Last Known Living 9/11 Search-And-Rescue Dog Returns To NYC To Be Honored

By Ashley Maisano

Source: Texas Task Force 1

Meet Bretagne, the last known 9/11 search-and-rescue dog.

She was honored in NYC this past weekend for all that she has done and to celebrate her 16^th birthday.

Source: BarkPost

Bretagne the Golden Retriever and her handler Denise Corliss are a part of Texas Task Force 1, one of the FEMA search-and-rescue groups that responded on September 11^th, 2001 to help find survivors and recover missing bodies.

Source: Texas Task Force 1

“Towards the end of our mission, it changed from a search mission to a recovery mission,” Corliss told BarkPost. “I was just so grateful to have a canine partner that helped me get through it.”

Source: BarkPost

That canine partner has become her best friend and they’ve shared an inseparable bond ever since.

Source: BarkPost

Watch the video of Bretagne’s “Dog’s Best Day,” where BarkPost teamed up with 1 Hotels and various other companies to help give her the best weekend possible which was full of surprises.