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Our show offerings at our little Internet radio station, Dog Works Radio, keep getting better and better. We currently host four shows; our flagship Dog Works Radio, Mushing Radio that is both on the web as well as a studio here in Alaska, the Gypsy Musher with my good friend Hugh Neff, and a brand new one, The Sibe Vibe hosted by my friend, Dorothy Wills-Raftery who lives in New York.

The Sibe Vibe is about the Siberian Husky. Having owned Siberians practically my whole life it was only natural that I co-host a show with none other than the Five Sibes mom herself!

Over the past few months The Sibe Vibe has become very popular and is one of our most downloaded shows on the network.

The Sibe Vibe is a monthly show and usually airs on the second Sunday of each month.

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Appeals of a New York Conviction may test the use of therapy dogs during trials.

A recent sexual assault trial in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., featured a therapy dog placed on the witness stand to comfort the teenaged victim during her testimony. It was the first use of a judicially approved courtroom dog in New York, and legal experts cite a trend, according to the New York Times. Since 2003, courts in Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana and some other states have allowed such trained dogs to offer children and other vulnerable witnesses nuzzling solace in front of juries.

The Poughkeepsie trial ended with a conviction, and an appeal planned by the defense lawyers is placing the golden retriever named Rosie at the heart of a legal debate that will test whether there will be more dogs in courtrooms. Defense lawyers argue that the dogs may unfairly sway jurors with their cuteness and the natural empathy they attract, whether a witness is telling the truth or not, and some prosecutors insist that the courtroom dogs can be a crucial comfort to those enduring the ordeal of testifying, especially children.

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Golden Retriever Takes the Stand in New York Criminal Trial (volokh.com)
NYT: Dog helps young rape victim testify (msnbc.msn.com)

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