🇺🇸❤️🐾 More than 300 dogs took part in search, rescue & recovery
@ the WTC in the hours & months afterwards.

Working alongside their handlers, the pups climbed
huge piles of debris while fires still smoldered.

The search for signs of life or human remains
was mentally & physically taxing on the dogs
& they’d get discouraged.

Vets were on site to care for them.
Working 12-hour shifts on the pile, the dogs needed
their paws, eyes & noses cleaned often.

Riley worked hard to find living people
but he also found bodies of Firefighters.
Police Officers & Firefighters would give Riley hugs
& that helped them carry on.

Another therapy dog, Nikie, provided comfort.

Bretagne, the last known 9-11 dog, passed in June 2016.
She was a 2-year-old @ the WTC.
Rescuers sat with her & her handler Denise,
& told their stories & shed their tears.

Trakr found the last survivor among the rubble
on the morning of Sept. 12, 2001 🕊️

#EarthAngels
#InRemembrance

Sadly, Memaw passed away on August 28th She was 100 years and 17 days old when she passed peacefully in her sleep. For the past 30 years, I have lived with her - been her daughter - her friend and caregiver. Thank you God for allowing me to do that. My daughter and her family gifted me a German Shepherd puppy and I named her Maggie Mae (my Mother's nickname). I am training her to be a Therapy Dog. We will go into childrens' hospitals and nursing homes to bring a smile on someone's face. This sweet puppy is a daily inspiration to me. Maggie Mae's devotion and love are the best gifts I could hope for. My life is moving into a whole new space - without the Mother I love so dearly. But God never traps me behind a closed door - He always opens a new door that brings happiness and peace. I pray that all the working dogs in the world will be known for their devotion and great courage.