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<v 0>These central Florida comfort dogs are about to fly to you all day to visit</v>

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grieving families. There let's bring in Fox 30 fives.

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Amanda McKenzie now who joins us live out at Orlando international airport,

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where Amanda,

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we know that those dogs are going to be leaving on a flight in less than an

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hour.

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<v 1>That's right.</v>

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And I got an opportunity to meet one of those crisis response canines named Macy

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with her owner and trainer bear Berman.

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He was saying that this is his first deployment while he's had a lot of

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experience taking the dog to, uh,

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the hospital or to pulse.

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This is the first time that they're going to be traveling to another state to

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assist in a tragic event like this.

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And the purpose of these dogs is to help bring some comfort and support to the

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community and first responders.

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So they're leaving on a plane this morning to get to Aldi.

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They just got the call a little more than 24 hours ago.

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And they said that they were ready to go take a listen to what he had to say.

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<v 2>It's awesome to feel the immediate gratification</v>

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of seeing a person go from tears to smiles.

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Um, it just it's a return on the investment.

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It really is.

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<v 1>Macy will be joining six other dogs in Uvalde for the next six days.</v>

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We'll be sure to share that journey with you reporting live from the Orlando

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international airport. Amanda Mackenzie Fox 35 news.