Last Surviving 9/11 Rescue Dog Visits Ground Zero

Breitbart.com ^ | September 11, 2015 | William Bigelow

[Biggirl]

This week, Bretagne, a golden retriever and the last surviving rescue dog to search Ground Zero in the wake of 9/11, returned to the site with her owner Denise Corliss for the first time since the terrorist attacks. Corliss and her dog first arrived from Texas in 2001, about a week after 9/11. It was the first job for the duo.

[Biggirl]

Thank-you for your service Bretagne. :) =^..^=

[brothers4thID]

Damn blurry screens ....

God bless these wonderful animals and their human teammates

[Ken H]

What a sweet girl. 16 years old.

[COBOL2Java]

Ms Corliss and Bretagne were sent to relieve the first responders to 9/11, and worked 12 hour days sleeping just four hours per night in order to try and save people

[HiTech RedNeck]

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[lee martell]

Is the name pronounced Brey-Tann?
The dog is lucky to have remained healthy. Many human rescuers came down with terminal lung diseases.

[fatnotlazy]

Good dog!

[KGeorge]

Awww That’s a long life for a Goldie. God Had a special mission for her.

[conservativejoy]

This brings tears to my eyes. I love dogs. They are such devoted, sweet beings. This one is really special. Thanks for the pic!

[Joe 6-pack]

WOOOF!

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[Fiddlstix]

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[laplata]

Hear hear!

[GBA]

This is how I know that God loves us. He gives us dogs:

Corliss recalled that the rescue dogs acted as therapy for the rescuers, who were reduced to stoicism by the tragedy until the dogs would approach them.

She remembered one incident in which Bretagne ran to a numbed firefighter, and would not return to Corliss, even though she summoned the dog.

She joked, “It was like she was flipping me the paw. She went right to that firefighter and laid down next to him and put her head on his lap.”

What did humans ever do to deserve a dog's love and devotion?

[Qiviut]

Here’s a link to a video of Bretagne’s actual visit (tissue alert!):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezcHy8DkrmE

[big'ol_freeper]

Dogs are truly God’s gift to mankind.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Very nice. Amazing any dog lasted that long, much less a large one.

[BigEdLB]

Good Doggy....

[ro_dreaming]

Several quotes come to mind:

Man is a dog’s idea of what God should be. ~Holbrook Jackson

Dogs have given us their absolute all. We are the center of their universe. We are the focus of their love and faith and trust. They serve us in return for scraps. It is without a doubt the best deal man has ever made. ~Roger Caras

I always like a dog so long as he isn’t spelled backward. ~G.K. Chesterton

If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience. ~Woodrow Wilson

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself. ~Josh Billings

[erod]

Cute pup!

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