Oregon’s only representative for the First Responder Paws Therapy Dog Award is located just outside Salem. Probie, member of the Sublimity Fire District for the last two years, is one of 35 canines who is up for the honor.
Sublimity’s dog therapy program was started by firefighter Amber Cross, who is also Probie’s handler. In six years of growth, Probie and his younger brother Barney have aided in critical situations that the district has gone through, especially during wildfire season…