Gets hard when people don t get no letters, people can t call their family. it gets hard. so all y all listening [ bleep ], watching, remember your loved ones, man. while a lengthy prison sentence can represent a black hole that consumes years of life, some inmates insist the experience motivates them to become better people. that s my ultimate goal. i want to be a better man. i have the opportunity where i can be a better criminal, but that s not me. i want to be a better man. a better father. i want to be a better son. i want to be a productive member of society, you know? paul bennett had just arrived at the santa rosa correctional institution from another florida prison. he did so in a wheelchair and with a bullet still lodged in his head, along with other health problems. i m epileptic, you know, which i have grand mal seizures.
Body are creating some kind of a scent that the dogs are detecting. reporter: and dogs have other superpowers, too. some have a nose for blood sugar. they help diabetics. others can predict seizures. watch as this dog pins down 16-year-old sissy cobb, an epileptic. the dog is telling you don t get up. reporter: shannon still passes out, but clover warns her every time. she s a gift from god that, i mean, science can t explain this. reporter: a new kind of superdog with an instinct to protect as old as the friendship between man and dog. ron claiborne, abc news, cochransville, pennsylvania. that s not the only thing they do. they act as braces. so they brace you when you are about to fall in case you do faint. if you get a sugar low, they ll go get juice on command. if you need to call 911, they ll go and get the phone for you. and then they are just so beautiful and wonderful to be around. that, too. they give you a lot of love. i know. we love dogs.
Scent that the dogs are detecting. reporter: and dogs have other superpowers, too. some have a nose for blood sugar. they help diabetics. others can predict seizures. watch as this dog pins down 16-year-old sissy cobb, an epileptic. okay, well, the dog is telling you, don t get up. reporter: shannon still passes out, but clover warns her every time. she s a gift from god that, i mean, science can t explain this. reporter: a new kind of superdog with an instinct to protect as old as the friendship between man and dog. ron claiborne, abc news, cochransville, pennsylvania. that s not the only thing they do. amazing, right? they act as braces. so they brace you when you are about to fall in case you do faint. if you get a sugar low, they ll go get juice on command. if you need to call 911, they ll go and get the phone for you. and then they are just so beautiful and wonderful to be around. that, too. they give you a lot of love. i know. we love dogs.
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