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Worcester police introduce first comfort dog during Worcester Public Schools visit
Summary
Mike Higgins of the Worcester police introduced Sheruff Barkley, a seven-month-old Bernedoodle and the department’s first comfort dog, during a visit to the Worcester Public Schools administration building; Higgins said the dog is in training and will be certified annually.
Mike Higgins, a police officer with Worcester, introduced Sheruff Barkley, a seven-month-old Bernedoodle, during a visit to the Worcester Public Schools administration building to announce the department’s new comfort dog program. The transcript does not specify the date of the visit.
Higgins said, “So he is Worcester Police's first comfort dog,” and described the animal’s role as non-law-enforcement: “His only job, He has no other police job other than to kind of go…
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