If you haven’t met the Fort Wayne Police Department’s therapy dog yet, his name is Tinsley. Tinsley is the newest addition to the Fort Wayne Police Department’s Officer Wellness and Community Relations Programs and he has been a part of the force for about a year now. The therapy dog program has taken three years for the FWPD to complete, but having the right dog, from the right program, that would fit the FWPD’s effort to put community first, took a lot of time and effort. In the end, the Paws and Stripes College program out of Brevard County, Florida was the right fit.

Over the last year Officer Lisa Woods and dog trainer Bill Johnston have been getting Tinsely ready to report for duty.