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Thursday, March 28, 2024

English Bulldog Mia joins ranks of Lake County Sheriff’s Office

Lake County Sheriff’s Cpl. Robert Bedgood and his 2-year-old English Bulldog, Mia, recently graduated from the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office’s Law Enforcement Investigative Therapy Dog course.

Lake County Sheriff’s Cpl. Robert Bedgood and his 2-year-old English Bulldog, Mia, are graduates of the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office’s Law Enforcement Investigative Therapy Dog course.

Following the graduation, Mia was sworn in as a deputy by Sheriff Peyton Grinnell.
Bedgood and Mia will assist the sheriff’s department’s Special Victims Unit in interviews with victims of violent crimes and other calls of special circumstances.

According to the sheriff’s department, studies show that victims are twice as likely to disclose information regarding their case when an investigative therapy dog is introduced. Sheriff’s officials believe Mia will prove those numbers to be correct.