Ft. Collins therapy dogs and their handlers comfort Boulder mass shooting survivors
Crisis Deployment for Lutheran Church Services.
and last updated 2021-04-06 11:25:05-04
BOULDER, Colo. Therapy dogs Cubby and Devorah have responded to a lot of our nation s dark days, but responding to the mass shooting at a King Soopers in Boulder may be their toughest assignment yet. Weâve had many tears, weâve had laughter, but they connect us, they connect us to people, said Bonnie Fear, Director of Crisis Deployment for Lutheran Church Charities K9 Comfort Dog Ministry.
The golden retrievers are based in Fort Collins and are part of Lutheran Church Charities K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry. For the past two weeks, Cubby, Devorah and their volunteer handlers, have been holding space outside the growing King Soopers memorial in Boulder, ready to meet the flood of grief when words just aren t quite right.