20160210 - Dog Butter (MA)

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Butter, a 10 year old golden retriever, sits with her top handler, Cliff Beck of Algonquin, during church service on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Algonquin. Butter belongs to the church as part of the Lutheran Church Charities' K-9 Comfort Dogs program. She was one of the first few dogs in the program when it began shortly after the 2008 shooting at Northern Illinois University. Butter is undergoing chemotherapy for bone cancer and recently had one of her back legs amputated. The Greater Fox Valley Chapter of USA Dance is hosting a fundraiser for her, with funds going toward Butter's living expenses.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Butter, a 10 year old golden retriever, gets petted by students after church service on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Algonquin. Butter belongs to the church as part of the Lutheran Church Charities' K-9 Comfort Dogs program. She was one of the first few dogs in the program when it began shortly after the 2008 shooting at Northern Illinois University. Butter is undergoing chemotherapy for bone cancer and recently had one of her back legs amputated. The Greater Fox Valley Chapter of USA Dance is hosting a fundraiser for her, with funds going toward Butter's living expenses.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Students stop to pet Butter, a 10 year old golden retriever, before heading into church service on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Algonquin. Butter belongs to the church as part of the Lutheran Church Charities' K-9 Comfort Dogs program. She was one of the first few dogs in the program when it began shortly after the 2008 shooting at Northern Illinois University. Butter is undergoing chemotherapy for bone cancer and recently had one of her back legs amputated. The Greater Fox Valley Chapter of USA Dance is hosting a fundraiser for her, with funds going toward Butter's living expenses.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Butter, a 10 year old golden retriever, sits outside the chapel after church service on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Algonquin. Butter belongs to the church as part of the Lutheran Church Charities' K-9 Comfort Dogs program. She was one of the first few dogs in the program when it began shortly after the 2008 shooting at Northern Illinois University. Butter is undergoing chemotherapy for bone cancer and recently had one of her back legs amputated. The Greater Fox Valley Chapter of USA Dance is hosting a fundraiser for her, with funds going toward Butter's living expenses.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Students gather around to pet Butter, a 10 year old golden retriever, after church service on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Algonquin. Butter belongs to the church as part of the Lutheran Church Charities' K-9 Comfort Dogs program. She was one of the first few dogs in the program when it began shortly after the 2008 shooting at Northern Illinois University. Butter is undergoing chemotherapy for bone cancer and recently had one of her back legs amputated. The Greater Fox Valley Chapter of USA Dance is hosting a fundraiser for her, with funds going toward Butter's living expenses.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Administrative Assistant Susan Wakeford pets Butter, a 10 year old golden retriever, after church service on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Algonquin. Butter belongs to the church as part of the Lutheran Church Charities' K-9 Comfort Dogs program. She was one of the first few dogs in the program when it began shortly after the 2008 shooting at Northern Illinois University. Butter is undergoing chemotherapy for bone cancer and recently had one of her back legs amputated. The Greater Fox Valley Chapter of USA Dance is hosting a fundraiser for her, with funds going toward Butter's living expenses.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Butter, a 10 year old golden retriever, garners attention before church service on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Algonquin. Butter belongs to the church as part of the Lutheran Church Charities' K-9 Comfort Dogs program. She was one of the first few dogs in the program when it began shortly after the 2008 shooting at Northern Illinois University. Butter is undergoing chemotherapy for bone cancer and recently had one of her back legs amputated. The Greater Fox Valley Chapter of USA Dance is hosting a fundraiser for her, with funds going toward Butter's living expenses.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Patches on Butter's harness inform people that she can be petted after church service on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Algonquin. Butter is a 10 year old golden retriever which belongs to the church as part of the Lutheran Church Charities' K-9 Comfort Dogs program. She was one of the first few dogs in the program when it began shortly after the 2008 shooting at Northern Illinois University. Butter is undergoing chemotherapy for bone cancer and recently had one of her back legs amputated. The Greater Fox Valley Chapter of USA Dance is hosting a fundraiser for her, with funds going toward Butter's living expenses.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com Butter, a 10 year old golden retriever, looks up at her handlers during church service on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Algonquin. Butter belongs to the church as part of the Lutheran Church Charities' K-9 Comfort Dogs program. She was one of the first few dogs in the program when it began shortly after the 2008 shooting at Northern Illinois University. Butter is undergoing chemotherapy for bone cancer and recently had one of her back legs amputated. The Greater Fox Valley Chapter of USA Dance is hosting a fundraiser for her, with funds going toward Butter's living expenses.