Community Service Dog

Pawfficer Howie is the Oak Park Community Service Dog. He has undergone more than 1,250 hours of service training with SIT Service Dogs to assist with officer wellness, help with victim comfort services for traumatic incidents and increase community engagement at public events. Howie resides at the Police Department and a rotation of trained employees are responsible for his care.

Residents can follow @pawfficer_howie on Instagram to get a behind-the-scenes look at the life of the therapeutic service dog and receive public safety information from the Police Department through the voice of Howie.

Pawfficer Howie can be reached at pawfficerhowie@oak-park.us.