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Comfort Dogs Offer Hope After Orlando Attack

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ORLANDO (CBSDFW.COM) - Therapy dogs from North Texas are in Orlando for support after the terror attack at Pulse Nightclub.

A team from K-9 Comfort Dogs, including a dog named "Phoebe" from Fort Worth are near the memorial in Orlando tonight.

She's one of many animals trained to comfort people after a disaster.

Phoebe even updated her Facebook status to reflect her mission to comfort survivors and their family and friends in Florida.

In the words of John Denver, "All my bags are packed I'm ready to go ..'Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane". Now if my...

Posted by Phoebe Comfort Dog on Tuesday, June 14, 2016

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