There’s a new addition at the Skokie Police Department, and she is about two years old and weighs 60 pounds. Meri, short for America because of her 4th of July rescue date, is the Skokie Police Dep…
Meri is celebrated by members of the Skokie Police Department, where she is the official comfort dog. After being trained, she helps comfort those involved in anxiety-producing or traumatic situations. Meri was found wandering on July 3, 2022, and rescued by the department the next day, leading police to name her “America,” and Meri for short.There’s a new addition at the Skokie Police Department, and she is about two years old and weighs 60 pounds.
“She has a hedgehog that she loves. If you toss it up in the air, she’ll do her best to catch it, because she is quite girthy. She’s got some curves to her,” Gonzalez said. Gonzalez said Meri can help those going through crisis to better communicate, which can help officers with interviews conducted in the department’s counseling room. She said there was an incident in which a three-year-old child on the autism spectrum who had gone missing was found by the department, and Meri was able to comfort the child while the department located the child’s parents.
Gonzalez said a resident called the police department to report a wandering dog on July 3, 2022, and the department requested that the resident look after Meri for one day, because of the busy holiday, and rescued her on July 4, 2022. That inspired the department to name her America. A picture of Meri, the two-year-old, 60 pound American Stafford Bull Terrier comfort dog of the Skokie Police Department.
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