K9 First Responders

09/03/2026

https://2026cdips.eventbrite.com/

08/03/2026

We Need a Few Good Actors!

Want to play a role in preparing responders for real-world disasters?

We’re recruiting volunteers to serve as exercise actors for our Advanced Disaster Trauma Response Drill. Actors will portray victims, survivors, campus visitors, residents, students, staff, and teachers during a full-scale training exercise.

Your participation helps create the realism responders need to practice delivering trauma support, comfort, and crisis care when it matters most.

🎭 Sign up here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6D8ZRKQ

Disaster Behavioral Health Drill - 1:00PM - 4:00PM
⚠️ Select: “Advanced Disaster Trauma Response Drill.”

You may also sign up for the Active Shooter morning session. If additional actors are needed, you will be contacted.

⚠️ Heads up: The scenarios are realistic and can be emotionally intense.

Note: This registration is only for exercise actors, not the Comfort Dogs in Public Safety Conference.

08/03/2026

Support works best when it starts with understanding.

In crisis response, assuming what someone feels or needs can unintentionally undermine our efforts. Every person processes trauma differently. Cultures view trauma differently.

The most effective responders don’t assume.
They listen. They observe. They meet people where they are.

That’s where real support begins.

Joins us and learn from those who have served on March 24th - 26th.

Register at: https://2026cdips.eventbrite.com/

08/03/2026

08/03/2026

When a handler says their dog is a “Crisis Dog,” what does that really mean? 🐾

What training and experience qualifies a dog for this role?

Is the dog independently certified—and by which standards?

What is the handler trained to do, and how do they work as a team to provide support?

The answers might surprise you!

Discover the full story and see these teams in action at the Comfort Dogs in Public Safety Conference in Boston, March 24–26.

🔗 Register now: https://2026cdips.eventbrite.com

06/03/2026

“Comfort dogs aren’t the program.
They’re how the support begins.”

Boston - March 24th -26th

Register: https://2026cdips.eventbrite.com/

Field Exercises and Educational Sessions you will not find any place else!

05/03/2026

This is not a clinical setting.

In the office, a session has a clear start and end—50 minutes with 10 minutes for notes.

In the aftermath of a tragedy or mass casualty event, support looks and feels very different. You might be at a folding table in a reception center. The environment is unpredictable. The approach, mindset, and presence required are different.

This isn’t a 50-minute hour.

It’s about showing up with preparedness, compassion, and flexibility... making a real difference when it matters most.

Join us at the Comfort Dog Conference to learn how to respond effectively in the field. March 24th - 26th https://2026cdips.eventbrite.com/

03/03/2026

Trauma looks different depending on which end of the leash you’re on.

Support isn’t defined by intention—it’s defined by impact.

🐾 Learn what ethical, trauma-informed comfort dog programs actually require.
👉 Comfort Dog Conference
🔗 https://2026cdips.eventbrite.com/

27/02/2026

Science tells the story. Best practices prove it works.

Learn this and more at this year's Comfort Dogs in Public Safety Conference on March 24th - 26th.

Check out the training exercises and presenters at: https://2026cdips.eventbrite.com/

27/02/2026

There are 4 different categories of Crisis Mental Health Canines. Match the Category with the word.

If you are not sure what the 4 different categories of Crisis Mental Health Canines, then you need to attend the conference ;-)

23/02/2026

Register at:
https://2026cdips.eventbrite.com/

22/02/2026

If you use a dog to influence someone’s emotional or mental state...
you also assume responsibility.

Do you understand the dogs' and handlers' roles, limits, and duty of care?

Join the learning at the 3rd Annual Comfort Dogs in Public Safety Conference.

🔗 Register: https://2026cdips.eventbrite.com/