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Bred for Temperament, Trained for Calm: Courthouse Dogs

Assistance Dogs of the West in Santa Fe trains Courthouse facility dogs to serve judicial districts and child advocacy centers around the country — with the help of veterans returning from wars. Mary Lou Cooper reports.

 

 

Mickler graduated as a Courthouse facility dog this year and was trained by a returning war veteran as part of the Warrior Canine Connection™ program.

Mary Lou Cooper has reported for KSFR for over a decade, focusing on consumer issues, health, politics, and more. She is a former US Congressional staffer and remains a political junkie to this day. Cooper has received journalism awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Associated Press, National Federation of Press Women and New Mexico Press Women. She grew up in Oak Ridge, TN and received her BA from Emory University in Atlanta and her MA from the University of Texas Austin. She holds fiction and screenwriting certificates from the University of Washington.