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“Mental health is an ongoing concern, particularly with our youth. There is a chemical change in the brain that reduces the stress when people pet and interact with a dog,” said Gray. “We hope that Rex will help students feel comfortable and safe in school and bring a smile to their faces.”
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Rex, the first therapy dog with the Arapahoe County Sheriff s Office.
Over the next year, Rex will be training in basic obedience. When he turns one, he’ll attend an A.K.C. (American Kennel Club) good citizen class and an intensive class to become an A.K.C. Certified Therapy Dog.
Drunken driver sentenced to 14 years for killing woman walking on sidewalk
Jana Phillips, 24, was walking home in Aurora in October 2018 when the driver jumped the curb and hit her, and then kept driving. Author: Jennifer Campbell-Hicks Updated: 10:42 AM MDT May 21, 2021
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. A man whose blood-alcohol level was well above the legal limit when he drove onto a sidewalk and hit and killed a woman in 2018 was sentenced this week to 14 years in prison, according to the 18th Judicial District Attorney s Office.
Several family members of Jana Phillips were in the Arapahoe County courtroom on Wednesday when a judge sentenced the man who killed her, the DA s Office said in a news release.