I am devoting this thread to the Rescue dogs of 9/11-

The goodest pups of all.

BRETAGNE (Britney)

Bretagne was just two years old at the time of the 9/11 attacks. She and Denise Corliss, her owner and handler, worked at Ground Zero for 10 days as their mission went from rescue to recovery.

Bretagne remained the only living 9/11 search and rescue dog until June 6, 2016, when she was laid to rest just shy of 17 years old.

As Bretagne entered the animal hospital in Cypress, Texas, firefighters and search and rescue workers from the fire department lined the sidewalk and saluted. She was carried out later, her body draped in an American flag. A statue erected in her honor.

RILEY

Riley, a Golden Retriever that assisted in the 9/11 search and rescue efforts, was trained to find live people. Still, he did help recover several bodies of firefighters. But Riley worked desperately to find the living – that was his job.

Riley was not a trained cadaver dog, and became sad when he wasn’t finding people alive. But the ear scratches and hugs from the police officers and firefighters helped everyone, including Riley.

COBY & GUINNESS

Coby and Guinness, both labrador retrievers, searched tirelessly through the rubble of the World Trade Center before returning home to Southern California to retire at their handler’s home.

Both of these dogs worked for an even larger and more crowded area than they were ever trained for, searching for 11 days in 12 hour shifts. Their reward was a nap or a chew toy.
Together, they found the remains of dozens of people in the rubble.

APPOLLO

Appollo was the first dog to arrive was almost killed by flames and falling debris. However, he survived, having been drenched after falling into a pool of water just before this incident. Appollo started working again as soon as His handler brushed the debris off him

THUNDER
Thunder and handler, Kent Olson, traveled from Lakewood, Washington to search through the rubble for victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Olson and Thunder often searched Washington for victims and survivors of avalanches and possible drownings.

SAGE

Sage became a FEMA search and rescue dog at only 18-months old. Her very first real mission was to search through the Pentagon after the 9/11 attacks. Amid the rubble, Sage sniffed out the body of the terrorist who had flown American Flight 77 into the building.

TRAKR

Genelle Guzman-McMillan was making her way down the stairs in the South Tower when the building collapsed around her. After being trapped for 27 hours beneath the concrete and rubble, Trakr alerted firefighters to her whereabouts. She was the last survivor found.

Before Trakr died in April 2009, his DNA was entered into a cloning contest by Symington and was later chosen for use. In June of that year, five cloned Trakrs were born.

JAKE

Jake quickly became a stray with a broken hip to a world-class rescue dog. While Jake assisted after many natural disasters, he was most noted for his work following the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center where he worked tirelessly for 17 days.

Hundreds of hardworking hero-pups risked life and limb on 9/11 and the days and weeks that followed. Whether searching for survivors, locating remains, or simply being a source of comfort & hope during the bleakest moment in modern history, we must always remember and honor them.