Being able to obtain and keep a good job is probably the single thing most likely to prevent recidivism. Good for him for taking his skills and using them to rebuild his life after the mistakes he made.

hagamapama i was kind of shocked.

Marcin Świątko, you were probably shocked because you thought prisoners are evil. There is nothing like evil people. Everyone is born as innocent as anyone else. It is the story that forms people. In Germany, that is understood so prisons have the only reason to protect the civilisation and to help the prisoners to think about their lifes.

L3 P3 i gues if you are in jail for smoking joints you are not evil and probably cool person. But killers naaaah

Marcin Świątko LMAOOOO hahaha funny comment lolol

WONDERFUL!!!

Yes!!!

The best part is it's a success story for both of them.

It's not the only program out there, but there needs to be more!! ♥️

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Bow-wow!

Yes!!!

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@@nothingmuch2023 🤣🥰

Absolutely! He turned Pavlov's life around, as well as his own!

YESS!!!

steven fucking marina for sure

Luna Eclipse Very true! I made a dumb mistake in my 20's. It sent me away for awhile. My heart was always good. I've always been an animal advocate and lover. That never changed because I made an irresponsible choice 20 years ago. It's like that time in my life never existed. You live and learn and hopefully make better choices carrying on. ❤❤

Amy Louisa 👍 We all make mistakes, it's rather we learn from them or not.

Luna Eclipse that’s true cause a lot of people in the Bible that believe in Christ went to jail!

Amy Louisa we all make mistakes in our lives Amy. Hope everything is good for you now.

This is particularly *messed up in the USA* ... the Justice and incarceration system is pathetic US politicians love to have people rot in jails, wasting tax payers' money, rather than give people a chance to be productive members of society And now with *for profit prison industry* blooming, it won't be a surprise if 1/2 of USA is incarcerated in future

cheeke11967 i agree

Me agres

and you learn what Responsibility means

cheeke11967 a lot of prisoners lack empathy! I agree, this should be installed EVERYWHERE! Bonding with a dog is the best way to improve empathy!!!!

They lack empathy bc they have to act tough and be tough in prison/jail. And dogs open your heart again. Well cats etc too, but there are more stray dogs that need help so it would be great if every prison would have this kind of program for real!

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True words

Lot of laws aren't sins though? So it's possible he never sinned.

@@ianthescientist8827 not possible. Everyone sins. We r human. Not perfect. Only God is

There is no such thing as absolutely perfect to us. I refuse to believe god was perfect.

Love it 💋🙏🙏🙏😇

I agree!!!!

Star Hunter 100% agree.

Agreed,that dog saved him just as much,if not more

i fully agree! you might have already seen this but if not there's a show called 'pitbulls and paroles' which is well worth a watch. they hire ex convicts to look after the doggos, 4+ seasons long and its really heart-warming to see the doggos go off to new homes. for the doggos it must be like winning the doggy lottery, gets me all emotional

Yes that was so Sweet 💕

@Conexus X18 The world would be a much better place, right? Sorry if ex wives tend to be dense cabbages sometimes...😒

@Conexus X18 I agree... divorced parents but my mom made sure I visited my dad when i had time. It's so important for the child's development. It's so unfair for dad's to be denied visits to their own kids.

@@caitlynwinchester369You have a great mum. My brother has a daughter that he barely sees. He pays for everything, makes sure she never lacks of anything and so does my parents and I. Still, his baby mama does not send the little girl over. We are lucky if we get to have her for 24 hours every 3 months or so.

@Conexus X18 You're right and that ex husbands would be that decent too.

They remember people and how people treated them, good & bad!!!!!

I guess they don't but I have had that experience except I wasn't in jail. They moved and I went to see them years later . T hey told me they were going to put the 🐕 dog down until he started jumping up on me and acting like a puppy again.I think 🤔 if you don't play and stimulate animals or humans they lose their sparkle ✨. I am glad that the young man didn't end up back in jail maybe the dog helped him also.

All animals are like that, not just dogs. Many such stories.

Animals are such blessings. They teach us more than we could ever teach them. ❤️❤️❤️ Really amazing and awesome. ❤️❤️❤️

Hopefully he's not partipating in killing.

@Kissa Deff Shelters kill. They really do. Its horrible. Too sad for words.

@@katherinepearce4189 no it's not for the better. I'm a rescuer. These animals become property of the government and get murdered in 3 days. Its insanity. The animals I've rescued all are magnificent. They really change people's lives.

Well if it wasn't this dog, none of that wouldn't happen!

Some inmates kill animals and are psychos

​@@dranzerjetli5126 Most people in prison are in there for drugs or robbery or other related crimes and have never hurt an animal. The inmates that have hurt animals get beaten and have their life made a living hell by the other inmates. Also they obviously wouldn't give a dog to someone who is in prison for animal cruelty.

