David Hardy never imagined that his time behind bars would someday lead to his current career.
Today, he serves as the facility manager at Boise Bully Breed Rescue, where he trains rescue dogs and helps them find loving homes.
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Hardy was imprisoned in December 2019 at the Idaho Correctional Institution-Orofino. While incarcerated, he joined the PAWS program, a partnership with the Boise Bully Breed Rescue that trains dogs over eight week periods.
“I was in a very transitional point in my life when I first joined the PAWS program, not really sure what direction I was gonna go, especially with being incarcerated,” Hardy said…