(CBS DETROIT) – A group of comfort dogs are wagging their way through campus to bring comfort to students on this day that marks one year since the mass shooting at Michigan State University.
“It’s magic. All I can say is it’s magic, and if you see it, you know it, and you feel it,” said Lolie Fabela, the founder of Buddy’s Pals, a group of pups that provide comfort in schools.
Buddy, her 7-year-old boxer, and his friends visited MSU’s campus on Tuesday.
“We come to situations like this, and it’s heartbreaking, but we’re here with them, and we bring a lot of comfort to the students and the staff and anybody else in the community who needs it,” said Fabela.
Buddy and his friends were on campus last year, too. They responded quickly after the mass shooting to help calm students.
“In my mind, even before they said they were going to need dogs, I knew the dogs would need to be present,” said Erica Stoll, who brought Stella to campus. “I had no idea when we got there just how important these dogs were going to become,” said Erica Stoll, a member of Buddy’s Pals.