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…

glanced at Boone, who was asleep with his chin near Lily’s shoe. “The dog helps regulate fear. If a child’s distress is so high that communication shuts down, the dog may lower that distress enough for the child to speak.”

Graham rose for cross-examination with the energy of a man relieved to be on familiar ground.

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