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Use of Support Dogs in Child Testimony in Court

CNN had a segment on the use of support dogs in assisting children in testifying in the courtroom. They follow Lynn and Dory a San Diego Police Officer and a trained service dog, respectively, in a sexual abuse case that required a young girl to testify about on-going sexual abuse in front of the perpetrator, her grandfather.

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