Tim Hetzner—Lutheran Church Charities (LCC) President/CEO and founder of the K-9 Ministry, which deploys Comfort Dogs to the sites of an array of disasters, to provide solace to victims, survivors, ...

As the old saying goes, dogs are a man's best friend. But to those affected by the Orlando nightclub shooting, a pack of 12 golden retrievers have become the true companions to a broken community -- ...

The fluffy first responders flew down this morning. — -- "Comfort dogs" headed down to Orlando this morning to provide encouragement and hope to those affected by the tragic shooting this weekend ...

When we hear of a disaster like Wednesday’s shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., most of us wish we could do something to comfort the survivors. Fortunately, there are a ...

A team of golden retrievers made an 800-mile journey from the Chicago area to Newtown, Conn., over the weekend to comfort those affected by the recent school massacre. Lutheran Church Charities ...

A team of golden retrievers made an 800-mile journey from the Chicago area to Newtown, Conn., on Saturday to comfort those affected by Friday’s school massacre. Lutheran Church Charities deployed ...

Sasha, Jacob and Tobias are just three of the uniquely trained golden retrievers who are lending comfort and a calming presence to the greater Parkland, Florida, community in the wake of the Marjory ...

(CBS) -- Five friendly retrievers are now in Boston trying to help ease the pain inflicted by the Marathon Bombing. Pastor Ingo Dutzmann says the five comfort dogs arrived from the Chicago area to ...

HOUSTON – For more than a decade ‘Comfort Dogs’ have quietly brought compassion and grace to some of our country’s worst tragedies. The animals are trained and deployed by Lutheran Church Charities.

The dogs help officers come to terms with the deadly tragedy. — -- Six comfort dogs have traveled from across the country to Dallas to provide hope and comfort for families and coworkers grieving ...