And the dogs. Imagine how many dogs could be adopted from shelters by the inmates

That and let them garden so they can have fresh food,and something to do

a lot of them abuse animals.

And then to be able to make the conscious decision to work animal control, he knew a dog saved him and now he’s always around dogs

That’s exactly what I thought

Best video I've seen all week!!!

Very special, never happend before...

an important reminder that many people deserve a second chance

agreed

That was so sweer

@@eclipsejamie09 were you meant to say sweet?

@@keeleyjune8460 - Yes...my bad.

What a hard thing to do! Especially because he was being released early and could’ve taken him. Usually the dogs in those programs get adopted while the inmate continues to serve their time so they never even have the opportunity to be able to keep them

It's called 'Marketing'.....

Agree Vanessa. Ex prisoner. He's served his time and doing well. Shame there aren't similar programmes in the UK. Wonderful video.

He was a prisoner at the time, so maybe that's what they're referring to. If they had titled it, "Dog Surprise Reunion with Ex-Prisoner Who Saved His Life," then one might think they mean he was an ex-prisoner at the time and then you would be questioning why they need to bring up his past.

I totally agree.

Blokin he’s been out for six years already when this was posted

No he doesn't! Soooo, If someone took your child's life . Just because time served doesn't mean he's worthy of the privilege of having people coming into contact or those whom forever have to live with that persons crime as no big deal deal... and move on. forever they should be forced to live labeled with that stigmatism so they never forget and always be humbled for their terrible crime they choose to inflict on innocent undeserving people or be given the benefit of doubt when something creepy just happened... Example .. how about you inviting a child molester to provide child care services for your children But know that earned ( yes I said earned background knowledge aka title ) no one forced that action and if they were it unfortunate ,but it is what is. Why honorable residents in this society should reserve the RIGHT to make educated decisions if that past act is something we won't to risk bringing into our world when we forced ourselves to obey the law!!!!!

B corp I mean he was most likely in there for drugs or stealing. But go off talking about way worse criminals who would be in prison for more years then him and who probably wouldn’t have been let out early. Plus he’s correct ‘Ex-prisoner’ he did his time he was released. He shouldn’t be called a prisoner his whole life just because he made bad decisions and has learned from them. The only people who should be labeled as a dangerous individual is a murder, pedos, and people you commit sexual assault. So you know people will know that did something way worse then drugs or stealing.

@@bcorp9275 look at the elitist in the comments preaching about how ppl who smoked weed or stole to survive was placed in jail. News flash, weeds legal now so how about we free those harmless citizens, huh ?

B corp People who sexuality assault others or murder others have the title of “ murderer” “child molester” “Pedophile” “Rapist” “Registered sex offender “ “kidnapper” etc....those are what they’re called And those are what they live by...not the prisoner. And so then no, people probably wouldn’t invite them to their home. But if someone is an ex prisoner or ex con and you know that they didn’t do something extreme like that then there should be no problem with them coming into someone’s home or being friends or be forgiven... if that person is comfortable with that. The system is messed up and innocent people go to prison all the time or people who got caught up with the wrong crowd or did something they felt they felt was the only way to survive or even made one bad decision. Judging others for mistakes they’ve made when they worked so hard to change and move on is just terrible. A lot of people deserve second chances.. not all but many. And that has nothing to do with the extreme murderers or rapists, etc. And I’m sure these prisoners who haven’t done terrible things and have made bad decisions will definitely remember this just as this guy has.

Even murderer or in a single case molester is not always what it looks like. I worked in a womens prison. Ofcourse you can't say it is out loud, but some people that were murdered or in a single case, got a screwdriver in his ass (not the sharp side) had what was coming to them. Some women regret what they did, some women said, it was all worth it, rather a life in this cell than another hour with him in one home. I hope you know what I mean. If you work there, it takes all your strength not to hate every man if you hear most of these stories. Luckily we had the best male colleague's with ethernal patience and calmness. They really gave some trust back to them. Ones one of the male guards gave a guitar to a girl, later she said that it saved her live because she wanted to hang herself that night. Instead she's jamming every week with the guard and she got really good! She wants to do something with music when she gets out so we said we would all buy her first cd's. Don't judge someone if you don't know the story behind it.

So very true. Animals are such awesome blessings.

incarceration should not be punishment but deterent and protecting society from repeat offenses. punishment and revenge might sound nice but nothing is accomplished with that. many people are against such prison programs because "they didnt deserve it" and need to be punished, but this attitude will create future victims this is a good example for a good program to create a better future for everyone. its not for the prisoner as much as for anyone else now not beeing a victim by him

Not e eryone can be rehabilitated. Most of the time youre just getting people off the street where they can't hurt people. Where I live, a guy who came here illegally from Peru, so he broke the law by coming here, broke the law and was in jail for 6 months, then was out on bail for arson, just BEHEADED a woman and left her body out on the street. And there are plenty of others just like him. Im sure they probably don't chose just any prisoners for this program.

