K-9 kindness: Comfort creatures filling new niches Franklin police Officer Kristin Tracy, right, and her comfort-dog partner, Miller, visit with pupils from the Paul Smith School who were the winners of Miller’s coloring contest. Franklin Police Officer Kristin Tracy and her comfort dog, Miller, spend some time with Aiden Moore of Franklin. Courtesy photos Published: 4/1/2021 4:49:21 PM Many couples rehash their days at work. For Kristin and Bryan Tracy, talk often turns to work done by their dogs – what happened where, how their dogs saved lives, how they made the survivor of a suicide attempt smile or an elderly nursing home resident amble to the community room window to see the wagging canine outside.