Maine's First Official Comfort Dog Dies in State Vehicle, Review Underway

Maine's first official comfort dog dies in state vehicle, review underway

A review is underway after Baxter, the state of Maine’s first official comfort dog, died Wednesday afternoon inside a state vehicle when the vehicle stopped running. “The Maine Department of Public Safety family suffered a tragic loss yesterday with the accidental death of Baxter, a three-year-old chocolate lab who joined the Maine Bureau of Emergency Communications in 2022 as the...

Maine comfort dog found dead inside state vehicle without air conditioning

Baxter was found dead inside a Maine Department of Public Safety vehicle that had been parked at the Bangor Regional Communications Center.