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Golden retriever comforts children in crisis while in the courtroom [wthr.com]

Laura Pinhey 10/18/195:34 PM

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WTHR) — For the last two and a half years Tia Arthur and her golden retriever Jordy have made the same walk just about every day from the CASA office to the Monroe County Justice Center.

"As soon as we walk into the Justice Center he knows what will be happening," Arthur said. "He's already looking to me to see what I might ask him to do. He gets a little pep in his step when you walk into the justice center."

Jordy's job is to give comfort in the courtroom to children who are caught up in the legal system. In fact, he's given comfort to more than 170 children in Monroe County in the last two and a half years.

"He offers us a type of comfort to kids we can't offer as adults," Arthur said.

[To read the rest of this article by Kevin Rader and to view the accompanying video, click here.]

Video still: WTHR

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