A facility comfort dog is what Apple is. The Black Labrador Retriever joined the Montrose Police Department (MPD) last February not to catch criminals. Instead, she works to calm their victims. Apple trained along with her handler, Chantelle Bainbridge, and MPD victim advocate at Canine Companions for Independence in San Diego, California for two weeks. “What a facility dog will do is create a calming environment, kind of reduce anxiety of victims and make it easier for them to tell their story,” said Bainbridge. Since then, victims and witnesses of domestic violence, including a young child who was found to provide testimony in a calm way without fear. Bainbridge’s partnership with Apple has yielded good results and the duo has helped five child victims so far.

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