a story of a dog

i just watched this doco on animal planet about dogs. it's about this dog training program for the disabled. and the people who train them are convicts... which is news to me...
some of them admitted that by training these dogs, they have something to look forward to everyday... and ironically, these dogs were actually unwanted dogs that were abandoned on the streets... well, guess both the trainer and the dog are given hope by doing this training program.

one of the trainer even said that he's been given the chance to be a kid again... he grew up in the wrong side of hte neighborhood and stabbing people is just like daily activities for him but since he got the chance to train a dog called 'Bond', he said that he realized what 'straight' life is all about...
those convicts who are locked up for 23 hours a day are very happy when they see the dog... eventhough it's just caressing the dog thru the steel bars but, they look so happy just by doing that. some cons said that the dogs remind him of home...

before this i didnt even know this kind of training existed let alone in a state pen... who knows that training dogs can actually give a meaning to life to some people and put a smile on their face everyday... =)