Brucey true... ❤️

Pas tous !!

Brucey very true, to be honest any animal can :)

I've seen a lot of people who have changed and got in touch with their own feelings after knowing the love of a dog...☺ It's the best companion for a child teaches them what love and being bonding is..

and vice versa.

Also good on him to make the responsible decision to leave the pup behind. It's a difficult decision but shows how dedicated he was! This was such a great video

They saved each other

Marina ..you are the bestxxxx

It was an amazing day. I was so happy to be part of it. Steven is a great guy and I'm so happy for him

Sooo true 🙃 they would be each other’s hero forever❤️

well said

I agree.

Fortunately not everyone is judgemental

Correct sir

TieDye Jay Thanks

I am Nebiula Thanks

over the horizon Thanks

I give my dog alot of affection and he still isnt loving me :( All he does is Eat, Sleep, And poops in my shoes >:(

Aloha MD what does animal control officer mean in the USA because I think it means something different in the UK?

Siobhan O'Connor well I can only speak for my state, not the rest of the US. They are defenders, and rescuers of animals, yes sometimes it doesn't always end pleasant, but for the most part they take dogs to shelters to protect them from the streets, or abuse, etc. sometimes they have to make hard decisions in separating an animal from its home if aggressive, biting reports etc. hope that helped.

Aloha MD Gotcha! Thanks :)

Ummm, he's one now...

@@scarlao like the rspca sspca dog defence league cat defence league

Thank you! 💞

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I saved a pit bull named melon after serving time in the marines (I was stationed in Iraq) she has helped me cope through depression and anxiety over the past 2 years. She is a tan-yellow (hence the name) pit bull with the cutest smile ever. She has just turned 5 years old 2 weeks ago and is still just as energetic and happy as she can ever be!

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Lots of places look past previous prison time history especially if they're not repeat offenders

Cool!

@@QueenofTaterTots and if they did not commit a violent crime.

And fiiiinnneee

How do u know he's tough?

@@tmitchell6552 Duh,Steven didn't end up wearing that orange jumpsuit by accident... but with the love and trust of a good dog, Steven has turned his energy to a positive purpose and a career an an animal control officer.

LMFAO same.

Not gonna lie, they had us in the first half.

@@hankanderson8633 😂😂😂

Lmao. Love your comment 😂💕😂💕😂

Ugly crying Everytime.

Jelly Fish Well said & dogs are best buddies!:-)👌

Yes! I made 500 likes!

Nothing Is Impossible Thanks & good day!💙

Fiorella V. Thanks & you are awesome!😃❤

Jenna Leigh's Beauty Slam well said very classy of you.

Was just thinking this myself, if you compare Paws Channel to the Dodo, The Dodo wins everyday.

Steven, Wow! Congratulations and God Bless you! NanaAnn

Abby Villa Me too, Abby.

Same here. May GOD Bless The Dodo. GOD Bless All those in this great video. Steven, a BIG Bear hug for you from lndia.

Hello beautiful one

Cynthia Isako my pits tail almost knocked me out when i come home after work. It makes so much noise hitting everything! I wouldn’t trade it for the world

Cynthia Isako I know a pit bull that sprained his tail from wagging it too hard. He is a weird little guy but everyone who meets him falls in love within seconds.

My pit just like throws his own party when I get back home even if I was 5 minutes away but he always made sure his tail would hurt me the kids on my street sometimes come to my door and say hey can we pet you're dog pleaseee.

Scott McErlean Does it feel good spreading misinformation?

Scott McErlean I went to the shop yesterday and met another adooorable pittie. So cute ! I did the same thing and pet him and he was so happy 😍 I'm not interested in misinformation thank you very much✌🏾️

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I teared up.

Dada Sukrio nah

he sure is!

Looks like Adam Sandler

And he has a record.

depends on how early the dog has been with the owner as prior experience with prior owner will be a determinant

@@tomAkelife-ff9tf he was a rescue and is the sweetest thing bc of them. He wasnt raised by them. Your comment is irrelevant

@Veronica M you're absolutely correct! I was waiting to read something bad about Pits, and obviously it didn't come from you, but from the person that responded to you! Where are all the Pit Bulls haters? Or should I just call all of you jealousy!?!?

I would love to own a Pitt. But I live in the UK :(

@@eloisedurham5731 is it illegal to raise a Pit Bull in the UK?

He probably was a non violent offender.