The 4-year-old golden retriever is a “comfort dog” specially trained to help survivors of tragedies. This is Jacob, he’s a “comfort dog” whose been to Las Vegas, Orlando and now Parkland to comfort victims of mass shootings. 8-10 other golden retriever comfort dogs are on the way, per Mike Flaherty of Lutheran Church Charities. Jacob is one of a few dozen dogs deployed by the Lutheran Church Charities K-9 Comfort Dogs Ministry. A lot of times with students that are on the ground, the dog lies down on the ground, and they lie on top of the dog.

Source: Huffington Post February 16, 2018 19:41 UTC