Human Trafficking Victims Train Dog

'Sebastian' and Kaya Collins 1.24.2013Former K9 client, Sebastian, is a part-time staff member at Streets Hope, a Denver shelter which cares for women leaving the sex sale & human trafficking business.

One day a week Sebastian accompanies his guardian, Kaya, (a professional counselor) to their weekly trauma group.  And despite his easy-going presence, Sebastian has his own insecurities; people in dimly light doorways cause him anxiety.'Sebastian' and Kaya Collins two 1.24.2013

Although his job description is to help women in the shelter, women at the shelter train him.  When a new person appears in the doorway, he gets a treat.  And while Sebastian heals from his insecurities, he helps women overcome their own.

 

 

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