogs for wounded war veterans and first responders, as well as explosive-detection canines for law enforcement.