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Eddie the Comfort Dog Helps People with Memory Loss

2/12/2019

 
LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Eddie (Peace Lutheran – Grand Island, Nebraska)

(Thursday, February 7, 2019 – KSBN Local 4 TV NBC / Kelsey Dickeson)

Eddie the Comfort Dog is trained in Grand Island. He made a special visit to the CountryHouse Thursday afternoon.

Eddie hops up on an ottoman in the middle of a room, and residents sit in a circle around him. They can pet him, or just sit back and enjoy Eddie's presence.

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One resident said Eddie reminds her of times spent with her dog Patches.

"Some people don't know how helpful it is to see a nice, gentle dog," said Dorothy Schwieger, a resident at CountryHouse. "Makes you feel comfortable, I would say. He's just a nice, gentle dog. Very well trained. I think it's nice to have a nicely trained dog too."

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Comfort in Crisis

2/4/2019

 
LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry

(February 2019 – School Administrator Magazine / Bill Graves)

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Serving Health Care Needs of Both Teddy Bears and Children

2/4/2019

 
LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Eddie (Peace Lutheran – Grand Island, Nebraska)

(Wednesday, January 30, 2019 – The Independent – Jeff Bahr)

Kids who have more than one stuffed animal have a hard time deciding exactly which fuzzy animal to bring to the Bear Fair.

“It’s always a big production,” said Caleigh Heeg, who brought her two daughters to the annual Bear Fair on Tuesday at Grand Island Public Library.

One mom brought her youngest child’s teddy bear, and also the bear of her second-grader named Madison.

Even though Madison was in school, she “didn’t want to miss out,” her mother said.

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'He Came to Work Every Day to Make a Difference': Trooper Remembered as Hero

1/22/2019

 
LCC K-9 Ministries

(Friday, January 28, 2019 – Daily Herald / Bob Susnjara)
Illinois State Police Trooper Christopher Lambert was remembered at his funeral Friday as a hero who believed in helping others, a family man, and someone who could have fun with colleagues even when he worked on a special drug-enforcement unit in Lake County.
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Scores of state troopers and law enforcement personnel from across Illinois and the United States attended Lambert's Catholic funeral Mass at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington. Gov. J.B. Pritzker, state police Director Leo Schmitz and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul were among state officials who attended.

Lambert, a five-year veteran of Illinois State Police District 15, was struck and killed by a vehicle on a snowy late afternoon Jan. 12 after he stopped to assist people involved in a three-car crash on I-294 near Willow Road. The 34-year-old trooper was off duty and on his way home to Highland Park.

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Training Comfort Dogs in Grand Island with Lutheran Church Charities

1/7/2019

 
LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry – Nebraska Training Facility

(Friday, January 4, 2019 – NTVabc / Brian Gnuse)

Every Thursday Lutheran Church Charities Apprentice Trainers travel locally and from across the state to Grand Island to work with the dogs.

These trainers help prepare the dogs to get them ready to be sent out to Lutheran churches across the country.
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Eddie the Comfort Dog Helps Provide Smiles Everyday

1/7/2019

 
LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Eddie (Peace Lutheran – Grand Island, Nebraska)

(Thursday, January 3, 2019 – NTVabc / Brian Gnuse)

The Lutheran Church Charities K–9 Comfort Dog ministry began eight years ago in Chicago.

Today nationwide there are more than 120 dogs in the program.

Between many local stops and various nationwide deployments across the nation, Eddie as you know is a busy dog.
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Comfort Dog Finds Home with Charleston Church

1/7/2019

 
LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Rachel (Immanuel – Charleston, Illinois)

(Friday, December 28, 2018 – Journal Gazette and Times-Courier / Jared Jarmon)

A more fluffy, four-legged member was added to the Immanuel Lutheran Church earlier this month.

Rachel, a 19-month-old golden retriever, has finally made her way down to Charleston to serve as the star in the church's comfort dog ministry. 

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New Comfort Dog on the Block

1/7/2019

 
LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Rachel (Immanuel – Charleston, Illinois)

(Friday, January 4, 2019 – WCIA 3 News / Erick Payne)
Immanuel Lutheran Church in Charleston is now home to Rachel the Comfort Dog. The church has been working for years to bring her there. They started the process in 2015 to get a comfort dog from Lutheran Church Charities.
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CHS PRESS: Beloved Guidance Counselor Retiring

1/7/2019

 
LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs (Immanuel – Charleston, Illinois)

(Friday, December 21, 2018 – Journal Gazette & Times-Courier / Shayla Taylor, CHS Press)

Guidance counselor Joelyn Akers is retiring upon the end of the first semester. However, retiring may be a little misleading.

Mrs. Akers will become the “Top Dog” of Emmanuel Lutheran’s Comfort Dog Program. Emmanuel Lutheran just received a comfort dog about a month ago. The dog, eighteen-month-old Rachel, is from Lutheran Church Charities’ K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry.
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