paws for life? meet service dog brandy. not only does she come from a shelter herself, but has gone on to become an essential worker and lifelong companion. and with the help of paws for life canine rescue, top trainers like john grobman give dogs and humans a second shot at life. paws for life canine rescue is an organization that rescues dogs from overpopulated shelters throughout california, sends those dogs to one of our three prison programs where the dogs are trained by our incarcerated trainers. these are for prison inmates? yeah, these are inmates sentenced anywhere from 10, 20, 30 years in prison to life without the possibility of parole. [somber music] we have approximately 165 men in three different california prisons that are training our dogs for us. by us bringing those dogs into the prison system, it's a win-win. for people that are incarcerated it gives them an opportunity to make amends back into the community. and for the dogs, it gives them their second chance in life. johnny devenanzio: and for brandy, that second chance came in the form of becoming an essential addition to her new family. john grobman: brandy was placed with a young lady who was shot in the abdomen