ABOUT
WALLACE THE PIT BULL FOUNDATION
Founder/President
IDC National Champion
Cynosport World Champion
AWI World Finalist
UFO World Finalist
Skyhoundz World Finalist
USDDN World Finalist
K9 Ninja
Multiple time ANW competitor
ANW Vegas Finalist
Wolfpack Ninjas Pro Team
AWG Masters Champion
UNAA National Finalist
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.
