Photos: Duke the therapy dog, a canine with a big heart

Duke is the first facility-based therapy dog for the Oregon Department of Human Services.

Jacob Reese, a crisis therapist at Clackamas County's Urgent Mental Health Walk-In Center, meets Duke.

Counselors at an urgent mental health center pet Duke, a therapy dog.

Jacob Reese, left, and Alex Murray, crisis therapists at an urgent mental health center, get a visit from Duke.

Sierra Chapman and Kevin DeVore, employees at an urgent mental health center, meet Duke the therapy dog.

Duke is the first facility-based therapy dog for the Oregon Department of Human Services.

Duke is the first facility-based therapy dog for the Oregon Department of Human Services.

Jacob Reese, a crisis therapist, meets Duke, a therapy dog.