Paws for a cause

It was the first day back at school in Uvalde, TX, and many students and teachers were understandably nervous. 

That's why 10 golden retrievers were stationed at school drop-off; the pups are all registered comfort animals, and were there to bring a little joy to everyone who walked through the doors. 

🐶 Doggos on duty... The dogs will be wandering school halls for the first three weeks of classes, and are there to help however they can. 

• “We get invited, we show up, and we let the dogs do their work,” said Bonnie Fear, crisis response coordinator for the Lutheran Church Charities K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry.
• "There was a lot of hesitancy and anxiety about getting out of the car and going into the school," she continued. "So we placed the dogs outside, and I do believe that that did help some of the kids see that dog and go, ‘OK, well, I’m going to go pet the dog.'"