A woman and her magnificent best friend. May God protect and bless their extraordinary souls.
The last known living 9/11 search-and-rescue dog was recently honored with a weekend full of surprises in New York City, where she also celebrated her 16th birthday.
Bretagne the golden retriever and her handler Denise Corliss are a part of Texas Task Force 1, one of the FEMA national urban search-and-rescue programs that responded to Ground Zero to help find survivors and, later, to help recover the lost bodies of victims.
“Responding to the World Trade Center was our first deployment,” Corliss told BarkPost, which sponsored their trip and commemoration in the city. “We were there to try and find survivors. When our task force arrived in Ground Zero, I just couldn’t believe the magnitude. And then I look down to her, and she seemed stoked and ready to work.
“Towards the end of our mission, it changed from a search mission to a recovery mission. I was just so grateful to have a canine partner that helped me get through it.”
Corrliss and Bretagne arrived in New York City last Friday, and they spent the entire weekend being honored and thanked with surprises and gifts from various companies and organizations in the city.
They were treated to a special suite at 1 Hotel Central Park, where Bretagne got a luxury doggie bed, dozens of toys and even room service dining.
Hail Bretagne!
What’s not too love. See you in heaven Bretagne along with my dog Duchess.
Very sweet dog…almost as sweet as Syd 🙂
God bless you, birthday girl!