49 dogs serve in courtrooms in 17 states

Foster, a chocolate lab, began his courtroom duty last week in Anniston, Alabama.  He is owned by the judge, trained at the University, and supervised in his courtroom duty by another court employee.  Foster’s duty is the help children and adults to must testify in family court.  He got his name from Judge Laura Phillips, who intended to provide him only a temporary home.  That won’t happen now.