Meet CJ, the puppy training to be a Pittsburgh first responder therapy dog

Just 15 weeks old, CJ the Australian shepherd poodle mix is already busy training to be a therapy dog.

Just 15 weeks old, CJ the Australian shepherd poodle mix is already busy training to be a therapy dog.

Meet CJ, the puppy training to be a Pittsburgh first responder therapy dog

Just 15 weeks old, CJ the Australian shepherd poodle mix is already busy training to be a therapy dog.

Just 15 weeks old, CJ the Australian shepherd poodle mix is already busy training to be a therapy dog. CJ will be a therapy pet for the women and men at the Medical Rescue Team South Authority — helping to reduce the anxiety and depression they may encounter.CJ is named after Dr. Clara Jean Ersoz, the first medical director at the Medical Rescue Team South Authority, who was killed onboard TWA Flight 800 in 1996. In addition to first responders, CJ will be in schools, hospitals, nursing homes — anywhere people need emotional support.

Just 15 weeks old, CJ the Australian shepherd poodle mix is already busy training to be a therapy dog.

CJ will be a therapy pet for the women and men at the Medical Rescue Team South Authority — helping to reduce the anxiety and depression they may encounter.

CJ is named after Dr. Clara Jean Ersoz, the first medical director at the Medical Rescue Team South Authority, who was killed onboard TWA Flight 800 in 1996.

In addition to first responders, CJ will be in schools, hospitals, nursing homes — anywhere people need emotional support.

Meet CJ, the puppy training to be a Pittsburgh first responder therapy dog

Just 15 weeks old, CJ the Australian shepherd poodle mix is already busy training to be a therapy dog.

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