On Wednesday, the NYPD introduced K9s Jenny and Piper, two emotional support dogs trained to help officers cope with the stresses of the job.
They are the first two graduates from the 'Puppies Behind Bars' program, a program that trains prison inmates to raise service dogs for first responders.
"They were a bigger impact than we were. I've been in the unit for six years and we've been doing roll call, but now when we come with the dogs it's 'when is Jenny going to get here?" said handler Efrain Hernandez"We're police officers that went into a maximum security prison, and we had to learn from inmates.
The dogs are more than just cute -- they actually help to bridge the gab for officers who might be hesitant to reach out with mental health issues. "There are stigmas in law enforcement that exist. People don't always want to come forward and say they are going through something, but having done this without a dog and doing this with a dog, now it's dramatically different. Dogs have a tendency to lighten the mood and bright down the stress," added Thomas.ALSO READ |
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