The little girl hadn’t spoken since the night her mother was found on the kitchen floor! Then the court dog lowered his head-and she whispered one sentence toward the defense table…

place where the body was hiding, the way the floor felt, a smell, the angle of light. Their accounts may not come in adult sequence, but that does not mean the pieces are meaningless.”

Ava asked, “What role does a facility dog play in that kind of testimony?”

“A facility dog does not verify truth. He does not detect lies. He is not evidence.” Dr. Foster continue reading …