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Training people for successful partnerships with courthouse facility dogs Facility dogs in the news Dogs in the Courtroom The Increasingly Widespread Use of Facility Dogs in Courtrooms What is a courthouse facility dog. Courthouse facility dogs are professionally trained dogs working throughout the country in prosecutors offices child advocacy centers and family courts. They primarily provide a calming influence for children during stressful legal proceedings. As legally neutral companions for witnesses during the investigation and prosecution of crimes these dogs help the most vulnerable witnesses feel willing and able to describe what happened.