Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School therapy dogs get recognition in yearbook

Two women hug while surrounded by comfort dogs at a memorial site to honor victims of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, at Pine Trail Park on February 16, 2018 in Parkland, Florida. Fourteen therapy dogs who helped students were pictured in the school's 2018-19 yearbook.

Credit: Mark Wilson

Credit: Mark Wilson

Two women hug while surrounded by comfort dogs at a memorial site to honor victims of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, at Pine Trail Park on February 16, 2018 in Parkland, Florida. Fourteen therapy dogs who helped students were pictured in the school's 2018-19 yearbook.
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By Ann Smajstrla, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
May 16, 2019
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The therapy dogs who helped students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School earned a special place in the yearbook.

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The 14 good boys and girls each posed for portraits in October. One pup even donned a bow tie for the occasion.

Scott Travis, a reporter for the Sun Sentinel of South Florida, tweeted a photo of the dogs' yearbook page. As of Thursday morning, the tweet had been liked more than 6,000 times.

The therapy dogs first arrived at the school in the wake of the shooting that occurred Feb 14, 2018, on school grounds, and claimed the lives of 17 students. The dogs came back by popular demand for the 2018-19 school year, the Sun Sentinel reported.

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