Correction: A previous version of this article conflated service dogs and comfort dogs. The dogs recently donated to various agencies in Lane County were comfort dogs.
Working Dogs Oregon, a nonprofit organization that trains therapy and K-9 dogs, has donated five dogs to various Lane County law enforcement and adult treatment agencies.
The latest furry recruits were introduced to the media at an event Wednesday, Oct. 29, at the Eugene Mission. The dogs are on their way to various agencies — such as Willamette Valley Family Services and the University of Oregon Police Department. They are trained to help officers and victims — as well as do their part in community outreach and help people stay paws-itive.
Executive director Darin Campbell says the dogs calm those experiencing significant stress in a wide variety of circumstances.
Sabrina, one of the newest recruits at the Cottage Grove Police Department, can do it all, whether that’s helping a dispatcher stay alert through a graveyard shift or comforting victims of crimes…