Dogs in court are a growing national trend. Sometimes they sit with witnesses, many of them young victims of sexual abuse, and help the child endure traumatic testimony.
The trend was brought to light by a recent Connecticut Appellate Court opinion examining a trial judge’s decision to permit the use of a dog to accompany a young girl while she testified about how her father forced her to engage in a number of sexual acts with him.
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