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That's who we are and that's how we treat our family and friends and our neighbors wherever they are in the country. we're going to help them recover, we're going to help them rebuild for as long as it takes. and eventually life will go on. and new memories will be made. and new laughter will come, new songs will be sung. >> and a lot of places in moore, new memories are already being made thanks to a special group whose job it is to be the calm after the storm, comfort dogs. gary tuchman was with them as they visited some of the youngest victims of the tornado. >> reporter: six golden retrooe...

Veteran. this is kai. and this is lila. lila is the youngest of the group. she's only 9 months old. she's in training. these dogs are trained and sponsored by lutheran church charities. only the most oe beadant and docile dogs qualify. they show up at national disasters, like the oklahoma tornado, to help comfort victims. 8-year-old courtney brown, a second grade student at the plaza towers elementary school, fractured her skull in the tornado. >> hi, courtney. this is ruthie. >> hi, ruthie. >> reporter: courtney went to the same school where seven other children were killed. >> did you have p...

Kind of skills does a comfort dog need to have? >> basic obedience. very strong basic obedience. these dogs are stress level trained. to handle stress like this. >> stress for dogs, you wind up having people in a hard way, often in hard situations? >> well, we're very careful of the surroundings. and everything that goes into their outings, whether it's the weather, the number the people, the time they spend on the job. we try to break them every two to three hours. give them a rest. take their vest off, feed, water, exercise. >> your lanyard says newtown high school. we all know that situatio...

♪ back in moore, oklahoma, people are trying to figure out how to go on. the need is great. the need for supplies. shelter. clothing. food, water. and healing of the heart. also very important. that's where our two guests come in, richard martin, jean moore. you're the co-director of the canine comfort dog through the lutheran church, correct >> yes. illinois. >> jean, you helped train, of course, the most important two people in this interview, two comfort dogs. >> rebecca and -- >> ruthie. >> so the most important thing, you come into a disaster like this, when we think of need, we think...

That they can continue to do the best possible job -- you know, even case is different. each case is a mistake -- movies, media, politics, we all have a rich history of these kind of things happening. you take a -- great plays, literature made about this. you know, we can start with the earliest one, achilles did have a heel. >> yes. exactly. look, you're in a great position. how many oscars have you got at home? >> i have about -- probably 15 or 20 at home. >> you've won 67 oscars. >> right. >> your films. >> yes. >> you got 20 at home. you've got young kids. what goes on? do they treat them ...