The Western Advocate was at this week’s handover of former rescue dogs trained at Bathurst Correctional Centre in the Defence Community Dogs program.
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The dogs spend months undergoing basic obedience training and advanced assistance-dog work before they are handed over to help those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
The handover included a demonstration of the dogs’ skills.