Life as a shelter dog certainly isn’t easy. Even though they’re properly taken care of in most shelters, they have to be really lucky to get adopted and find their loving forever home. The pit bull Kara from Texas didn’t only find a home, but she also found her calling: becoming Colorado’s first-ever pit bull K9 unit.

Kara was a long-time resident at the Canyon Lake Animal Shelter Society in Texas when she gave birth to a litter of eight puppies.

After giving birth, the shelter workers apparently thought that Kara had the potential to do greater things. One of the staff members got in touch with the Universal K-9 organization, and they agreed to give her a chance to become a police dog. The whole thing was supported by the Animal Farm Foundation which specifically ensures that pit bull dogs in the entire country are treated humanely.

Kara received rigorous training and landed a job as a K9, even though it was in a different state.

The adorable pit bull found a partner in Officer Dawn Havens, who is deployed with the Mounted Rangers from Colorado and has been an enforcement veteran and volunteer for over 11 years. Kara was trained to become a detection dog for narcotics – but there was something even more special about her new job.

She was the first pit bull in the entire state of Colorado to become a K9 police dog.

“She is actually the first pit bull in Colorado to be a working K9 officer,” Officer Havens said to 9 News.

Unfortunately, there are a lot of stereotypes about the pit bull breed, and there’s often even dangerous discrimination. In fact, some legislations in certain cities wouldn’t even allow the pooch to live! The known stereotypes claim that pit bulls are mean, aggressive and don’t get along with humans – but that most certainly isn’t the case with Kara.

“They’re known to be extremely loyal animals, and extremely protective of people. She’s not at all mean. She’s not aggressive towards anybody. I’ve never seen any aggression towards anybody.”

Kara has been setting an example for pit bulls, and her trainer actually believes that the pit bull breed is excellently suited for police dog training.

“Those dogs are the high, high drive dogs like Kara,” Kara’s trainer Brad Croft mentioned to the local news station. “And, you know, they get looked over in adoption events because people see all that energy and are like ‘Whoa, that’s too much for me.’ But these dogs work really well for our program because we take that energy and focus it and use it for positive things.”

Luckily, the Animal Farm Foundation is slowly changing things for pit bulls across the United States. It’s very costly to train a K9 Police Dog, but thanks to the support of the Animal Farm Foundation, police departments can train pit bull K9 units for a fraction of the price, sometimes even free of charge.

Kara’s new job has certainly done her wonders, and the pooch never seemed happier. Be sure to check out her amazing journey from a shelter dog to an official member of the Colorado K9 police unit below. Bravo Kara!

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Source: This Dog’s Life, 9News