these vests aren t cheap. they cost about $2,500 apiece. all of this training helps the dogs and their police handlers get better. and though the dogs look scary, they can actually save a suspect s life, stopping him before he gets shot or tasered. the better trained the dogs are, the safer everyone is. training is how, just like when i was in the military, it s the same thing. you train, train, train, train, and your odds of success go up. sparks canine fund is a small charity. jimmy runs it along with his director of operations, emily sukino. currently we serve in 25 states, and i would like the map to light up with dogs we ve helped. jimmy says more than 80% of the money donated goes to dogs ve vests and medical expenses, which sometimes aren t covered by local police departments. he s gotten vests for 280 police
they can actually save a suspect s life, stopping him before he gets shot or tasered. the better trained the dogs are, the safer everyone is. training is how, just like when i was in the military, it s the same thing. you train, train, train, train, and your odds of success go up. spike s canine fund is a small charity. jimmy runs it along with his director of operations, emily sukino. currently we serve in 25 states, and i would like the map to light up with dogs we ve helped. jimmy says more than 80% of the money donated goes to dogs vests and medical expenses, which sometimes aren t covered by local police departments. he s gotten vests for 288 police dogs so far. by the end of the year, he d like to be able to say he s outfitted at least 500 police dogs. last month i met up with jimmy