with Love Comfort Dog

Comfort Dog Ministry

Comfort Dog Ministry with Love Comfort Dog

Love Comfort Dog and her team started working in Columbus in August 2026

As an Affiliate Member of the Lutheran Church Charities K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry, Atonement Lutheran Church and Preschool provides a comfort dog, Love, to bring the mercy, comfort presence and proclamation of Jesus Christ to the Columbus community and beyond.

Love’s last name is her Bible verse John 15:12 - My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.

Love, a Golden Retriever, was born in October 2024 and began her training in Illinois with Lutheran Church Charities K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry when she was 8 weeks old. In July 2026, Atonement members began training to be her Handlers and Caregivers. On August 23, 2026, Love officially became part of Atonement’s Comfort Dog Ministry.

Over 130 LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs are now working throughout the United States at small & large man-made and natural disasters. In addition to responding to disasters, the dogs work in their communities to bring comfort to individuals at schools, funeral homes, libraries, nursing homes, colleges and wherever they are needed. Love joins five other Lutheran Church Charities K-9 Comfort Dogs in Ohio.

Comfort Dog Ministry History: Atonement began their involvement with LCC in 2013 with Rosie Comfort Dog. Rosie and her team went on almost 3,000 visits, seeing 40,000 folks from July 2013 to Nov 2024.

Follow Love on her Facebook page – facebook.com/lovecomfortdogVisits with Love can be scheduled by contacting the Church at 614-451-1880 or sending an email to lovecomfortdog@gmail.com.