“These are not your normal dogs, they are trained to assist officers and victims of crimes who need stress relief.”
“Facility dogs are fairly new to the scene, and police departments are using them because they can truly provide them with so much comfort during their incredibly intense and stressful careers.”
“Christy with K-9 Games, a dog and puppy training facility in Peoria is training hope to look for certain stress behaviors like fidgeting and foot tapping. When she sees this, she’s trained to help knock the person out of it by hugging them or laying on them.”
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