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🐾 Remembering a Hero: Bretagne 🐾
📅 Flashback to 2016 📅
In her final walk into a Texas veterinarian’s office, 16-year-old Bretagne, the last known 9/11 search and rescue dog, received a heartfelt salute from a row of firefighters 👩🚒👨🚒.
🇺🇸 Ground Zero was her first mission with her owner and trainer, Denise Corliss. They worked tirelessly for 10 days 🕰️. Bretagne also participated in rescue efforts after Hurricanes Rita, Katrina, and Ivan 🌪️🌊.
After retiring, she continued to serve her community as a reading dog at a local elementary school 📚🐶.
Bretagne passed away on June 6, 2016, due to kidney failure 💔.
Credit: NBC