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Tioga’s therapy dog team steps up for first responders

The newly certified team will visit departments for bad calls, meetings and events, offering stress relief and mental health support.

TIOGA, N.D. — A 7-year-old, 110-pound therapist of sorts is ready to hit the trail, helping address mental health issues faced by first responders in northwestern North Dakota and beyond. This therapist, Smokey McSmokerson — or Smokey for short — was certified in February along with his handler, Michelle Grubb. Grubb and Smokey, a personable Great Dane with a slight trot not unlike a small horse, are North Dakota's second First Responder Therapy…

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Grand Forks Herald broke the news on Monday, April 27, 2026.
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