Central Florida therapy dogs are taking off from Orlando International Airport on Thursday to bring love to the grieving families of the victims of Tuesday’s mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
Macy and her owner, Bear Berman, will join six other dogs in Texas.
Macy is a trained therapy dog with Crisis Response Canines who specializes in stress management. She has visited hospitals in Central Florida and brought love and comfort to those at the Pulse memorial.
Berman says this is their first deployment out of Florida State.
“It’s awesome to feel the immediate gratification of seeing a person go from tears to smiles. It’s a return on the investment.”
The dogs will be spend six days in Texas, visiting hospitals and other areas in the community.
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