Last Known Sept. 11 Search Dog, Bretagne, Dies At 16

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Last Known Sept. 11 Search Dog, Bretagne, Dies At 16 : The Two-Way : NPR

Bretagne, a 16-year-old golden retriever and the last known remaining Sept. 11 search dog, was euthanized Monday in Texas.

Searching through the rubble of ground zero was her first-ever deployment, according to a press release by the Texas Engineering Extension Service, or TEEX, provided by KBTX-TV. Bretagne (pronounced Brit-nee) was 2 at the time, a newly certified FEMA Search and Rescue dog.

With handler Denise Corliss, Bretagne looked first for survivors, then for remains. They worked at the site for 10 days.

Bretagne was both a dedicated worker and a source of comfort for the human search and rescue teams, according to Corliss and others who worked with the golden retriever.

On Monday, she was given a "hero's farewell," as CNN puts it.

Firefighters and search and rescue workers lined both sides of the sidewalk, solemnly saluting as Bretagne was carried out of a vehicle and set on the ground for a final slow walk to the animal hospital.

Then they bid a tearful farewell to her body, carried out draped in an American flag.

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Baz- Thanks for sharing. The depth of these beautiful creatures boggles the mind.

Just last night the kids had on the Animal Channel and watching a program of heroic dogs. Australian Shepherd's warding off a rogue cow from an elder lady on her ranch and then to this guide dog assisting a blind man from the Twin Towers. You might be able to find the episode somewhere but here's a brief of it. Astounding the discipline. How it remained cool and stuck with him all the way through from a 78th floor.

A blind man who escaped during the 9-11 attack tells his story | News - WCTI NewsChannel 12

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGUIGvhvoUk