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