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Panel Discussion About Canine Companions For Independence

Panel Discussion About Canine Companions For Independence

by Duncan | Feb 28, 2018 | Advocates, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior

For this edition of “Talking Animals,” I altered the show’s usual format to convene an in-studio panel discussion about Canine Companions For Independence (CCI), pegged to CCI’s then-upcoming third annual DogFest Walk ‘n’ Roll event, on March 3 at Al Lopez Park in...
Tibet, Florida’s first courthouse dog, and Brenda Kocher, her handler

Tibet, Florida’s first courthouse dog, and Brenda Kocher, her handler

by Duncan | Apr 27, 2016 | Advocates, Dogs, General

Tibet and Brenda Kocher—respectively, Florida’s first courthouse dog and the Guardian ad Litem volunteer who serves as Tibet’s handler, under the auspices of Voices for Children of Tampa Bay—outline the extensive training Tibet underwent, in keeping with the dogs...
Panel Discussion on Service Animals

Panel Discussion on Service Animals

by Duncan | Feb 4, 2016 | Advocates, Dogs, Educators, General, Health & Behavior

For today’s program, I opted to set aside our regular format, in favor of convening a panel discussion about service animals, propelled largely by the growing trend of people using bogus service animals and emotional support animals. Indeed, a key catalyst for holding...
Dr. Bonita Bergin, Pioneer in field of Service Dogs

Dr. Bonita Bergin, Pioneer in field of Service Dogs

by Duncan | Apr 18, 2012 | General, Health & Behavior

Dr. Bonita Bergin–who in 1975 invented the concept of the service dog to assist people with mobility limitations, at which point she founded Canine Companions for Independence (CCI), the first non-profit organization to train and place service...
Page Ulrey, an attorney and pioneer in the use of courthouse dogs

Page Ulrey, an attorney and pioneer in the use of courthouse dogs

by Duncan | Nov 16, 2011 | General

Page Ulrey–a senior deputy prosecuting attorney in Seattle’s King County–discusses the genesis of courthouse dogs, which are used to make children and others more comfortable when testifying or being interviewed about sexual assaults or other...

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