Miscellaneous

It Takes a Terrier

By Anne Skove, Esq.

Court is stressful for everyone, most of all the children caught up in adult-sized conflicts. We've heard of day care in the courts and teddy bear projects, but never a courthouse pet.

So we were intrigued by the Howard County (Maryland) clerk keeps a teacup Yorkie in her office to brighten sad occasions. We wonder if the small and furry Shayna Madel gets to ride the conveyer belt through security, or may simply be carried through the entrance.

See Clerk's Tiny Terrier a Big Hit at Howard County Courthouse, Mike Santa Rita, Howard County Times (January 8, 2009).

Full post as published by court-o-rama.org on January 09, 2009 (boomark / email).