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Last Known Sept. 11 Search Dog, Bretagne, Dies At 16
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.
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.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/07/481066589/last-known-sept-11-search-dog-bretagne-dies-at-16
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