Therapy dogs have been helping people around the world, from Connecticut's Newtown to Afghanistan to Japan. See them in action here.
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Therapy dogs help ease suffering worldwide.
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Comfort dog Shami, one of eight golden retrievers on a mission of healing in Newtown, Connecticut, following a shooting rampage there that killed 27 people.
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Sick children are given therapy with dogs in the children's ward of St Luke's Hospital on October 30, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall are in Japan as part of a ten day tour of East Asia that takes in Japan, Brunei and Indonesia.
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Comfort dog Ruthie when she was a puppy. Ruthie is one of eight golden retrievers on a mission of healing in Newtown, Connecticut, following a shooting rampage there that killed 27 people.
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Comfort dog Barnabas, one of eight golden retrievers on a mission of healing in Newtown, Connecticut, during a June graduation event at Indiana's Portage High School.
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This photograph taken on August 19, 2011 shows military staff personnel greeting Zeke, a therapy dog, at the Role 3 NATO medical facility at Kandahar military base, southern Afghanistan. Zeke, a five year old labrador retriever, is trained to help soldiers struggling with stress and war trauma.
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Comfort dog Ruthie giving Santa a little love. Ruthie is one of eight golden retrievers on a mission of healing in Newtown, Connecticut, following a shooting rampage there that killed 27 people.
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Comfort dog Barnabas with a student of Indiana's Willowcreek Middle School last month. Barnabas is one of eight golden retrievers on a mission of healing in Newtown, Connecticut, following a shooting rampage there that killed 27 people.
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Terminally ill patient Bud Anderson holds therapy dog, yorkie Sally Sue, during a home hospice visit to his house on August 31, 2009 in Lakewood, Colorado.
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Comfort dog Shami, one of eight golden retrievers on a mission of healing in Newtown, Connecticut, during a trip to Seattle. "Just sunning myself on the boat at the Bremerton Marina," Shami's Facebook photo says.
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Abby, one of eight golden retrievers on a mission of healing in Newtown, Connecticut, serving her local community last month.
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