Funeral homes increasingly using dogs to comfort mourners
"That dog looked into my eyes and I was done," Del Duca said. "She seemed to know just what I needed.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Sandy Del Duca was mourning the death of her father when Lulu, a curly haired goldendoodle, came bounding down the stairs at the Ballard-Durand funeral home.
Del Duca thought Lulu was simply the pet of funeral home owner Matthew Fiorillo, who she was meeting to make arrangements. But the dog also works there — one of an increasing number of dogs being offered by American funeral homes to comfort mourners.
It didn't take long for Del Duca to be won over.
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