dogs

FRIENDS HEADING NORTH. ITS THE DOGS. THEYRE JUST THEY THEY HAVE THE POWERS. THREE YEAR OLD ZODIAC IS FRESH OFF A PLANE FROM CLEVELAND, JUST ONE OF FIVE DOGS PREPARING TO RESPOND TO THE MASS SHOOTINGS IN LEWISTON, MAINE. HES PART OF AN ORGANIZATION CALLED CRISIS RESPONSE CANINES, A NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO PROVIDING EMOTIONAL SUPPORT IN THE AFTERMATH OF UNIMAGINABLE SITUATIONS. THAT ONE MOMENT OF HAPPINESS AND JOY, INSTEAD OF EVERYTHING JUST BEING SO HEAVY AND SAD. ZODIACS HANDLER, SHIRLEY GRAZIANO HAS SEEN THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF CRISIS CANINES FIRST HAND, DESCRIBING THE TIME SHE COMFORTED A WOMAN IN UVALDE, TEXAS, FOLLOWING THE ROBB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHOOTING. SHE SAID, I DONT SPEAK ANY ENGLISH, AND I SAID, I DONT SPEAK ANY SPANISH. AND THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW, SHES CRYING ON HIS HEAD, HUGGING ME. AND AS FOR ZODIACS PURPLE TAIL, THERES A REASON FOR THAT. WE WERE MINDING OUR OWN BUSINESS. WE WALK BY AND SHE STOPPED US AND SHE SAID, DOES HE HAVE A PURPLE TAIL? AND I SAID, YES. AND SHES LIKE, CAN I ASK WHY? I SAID, BECAUSE OF WHAT JUST HAPPENED RIGHT HERE. YOU WERE IN A REALLY BAD PLACE. YES. AND FOR THE SPLIT SECONDS, HE MADE YOU THINK OF SOMETHING ELSE THAT WAS HAPPIER. THE CANINES DEPLOYED TO LEWISTON WILL START BY VISITING FIRST RESPONDERS AND THEYLL ALSO GO TO VIGILS AND OTHER PUBLIC COMMUNITY EVENTS. THEYLL BE PROVIDING SUP