Q&A: Illinois Comfort Dogs
Illinois comfort dogs visited Newtown, Connecticut and "created a bridge to help bring people back from a dark period and place back into a place where they can begin the healing process."
Ladel, a Comfort Dog from St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Hawthorn Woods returned from Newtown, CT, after a three-day visit, where she helped spread some joy and comfort to children and adults recovering from the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy. Ladel lives with Pastor Tim Kinne and his wife, Deb, and traveled to Newtown with three handlers, Deb Kinne, Lauraine Morajda and Kylie Yocum. Read about their experience in this Q&A with Deb Kinne: How many dogs went to Newtown? Nine full grown and one puppy in training. One dog turned 1 year old while we were in Connecticut and she is almost ready to be "placed." The puppy is just 9 weeks old and, you can imagine, he was pretty popular! Which places did you visit? Ladel visited …
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