Some of the 9/11 rescue dogs have been incredibly long-lived. Tara, from Ipswich, Mass., got to Ground Zero the night of the disaster and stayed eight days.

Remembering 9/11 Dogs of 9/11: Therapy, search and rescue canine handlers detail responsibilities in wake of relief efforts Canines Bretagne, Nikie and Willow, along with their handlers, worked at ...

They suffered burns, cuts and dehydration as they sorted through rubble of the World Trade Center for hours on 9/11, looking for survivors and human remains.They were the search and rescue dogs at ...

Riley, a rescue dog, is transported out of the debris of the World Trade Center September 15, 2001 days after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack. (U.S. Navy Photo by Jim Watson/Getty Images) ...

During the chaos of the 9/11 attacks nearly 100 loyal search and rescue dogs and their brave owners scoured Ground Zero for survivors. Just 12 survive and have had a moving tribute made to them.

The event was hosted by an organization known as Finding One Another, established to pay tribute to rescue dogs who responded to Ground Zero after 9/11 to help search for survivors and victims of ...

Bretagne, believed to be the last surviving 9/11 Ground Zero search dog, was euthanized Monday. The golden retriever was 16. Old age had slowed her down.

Remembering 9/11 Service Dogs — New Hampshire Man Pays Tribute to Search and Rescue Canines in Viral Thread Published Sep 11, 2019 at 8:09 PM EDT Updated Sep 11, 2019 at 8:15 PM EDT By Christina ...

9/11 Remembered: Search & Rescue Dogs. Wednesday through Jan. 2 at the American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog, 101 Park Ave, Manhattan (212-696-8360) K-9 Courage.

Bretagne and her owner, Denise Corliss, were part of Texas Task Force 1.They were deployed to New York City on Sept. 11, 2001, and worked with scores of other search and rescue teams to find ...

When veterinarian Cynthia Otto was in Manhattan in the wake of the 9/11 attacks helping support the search and rescue dogs, she heard rumors about the possible impact on the dogs' long-term health.

“Most people in this country had never heard of disaster search dogs [before 9/11],” Debra Tosch, Executive Director of the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation, told the AKC.