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onehandle

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Wed Apr 17, 2013, 07:06 AM Apr 2013

Newtown Therapy Dogs Headed To Boston To Provide Comfort In Wake Of Boston Marathon Attack

Source: Huffington Post



Good dogs! Therapy dogs that comforted the suffering in Newtown were on their way to do the same in Boston Tuesday night.

A handful of golden retrievers and their handlers dispatched by Lutheran Church Charities near Chicago are scheduled to visit hospitals, schools and anywhere else the four-legged pals can help, Pastor Ingo Dutzmann of Boston's First Lutheran Church told The Huffington Post on Tuesday.

First Lutheran Church, located just four blocks from the marathon finish where two bombs killed four and injured scores on Monday, is hosting the animals and will shuttle them to the sites.

"Animals have an uncanny ability … to discern that you and I have sadness and distress," Dutzmann said. "Rather than shying away from it, they're attracted to it. They will literally go in a classroom of children and literally find the child most afraid of something." The dogs from the Lutheran Church Charities' K-9 Comfort Ministry will also participate in services at the church, the pastor added.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/16/newtown-dogs-boston_n_3093840.html

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Newtown Therapy Dogs Headed To Boston To Provide Comfort In Wake Of Boston Marathon Attack (Original Post) onehandle Apr 2013 OP
Our dog sure has the ability to tell when you are sad liberal N proud Apr 2013 #1
Beautiful dogs.... My therapy dog is a beagle... midnight Apr 2013 #2
My therapy dog is a bratwurst. n/t eggplant Apr 2013 #3
Amazing animals n/t MrBig Apr 2013 #4

liberal N proud

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1. Our dog sure has the ability to tell when you are sad
Wed Apr 17, 2013, 07:44 AM
Apr 2013

Our current friend seems to be more passionate then previous dogs we have had, she knows when you feeling down and rushes to be by your side and offer love.

Earlier this year my father passed away then a few weeks later one of my wifes best friends lost her battle with cancer. My wife was hit really hard with the stress of it all and when she would come home from work, the dog would get right up next to her and lay her head on her chest. It all just appeared to be total devotion and an act of kindness on the dogs part.

These animals that do this for disasters are truly amazing because they don't just express this love for their owners, but anyone who needs it.

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