Courtroom Dogs Spark Legal Debate
Simon is only three years old but already an indispensable staffer at his office, where he has displayed a knack for helping abused children navigate an intimidating legal system. He is also a lean, jet-black Labrador Retriever. Simon’s job is to comfort children testifying or being interviewed in court cases, a normally stressful environment. His [...]
Disabled Pennsylvania Boy’s Service Dog Returned To Police
A $20,000 service dog trained to assist a 6-year-old boy with cerebral palsy has been returned to Pennsylvania police by the attorney for the woman charged with stealing the animal. Online court records don’t name the attorney who brought the Golden Retriever named Christmas to the city’s police station on behalf of 24-year-old Elizabeth Ann [...]
Texas Dog Earns Award For Saving Owner’s Life
Lassie has nothing on Yogi, a Golden Retriever credited with saving his owner’s life after a serious cycling accident near Lake Travis in Texas. Tuesday, the Humane Society of the United States recognized Yogi as the 2011 Valor Dog of the Year for leading neighbors to where Paul Horton lay paralyzed after flipping off his [...]






