Meet K9 Ninja Warrior Star Roo Yori: On a Mission to Get Pit Bulls Adopted
One of the top athletes every season in American Ninja Warrior competition that airs on NBC-TV, Roo Jori trains hard every day. But his determination goes beyond Ninja competition as he is committed to help pit bulls and other dogs find forever homes. He has created the Wallace the Pit Bull Foundation and proudly wears his "Adopt a Dog" shirt in every Ninja competition. Also on the show is Elizabeth Kegley from the Angel City Pit Bulls a nonprofit group based in Los Angeles. This group brought a pair of pit bull mixes named Olive and Weasel, to cheer on Roo at a recent American Ninja Warrior event. Learn what life is like to be an American Ninja Warrior! Tune in now!
BIO:
Roo Yori is known as the K9 Ninja because he competes to bring awareness to homeless dogs and to promote their adoption. Roo & his wife, Clara, adopted a pit bull named Wallace who was going to be euthanized at the shelter. Roo and Wallace went on to win the Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge National Championships in Freestyle Flying Disc, which led to a bestselling novel “Wallace” by New York Times Best Selling author Jim Gorant.
Roo also adopted Hector, one of the pit bulls rescued from the Michael Vick dog fighting case, who became a Certified Therapy Dog.
Roo continues to raise awareness and funds for homeless dogs from being a returning competitor on the hit NBC TV show American Ninja Warrior. He also enjoys speaking at schools, animal shelters, and various events. For speaking/appearance availability reach out to rooyori@gmail.com.
Roo graduated from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota as the outstanding male senior with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology in 1999. He works at the well renowned health institution, Mayo Clinic, as Supervisor of the Clinical Genome Sequencing Lab. He resides in Rochester, MN with his lovely wife Clara and a crew of rescue dogs.
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